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- TRANS FAT PIONEER
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 2) -- U. of I. emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow is one of the researchers who discovered the dangers of trans fatty acids in the 1950s. At age 94, he's still at it. His latest study reveals a new way trans fats might increase the chance of cardiac arrest.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/healthfitness/story/BCC014F2B3F2E8DB862575E60... - ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill., July 1) -- "Dogs are pack animals," says Debra Sauberli, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the U. of I. "They hunt in packs. The more pups they have the better they fare and the more likely they will survive."
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=303585 - VETERINARY STUDENT MISSION
- Morris Daily Herald (Illinois, June 19) -- Heidi Dinelli, a third-year veterinary medicine student at the U. of I., recently accompanied two veterinarians, four other U. of I. veterinary medicine students, three veterinary students from Auburn University and two from Louisiana State University in a Christian Veterinary Missions trip to rural Honduras. It's such a poor country, Dinelli says, that many people there don't have the resources to take proper medical care of their pets and livestock.
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2009/06/19/13570658/index.xml - CARE HELPLINE
- News-Gazette (Champaign, June 21) – The CARE Helpline, a compassionate support program for people grieving the loss of a pet, will receive between 350 and 450 calls from throughout the country this year, according to a profile of the service and interview of student coordinator Roberto Cediel and client counselor specialist Cheryl Weber.
- 2009 GRADUATE
- The Tampa Tribune (Florida, June 17) -- On May 17, Ashley Victoria Lab walked across the stage at the U. of I. and collected her degree in veterinary medicine. Three hours later she was on the road to Florida, her first job as a vet and a new life in Valrico. “I’ve lived in Illinois my whole life,” she said, “But in eighth grade I went to Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom. I saw the animal hospital at Conservation Station. I said, ‘I want to be behind that window someday.’ ”
http://brandonnews2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/17/br-new-vet-brings-fresh-face-to-valrico-practice/ - TRANS FATS AND HEART HEALTH
- e! Science News (Quebec City, June 16) -- U. of I. emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow has discovered that trans fats interfere with more than one key enzyme in the regulation of blood flow.
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/06/16/trans.fats.hinder.multiple.steps.blood.flow.regulation.p...
Also:
• Andhra News.net (Andhra Pradesh, India, June 17)
http://www.andhranews.net/Technology/2009/June/17-Trans-fats-impede-11978.asp
• Bio-Medicine (Chongqing, China, June 16)
http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Trans-fats-hinder-multiple-steps-in-blood-flow-regulation...
• First Science (London, June 16)
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/breaking-news-all-topics/trans-fats-hinder-multiple-steps-in-b...
• Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (New Rochelle, N.Y., June 16)
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=56403293&taxid=14
• iHealthBulletin News (Northampton, Mass., June 16)
http://ihealthbulletin.com/blog/2009/06/16/how-trans-fatty-acids-cause-blood-flow-problems/
• PhyOrg.com (Douglas, Isle of Man, June 16)
http://www.physorg.com/news164377823.html
• Science Centric (Sofia, Bulgaria, June 17)
http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09061721-trans-fats-hinder-multiple-steps-blood-flo...
• Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., June 16)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616121345.htm
• Thaindian News (from Asian News International; Bangkok, June 17)
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/trans-fats-impede-many-steps-in-blood-flow-regulation_100...
• The American Oil Chemists Society (Urbana, Ill., June 16)
http://www.aocs.org/news/story.cfm?id=992
• Webindia123 (Kerala, India, June 17)
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20090617/1276861.html
• Yahoo News India (June 17)
http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090617/1662/ttc-trans-fats-impede-many-steps-in-bloo.html
• Soyatech (Southwest Harbor, Maine, June 17)
http://www.soyatech.com/news_story.php?id=14315
• Better Health Research (Hueytown, Ala., June 17)
http://www.betterhealthresearch.com/news/another-good-reason-to-avoid-trans-fats-19224301/
• Science Codex (San Jose, Calif., June 16)
http://www.sciencecodex.com/trans_fats_hinder_multiple_steps_in_blood_flow_regulation_pathways
• Sindh Today (Pakistan, June 17)
http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/21061.htm
• The Medical News (from News-Medical.net; Sydney, Australia, June 17)
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090617/New-understanding-on-how-trans-fats-gum-up-cellular-machin...
* Newspost Online (Alkapuri, India, June 20)
http://www.newspostonline.com/science/trans-fats-impede-many-steps-in-blood-flow-regulation-20090621...
