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- FELINE URINARY TRACT DISEASE
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (November 2) – Dr. Julie Byron talk about feline urinary tract disease, how to spot it, and what cat owners cando to relieve it.
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=114922 - PET WEIGHT LOSS
- Check the Sunday News-Gazette pet features for a story on VTH patient Alfie Colee, who sees Kim Knap for his weight loss program.
- CANINE CANCER
- Tribune Star (Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 31) -- Cancer is the leading cause of death in companion animals in the United States, according to Laura Garrett, a veterinary oncologist at the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_304234724.html - SALMONELLA IN PET TURTLES
- The New York Times (from The Associated Press, Oct. 19) -- Mark Mitchell, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at Illinois, has been working with Louisiana turtle farmers on research aimed at raising salmonella-free turtles.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/19/health/AP-US-MED-Turtles-Salmonella.html
Also:
* Bridge River Lillooet News (from The Associated Press; British Columbia, Oct. 19)
http://www.lillooetnews.net/article/GB/20091019/CP06/310199992/-1/lillooet/swimming-with-turtles-not...
* CBS News (from The Associated Press, Oct. 19)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/19/health/main5396104.shtml
* CTV (from The Associated Press, Toronto, Oct. 19)
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091019/turtles_salmonella_091019/20091019?hub=...
* KVVU-Channel 5 (from The Associated Press; Fox; Las Vegas, Oct. 19)
http://www.fox5vegas.com/health/21334139/detail.html
* WPVI-Channel 6 (from The Associated Press; ABC; Philadelphia, Oct. 19)
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=7071449
* Zee News (from The Associated Press; Noida, India, Oct. 19)
http://www.zeenews.com/news571840.html
* Tehran Times (from The Associated Press; Iran, Oct. 21)
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=206080
* Los Angeles Times (Oct. 22)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/10/turtles-salmonella-study.html - SAND CAT REPRODUCTION
- The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 19) -- Jason Herrick, a professor in veterinary biosciences at the U. of I. has collaborated with researchers at the Cincinnati Zoo to help manage and enrich the genetic variability in captive sand cat populations.
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091018/NATIONAL/710179949/1342 - GIRAFFE SENT TO DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
- Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 7) -- The body of a giraffe found dead at Niabi Zoo was sent to the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine for a necroscopy and pathology report.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_5341d6aa-b383-11de-9f3b-001cc4c002e0.html
Also Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 5)
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_4d054b06-ca61-11de-b5e4-001cc4c002e0.html - HORSE BREEDS PREDISPOSED TO HEALTH ISSUES
- Farm and Dairy (Salem, Ohio, Oct. 6) -- Strangulating lipomas are very common in older Arabians and quarter horses, says Elysia Schaefer, an equine surgery resident in the U. of I. Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/certain-breeds-of-horses-are-predisposed-to-types-of-colic/13241.ht... - TIPS FOR PET SAFETY IN WINTER
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (October 5) – Dr. Kandi Norrell talked about how to keep dogs and cats safe and healthy as cold weather approaches. (She will also be presenting a seminar for pet owners on this topic at the College on November 9. See http://vetmed.illinois.edu/ope/petu/urbanaschedule.html.)
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=109901
Also in:
* Channel 49 (WCFN) (November 2) - PET U EDUCATION FOR OWNERS
- News-Gazette (Champaign, October 5) – How to help your pets with arthritis will be the first topic covered in a series of Monday evening health care classes for pet owners being offered by the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and the local Companion Animal Resource & Education Center.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/10/05/arthritis_among_series_of_class_topics_at_uis_pet_... - TIPS FOR DOGS WITH ARTHRITIS
- Channel 49 (WCFN) (October 5) – Kim Knap demonstrated ways to keep dogs' joints healthy. (She will also be presenting a seminar for pet owners on this topic at the College on October 12. See http://vetmed.illinois.edu/ope/petu/urbanaschedule.html.)
- GRATEFUL FOR ER SERVICE
- News-Gazette (Champaign, October 3) – University President Joseph White and his wife Mary wrote a letter to the editor to thank Dr. Ngwenyama and Dr. McMichael of the Emergency and Critical Care Clinic for saving the life of their dog Webster.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/opinions/letters/2009/10/03/samaritan_good_docs_saved_a_beloved_pet... - EQUINE FACULTY RECOGNITION
- The Horse (Lexington, Ky., Oct. 3) -- Pamela Wilkins, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the U. of I., was named the first recipient of the inaugural Intervet/Schering-Plough International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Equine Educator Award.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15017
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
- WGLT-FM (89.1) (National Public Radio; Normal, Ill., Sept. 11) -- Man's two best friends and how their communication differs are key points in a new book about pet training by Linda Case, of the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.wglt.org/newsroom/audio/090911animal%20behavior.mp3
Also:
* R&D Magazine (Rockaway, N.J., Sept. 28)
http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2009/09/general-sciences-book-explores-cat-and-dog-evolution-behavio... - CRIBBING HORSES
- The Horse (Lexington, Ky., Aug. 31) -- Mike Karlin, an equine surgery resident at the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine, talks about cribbing, a vice where horses place their upper incisors on an object and arch their neck and pull back. Experts aren't really sure why horses crib, but "some believe that it is a sign of boredom or frustration," Karlin said.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14820 - EAGLE SURGERY UPDATE
- WHSV-Channel 3 (ABC; Norfolk Va., Aug. 24) -- R. Avery Bennett, a U. of I. professor of veterinary clinical medicine, was called in to operate on the beak of a bald eagle hatched at the Norfolk Botanic Garden.
