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Hot Literature: Vinblastine&mdash;A promising alternative for treating urinary tract TCC in dogs

Hot Literature -- Summaries of the latest veterinary research that has immediate application to your practice. Updated twice a month. - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:00pm

A recent study investigated this option for treating this common urinary tract malignancy.

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Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 5:00am

Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia...

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Schmallenberg Virus - BVA Concerned, UK

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Thu, 01/26/2012 - 7:00am

Following the AHVLA's confirmation of the discovery of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on four sheep farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Sussex, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for heightened vigilance. Scientists believe that the virus is vector-borne, even though they have not ruled out other routes of transmission...

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Study Of Pet Dogs Shows Lyme Disease Risk In UK Bigger Than Previously Thought

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 3:00pm

The risk of a person living in the UK becoming infected with Lyme disease is much greater than previously thought, according to a study from Bristol University that surveyed pet dogs to find out how many of them harboured the ticks that transmit the disease...

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Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 4:00am

Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...

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Man's Best Friend Shows Explosive-Detecting Capabilities And Saves Marine's Lives

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:00am

Specialty canines were on a mission to sniff out trouble and display their explosive-detecting abilities as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-hosted "Top Dog Demo 2012...

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Helping Dogs (and Humans) With Spinal Cord Injury Walk Again

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:00pm

On Wednesday, US researchers announced they are testing a new drug in dogs that has already proven effective in mice. The drug is designed to substantially reduce the hind limb paralysis that follows certain spinal cord injuries. There are currently no therapies that can do this. The researchers suggest if the drug succeeds in dogs, it could also work in humans...

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Researchers Find That African Bats Have Antibodies That Neutralize Deadly Hendra Virus

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Sat, 01/14/2012 - 2:00am

A new study on African bats provides a vital clue for unravelling the mysteries in Australia's battle with the deadly Hendra virus. The study focused on an isolated colony of straw-coloured fruit bats on islands off the west coast of central Africa...

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The Importance Of Tracking Diseases Associated With Illegal Wildlife Trade

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Thu, 01/12/2012 - 3:00am

An article released in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F...

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Smuggled Bushmeat, Wildlife Products Bring Viruses Into The US

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:00pm

A pilot study reported online this week in the journal PLoS ONE reveals how scientists found evidence of potentially dangerous viruses, including retroviruses and herpesviruses, in bushmeat and other wildlife products smuggled into the US...

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Dogs Read Our Intent

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Mon, 01/09/2012 - 2:00am

Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 5...

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Image Quiz: A panting Great Dane with red eyes

Veterinary Medicine - Editors' Pick - Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:00pm

Which location contains the most important lesion in this dog's left eye?

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Monkeys Born From Stem Cells

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Sat, 01/07/2012 - 2:00am

The birth of three monkeys from a stem cell research program is being hailed as a major breakthrough in genetic engineering. It appears that the mouse stem cells widely used in studies, follow a different developmental process, that was previously thought to be identical to primate and human...

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FDA Bans Certain Uses Of Antibiotics In Food-Producing Animals

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:00am

In a bid to protect an important class of antibiotics for treating humans and reduce the development of drug resistance, the US Food and Drug Administration has banned certain uses of cephalosporins in food-producing animals. The federal agency announced on Wednesday that the prohibition order comes into effect on 5 April...

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Decision Making By Great Apes Could Impact Human Studies

Veterinary News - from Medical News Today - Wed, 01/04/2012 - 2:00am

Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, according to a study of MPI researcher Daniel Haun, published in the online journal PLoS ONE. The findings may provide insight into human decision-making as well...

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