* United Press International (June 22)
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/06/22/Trans-fats-affect-blood-flow/UPI-34601245718377/
* RedOrbit.com (from United Press International; Dallas, June 22)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1709596/trans_fats_affect_blood_flow/#
* Times of the Internet (from United Press International; Cleveland, June 23)
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/85835.html - DOGS AND EXERCISE
- Sun Herald (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; Biloxi, Miss., June 17) -- On warm days, dog owners should make sure their pet doesn't become overheated, says Marcella Ridgway, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Illinois. "If you have a dog that is panting very, very hard, that is a time to be concerned," Ridgway said.
http://www.sunherald.com/outdoors/story/1419732.html
Also:
• The Modesto Bee (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; California, June 17)
http://www.modbee.com/life/yourhealth/story/748103.html
• The News Tribune (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; Tacoma, Wash., June 17)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/tacoma/24hour/consumer/outdoors/story/781970.html
• The Tribune (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; San Luis Obispo, Calif., June 17)
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/living/fitness/story/755478.html
• Sun-Sentinel (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 18)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/sfl-dog-fitness-061809,0,1621080.story
• The Orlando Sentinel (Florida, June 18)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/sfl-dog-fitness-061809,0,4340176.story
* Sun Journal (from McClatchy-Tribune News Service; Lewiston, Maine, June 21)
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/322776-3/bsection/Prepare_your_dog_for_outdoor_fitness/ - CANINE CANCER
- News-Gazette (June 16) - Cancer specialist Dr. Laura Garrett talks about Palladia, a canine cancer therapy just approved by the FDA this month and available soon through the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/06/16/pill_takes_aim_specifically_at_canine_cancer - VET MED PRAIRIE GARDEN
- News-Gazette (June 10) - At its South Lincoln Avenue home, the College of Veterinary Medicine's Basic Sciences Building is now surrounded by 8,000 seedlings of the plants that were there before the plow broke the sod. The 10,000-square-foot prairie garden will be sustainable with limited human interference, providing beauty as well as habitat for local critters.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/06/10/native_grasses_flowers_part_of_new_10000-square-fo... - PRIMARY CARE SERVICE
- News-Gazette (June 7) - The Veterinary Teaching Hospital announced a new primary care service under the direction of Dr. Kandi Norrell.
- FOAL TENDON DEFORMITY
- The Horse (Lexington, Ky., June 2) -- Eric Carlson, an equine surgery resident at the U. of I. Veterinary Teaching Hospital, says there are several suspected reasons for contracted digital flexor tendons, one of the most common deformities that equine veterinarians deal with in newborns.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14273 - DOG LAMENESS TRIAL
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (June 1) – Dr. Wanda Gordon-Evans explained how dogs incur cranial cruciate ligament disease and the surgical approaches used to treat it. She is currently enrolling patients in a randomized trial comparing the two approaches. http://vetmed.illinois.edu/news/index.cfm?function=viewartcl&id=176
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=88082 - POISON PLANT WEB SITE
- The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif., May 20) -- A Web site maintained by the U. of I. Veterinary Library includes pictures of many plants toxic to animals so that they can be identified more easily.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/living/pets/story/725016.html
Also in:
* Bradenton Herald (Florida, May 20)
http://www.bradenton.com/pets/story/1454437.html
* Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss., May 20
http://www.sunherald.com/pets/story/1359491.html - INFLUENZA VIRUS
- News-Gazette (May 6) - Dr. Gail Scherba and Dr. Dongwan Yoo, virologists at the College of Veterinary Medicine, say that H1N1, originally called "swine flu," doesn't pose any more danger to humans than other flu viruses and the mortality seems to be lower than expected.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/05/06/experts_media_have_overplayed_flu_danger - MANGE
- The Orlando Sentinel (Florida, May 6) -- Some dog breeds seem predisposed to Demodectic mange, including the Rottweiler, English Bulldog, Doberman, and the Golden and Labrador Retriever, says Karen Campbell, the head of specialty medicine in the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lklake-steve-dale-pets-column-050509may05,0,76516... - GIFT TO DENTISTRY PROGRAM
- Decatur Herald & Review (May 6) - The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine dental program received a gift of $400,000 from the estate of Janet Mertz of Decatur. The gift was designated in honor of the service Dr. Sandra Manfra Marretta has provided as the longtime director of the dental program.
http://iw.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_theme=aggdocs&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sor... - SUMMER HAZARDS
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (March 4) – Dr. Maureen McMichael, small animal emergency medicine specialist, talked about heat stroke and other dangers that may affect pets with the onset of summer weather.
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=82991 - PET HEALTH Q&A
- WILL-AM 580 "Focus 580" (April 29) – Dr. Maureen McMichael, small animal emergency medicine specialist, was a guest along with the Urbana animal control officer.
http://will.illinois.edu/focus580/interview/focus090429a/ - PET LOSS
- Medill Reports Chicago (Apirl 28) - The pet loss helpline run at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine allows callers "to reach out to people who understand, and to understand that it is okay to be upset over the death of a companion animal," said Cheryl Weber, a client counselor specialist with the vet school.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=127331 - EQUINE CONDITION
- Farm and Daily (Salem, Ore., April 27) -- Michael Karlin, an equine surgery resident at the College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital at the U. of I., talks about “roaring,” a condition affecting 3 to 5 percent of young thoroughbreds.
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/roaring-isnt-just-for-lions/11869.html - EQUINE DEATHS
- Scientific American "60-Second Science" blog (April 24) - "A potassium or magnesium overdose could have done this," says Pamela Wilkins, head of Equine Medicine and Surgery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine, in a story regarding the deaths of 21 polo ponies at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Fla.
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=is-the-mystery-of-the-polo-ponies-s-2009-04-...