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/54549927.html - HORSES AT REST
- Farm and Dairy (Salem, Ohio, Aug. 10) -- Gerald Pijanowski, a professor of bioengineering and biosciences in the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine, says that although horses may look like they are in a deep sleep while standing, "they really are just resting."
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/let-sleeping-horses-stand/12787.html - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (August 3) - Susan Hartman, lead imaging technician, described the benefits of having all imaging modalities--from X ray to MR, CT, and ultrasound--archived digitally. She explained the new outpatient referral service for imaging at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=99331 - IMPROVED TREATMENT FOR EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS
- The Horse (August 3) -- New research by Dr. Levent Dirikolu, from the Department of Veterinary Biosciences at the University of Illinois, shows that dissolving toltrazuril sulfone, the drug used to treat equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), in dimethylsulfoxide instead of water prior to oral administration increases its bioavailability by three times and achieves therapeutic levels in both the blood and cerebrospinal fluid.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14649 - HIKING WITH YOUR DOG
- Natural Dog (2010 Annual from the editors of Dog Fancy) -- Dr. Stuart Clark-Price, assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain management, offers advice on ensuring dogs' health and safety while enjoying the outdoors with them.
http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/natural-dog-annual/natural-dog-2010.aspx - STEM CELL RESEARCH
- Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, July 29) -- Researchers have found a way to directly convert spermatogonial stem cells, the precursors of sperm cells, into tissues of the prostate, skin and uterus. Their approach, described this month in the journal Stem Cells, may prove to be an effective alternative to the medical use of embryonic stem cells. The new method, recently developed at Illinois, takes advantage of the unusual interaction of two tissue types: the epithelium and the mesenchyme. “The mesenchyme – it’s the director; it’s controlling the show,” said University of Illinois veterinary biosciences professor Paul Cooke, who led the study with postdoctoral researcher Liz Simon.
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/male_germ_cells_directly_con...
Also:
* Daily India (from Asian News International; Jacksonville, Fla., July 29)
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/325457.php
* Scientist Live (London, July 29)
http://www.scientistlive.com/European-Science-News/Biotechnology/Biotechnology:_Converting_male_germ...
* Sindh Today (Mumbai, India, July 29)
http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/35463.htm
* Thaindian News (Bangkok, July 29)
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/precursors-of-sperm-cell-can-convert-into-other-cell-ty...
* United Press International (July 28)
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/07/28/Possible-embryonic-stem-cell-option/UPI-60801248831636/
* iStockAnalyst (Bend, Ore., July 28)
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3378100#
* Philippine Times (Manila, July 29)
http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/524732/cs/1/
* RedOrbit.com (Dallas, July 28)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1728285/possible_embryonic_stem_cell_option/index.html?source=r...
* Times of the Internet (from United Press International; Cleveland, July 28)
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/96162.html - WEST NILE VIRUS STUDY
- Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England, July 26) -- Teams of students, postdoctoral researchers and collaborators from the U. of I., Michigan State University and Emory University are contributing to research by Tony Goldberg, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, that may determine why Chicago suburbs are a hotbed of the factors that contribute to West Nile virus.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158766.php - AIDS AND CHIMPANZEES
- National Geographic (July 22) -- A multidisciplinary team of researchers monitoring the health of chimpanzees from Gombe National Park in Tanzania have found that an AIDS-like disease considered to be harmless to chimpanzees can infect the apes and kill them as well. “When I first looked at these samples (from necroscopies) I was taken aback,” said Karen Terio, veterinary pathologist at the U. of I.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090722-chimps-aids.html
Also:
* Chicago Tribune (July 22)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chimps-aids-studyjul23,0,4102491.story
* Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (New Rochelle, N.Y., July 22)
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=58706907
* Post Chronicle (Denville, N.J., July 22)
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212245955.shtml
* Red Orbit.com (Dallas, July 22)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1725137/chimps_susceptible_to_aidslike_disease/
* St. Louis Post-Dispatch (from the Chicago Tribune, July 23)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/98B1FA0CFED69926862575FC0010...
* The Money Times (from United Press International; Mumbai, India, July 22)
http://www.themoneytimes.com/20090722/chimps-siv-show-aids-symptoms-id-1077372.html
* Times of the Internet (from United Press International; Cleveland, July 22)
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/94413.html
* United Press International (July 22)
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/07/22/Chimps-with-SIV-show-AIDS-like-symptoms/UPI-6166124828483...
