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AVMA: Prioritize animal welfare, not marketing, in treatment decisions
AVMA leaders advocate against withholding any necessary medications from livestock, including on organic and antimicrobial-free farms.
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NAS set to study veterinary research trends
Study will focus on public health and safety, animal health, and comparative medicine
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Notification to the veterinarian of violative residues in foods of animal origin
Veterinarians have an essential role in preventing such violations and ensuring the appropriate and judicious use of pharmaceuticals on food animal…
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Organization certifies meat for one-health considerations
The One Health Certified program, administered by the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education, so far provides…
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Panel offers forum on PetMed Express
Veterinarians challenged leaders of PetMed Express Inc. to make the company's advertising and other practices less antagonistic to the veterinary…
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Policy addresses ownership, stewardship of practice data
The AVMA has adopted a set of principles for ownership and stewardship of veterinary practice data to reflect
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Idexx drops distribution arrangement after FTC charges
Idexx Laboratories Inc. has dropped an arrangement with MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. for MWI to carry Idexx diagnostic products
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Generic drugs, skyrocketing prices
Over the years, generic prescription drugs approved for use in humans have provided tremendous savings in human and veterinary medicine alike.
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AAHA now offers network accreditation
PetWell Partners, a Houston-based national veterinary practice network, has become the first organization to earn Practice Network Accreditation from…
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The corporatization of veterinary medicine
Corporate-owned veterinary practices have been around for roughly 30 years, starting in 1987 when VCA bought its first independently owned companion…
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Revised heartworm guides add resistance information
The American Heartworm Society’s guidance on heartworm infection now includes information on resistance to heartworm preventives.
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Taking a fresh look at veterinary diagnostic laboratories
Together with veterinary practices, state and commercial diagnostic laboratories across the country have helped drive the growth of veterinary…
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Pfizer suspends opioid sales to veterinarians
Pfizer halted sales and shipments of injectable opioid drugs to veterinary clients this July, citing supply shortages resulting from manufacturing…
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Homeward bound
House call veterinary practice may not be new to the profession but has been almost exclusively confined to equine and large animal practice.
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National commission targets key areas
The National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues has impaneled a number of task forces to explore improving the profession
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Update: FDA says Hill’s failed to follow own procedures
Dog food recall in 2019 caused by high levels of vitamin D in premix
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Antimicrobial sales rise in 2018 but remain down over decade
Data show one-year rises among products for pigs, cattle
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Powdered medical gloves could be banned
Powdered gloves intended for use in surgery or examinations could be banned to guard against inflammation, allergic reactions, and infections.
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Avian-type influenza sickens cats, veterinarian
An avian-type influenza virus had infected 386 cats at a temporary quarantine facility for cats from Animal Care Centers of New York City shelters as…
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Back to Basics
Veterinarians today are able to provide better and more advanced medical care for pets than ever before, but the cost of that care makes it out of…
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Prognostications for swine medicine
The focus was on the future at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians' 37th annual meeting, held March 4-7 in Kansas City, Mo.
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AAHA co-hosts historic conference with Canadian colleagues
Veterinary profession's anniversary celebrated, preparations made for the future
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Defining relationships
A proposal before the AVMA’s governing bodies would have the Association advocate for limiting use of telemedicine to follow-up care and consultation…