* Voice of America (New York City, July 22)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-22-voa59.cfm
* WBEZ-FM (91.5) (Chicago, July 22)
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35716 - REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
- First Science.com (London, July 20) -- Researchers at Illinois led by U. of I. veterinary biosciences professor Indrani Bagchi have shown that once an embryo attaches to the uterine wall, the uterus itself actually synthesizes the estrogen needed to sustain the pregnancy. This is the first time that the uterus has been identified as an endocrine organ.
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/breaking-news-all-topics/uterine-cells-produce-their-own-estro...
Also:
* Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, July 21)
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/uterine_cells_produce_estrogen_pregnanc...
* Physorg.com (Douglas, Isle of Man, July 20)
http://www.physorg.com/news167328955.html
* Science Centric (Sofia, Bulgaria, July 21)
http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09072108-uterine-cells-produce-their-own-oestrogen-...
* Science Codex (San Jose, Calif., July 20)
http://www.sciencecodex.com/uterine_cells_produce_their_own_estrogen_during_pregnancy
* Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., July 20)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720190724.htm - WINNING FLOAT PROMOTES PRIMARY CARE
- News-Gazette (Champaign, July 11) – Ginger Passalacqua, the hospital's senior coordinator for client services and communications, said she, her husband and several staff members spent about 30 hours putting a Fourth of July float together as a cheap, fun way to tell the community that they can get their pets' wellness exams and vaccinations at the hospital.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/people/2009/07/11/july_4th_parade_float_creators_still_rewarded_for...
Also:
* WCIA Channel 3 News (July 6)
* WAND Channel 17 News (July 4) - TOXOPLASMOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Santa Barbara Independent (California, July 10) -- Milton McAllister, a professor of pathobiology in the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine, says there is strong evidence linking toxoplasmosis, a rare parasitic disease that can cause serious birth defects, with schizophrenia.
http://www.independent.com/news/2009/jul/10/avoiding-toxoplasmosis/ - PLASTICS CHEMICAL IMPACTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- The Times of India (from Asian News International; Mumbai, July 9) -- Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to it, also has been found to retard the growth of follicles of adult mice and hinder their production of steroid hormones, researchers at Illinois report. The study, led by U. of I. veterinary biosciences professor Jodi Flaws, is the first to show that chronic exposure to low doses of BPA can impair the growth and function of adult reproductive cells.
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/07/08/plastics.chemical.retards.growth.function.adult.reproduc...
Also:
* Daily India (from Asian News International; Jacksonville, Fla., July 9)
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/07/08/plastics.chemical.retards.growth.function.adult.reproduc...
* Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (New Rochelle, N.Y., July 8)
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=57844845
* Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, July 8)
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/plastics_chemical_undermines...
* Insciences (Basel, Switzerland, July 8)
http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=6048
* Newstrack India (from Asian News International; New Delhi, July 9)
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/110832
* PhysOrg.com (Douglas, Isle of Man, July 8)
http://www.physorg.com/news166270806.html
* RedOrbit.com (Dallas, July 8)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1717791/plastics_chemical_shows_growth_function_of_adult_reprodu...
* Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., July 8)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708101306.htm
* Thaindian News (from Asian News International; Bangkok, July 9)
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/plastic-chemical-may-cause-fertility-defects-in-adults_10...
* Chemistry (Berlin, July 10)
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/103144/
* First Science News (London, July 8)
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/breaking-news-all-topics/plastics-chemical-retards-growth-func...
* Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England, July 10)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156974.php
* New Kerala (Ernakulam, India, July 9)
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-70442.html
* Science Centric (Sofia, Bulgaria, July 9)
http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09070923-plastics-chemical-retards-growth-function-...
* Chicago Sun-Times (July 13)
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/1663138,CST-NWS-plastic13.article
* MedIndia.net (Chennai, India, July 11)
http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Plastic-Chemical-may-Cause-Fertility-Defects-in-Adults-5444...
* United Press International (July 13)
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/07/13/Plastics-reproductive-problems-linked/UPI-96621247530999/
RedOrbit.com (from United Press International; Dallas, July 13)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1720113/plastics_reproductive_problems_linked/#
Times of the Internet (from United Press International; Cleveland, July 14)
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/91848.html - TICKS
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (July 8) – Dr. Allan Paul, parasitologist, offered advice on tick removal and discussed the diseases spread by ticks.
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=94982
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=94992 - YEAR ROUND PET TIPS FROM PRIMARY CARE
- Channel 3/49 (WCIA/WCFN) Morning Show (July 6) - Dr. Kandi Norrell discussed the most important ways to keep dogs and cats healthy throughout their lives.
- 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...
* Also in Teatro Naturale (Milan, Oct. 5)
http://www.teatronaturale.com/article/1117.html
Also in Natural News (Providence, R.I., Oct. 12)
http://www.naturalnews.com/027215_trans_fat_fats_food.html - 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-...