News Archives, Office of Advancement, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
News Archives
Spring 2007
- LEOPARD COMES FOR DENTAL WORK
- Channel 3 News WCIA-TV (May 30) -- Rodney the leopard traveled from his home at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind., to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for a follow-up appointment with one of the nation's top veterinary dentists, Dr. Sandra Manfra Marretta.
Also covered by Channel 15 (WICD), Channel 17 (WAND) and the News-Gazette.
- CANINE OBESITY
- Sarnia Observer (Ontario, Canada, May 26) -- Tom Graves, a U. of I. professor of veterinary clinical medicine, says that dog owners should understand that it took a while for their pet to put on the pounds and it will probably take even longer to shave them off.
http://www.theobserver.ca/webapp/sitepages/search/results.asp?contentid=545401&catname=Life&type
- SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE
- WGN Radio 720 (May 20) -- Dr. Thomas Graves was the guest on "Pet Central," a live call-in show hosted by Steve Dale.
- PET TURTLES
- National Public Radio (May 17) -- Mark Mitchell, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine, comments on a new technique that increases the likelihood that turtles bred as pets are free from salmonella. UI graduate Stephen Sundlof, head of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, is also quoted in the piece about his agency's concerns about dropping the ban on small pet turtles.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10219485
- ONCOLOGY
- Chicago Sun-Times (May 15) -- The Denver-based Morris Animal Foundation recently launched a $30 million fund-raising campaign to finance dog cancer research at leading centers such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The foundation has begun funding two U of I studies on new treatments for canine bone cancer. The results of such studies potentially could apply to people, U of I veterinary oncologist Timothy Fan said.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/385480,CST-NWS-dogcancer15.article
*Also in:
Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill., May 15)
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/385728,152NWS4.article
The Herald News (from the Chicago Sun-Times; Joliet, Ill., May 28)
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/lifestyles/402753,4_5_JO28_PET_S1.article
- EQUINE MRI
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (May 7) -- Susan Hartman, senior imaging specialist, talked about the imaging capabilities at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the new MRI.
- DUCK CONSERVATION
- St. Cloud (MN) Times (May 6) - Dr. Mark Mitchell is participating in a project that is examining reasons for the decline in the scaup population in North America.
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007105060006
See also http://www.ducks.org/Conservation/ScaupResearchProject/3161/ScaupResearchProjectHome.html
- HOT FLASHES
- RxPG News (Westchester, Calif., April 25) -- Three new studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol consumption in contributing to - or lessening - the intensity and frequency of hot flashes in midlife women. These studies are part of a five-year research effort led by U. of I. veterinary biosciences professor Jodi Flaws and colleagues at the University of Maryland, Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University.
http://www.rxpgnews.com/menstruationdisturbances/Hot_flashes_have_a_genetic_component_25233.shtml
*Also:
Innovations Report (Germany, April 25)
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/bericht-83263.html
Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., April 24)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424130312.htm#
Southwest Nebraska News (McCook, April 24)
http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?160417
News-Medical.Net (April 26)
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=24169
Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England; April 29)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=68920
- HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill., April 25) -- Kathleen Ham, a surgery resident at the U. of I. Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, is conducting a surgical study on dogs with hyperparathyroidism.
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/entertainment/355448,254ENT2.article
- WILDLIFE CLINIC HONORS FITZPATRICKS
- News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill, April 17) -- Krystal and Tim Fitzpatrick will become the first recipients of the new "Wildlife for Life" award at the Sixth Annual Doodle for Wildlife fundraiser for the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday, April 21. Dr. Julia Whittington, medical director of the clinic, is quoted.
- ONCOLOGY RESEARCH CAMPAIGN
- EarthTimes.org (London, April 17) -- Morris Animal Foundation has announced the launch of an unprecedented $30 million effort to cure canine cancer within a dog's lifetime. A clinical trial is already under way at the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine involving the evaluation of a new treatment for bone cancer in dogs.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,90361.shtml
- UI QUEEN MOM NOMINATED BY VET STUDENT
- News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill, April 14) -- Diann Markovic was named Queen Mom on April 13, selected on the basis of an essay by second-year veterinary student Lauren Markovic.
- BALD EAGLE AT WILDLIFE CLINIC
- WCIA Channel 3 News (April 12) -- Second-year students Melissa O'Brien and Katie Freske were interviewed about the bald eagle they are caring for in the Wildlife Medical Clinic, which is hosting its 6th annual doodle fund-raiser on April 21.
Also on WAND Channel 17 and WICD Channel 15 and in the News-Gazette
See http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/news/viewartcl.cfm?id=111
- STEM CELL WORK BY TOM EURELL
- The Denver Post (Colo., April 10) -- Retired U. of I. veterinary biosciences professor Tom Eurell builds the corneas of human eyes in a Fort Collins laboratory, meticulously layering stem cells on tiny biological scaffolds and growing them. The engineered corneas are ideal for studying how the eye responds to everything from laser trauma to new cosmetic products - without sacrificing animal lives for research, said Eurell, now a professor of veterinary medicine at Colorado State University.
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5630813
- MEMBER OF CLASS OF 2011
- Decatur Herald & Review (Ill., April 10) -- Mallory Neese began working as an intern at a wildlife rescue clinic so she could add a bit of volunteer experience to her resumé to compete for one of the relatively few spots at a veterinary college. When she completed her internship, she also added a large, unique feather to her hat: She became the chief author of a groundbreaking study that could save the lives of many birds and increase understanding of how their development affects the environment. The soon-to-be Millikin grad has been accepted to the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/04/10/news/local_news/1022596.txt
- EQUINE MRI IN ACTION
- WCIA Channel 3 News (April 9) -- Sue Hartman, imaging specialist, described the benefits of the new MRI unit at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which gives clinicians a powerful tool for diagnosing certain conditions of the legs, head, and neck in horses.
Also on WICD Channel 15 and in the News-Gazette
See http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/news/viewartcl.cfm?id=110
- CANINE CANCER STUDIES
- "NewsHour Extra" (from "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," PBS; April 4) -- "(Dog) owners often make decisions to euthanize based on pain," says Anne Barger, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at Illinois. "If we can lessen the pain associated with the tumor we can improve the quality of life and the life span."
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june07/cancer_4-04.html
- WILDLIFE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Conservation Magazine (April - June 2007) -- Commenting on a study on parasites in endangered primates, Thomas Gillespie, a faculty member in pathobiology and anthropology, says "Understanding pathogen transmission and persistence will help us to manage diseases and provide us with insights into the mechanisms of disease emergence."
http://www.conbio.org/CIP/article82jwpar.cfm
- VET MED OPEN HOUSE
- WILL-FM Afternoon Magazine (March 26) - Jenn Asher and Edwina Witkowski were guests on the Afternoon Magazine to promote the annual student-run Open House at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Other members of the student organizing committee who made media appearances include Brooke Nitzkin, who brought her dog Oscar on on WIXY, WLRW Mix 94.5, and the Chief 99.1 FM and also on the WCIA What's Happening segment on March 29. Patty Ho was on the Illinois Farm Bureau radio network broadcast and Diana Burr spoke with Gary O'Brien on WDWS 1400 AM, both on March 29.
- TAINTED PET FOOD
- Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill., March 24) -- Several Central Illinois veterinarians say they have not treated any animals with symptoms they have attributed to eating contaminated pet food.
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/03/24/news/local_news/1022178.txt
- ANIMALS AS BIOSENSORS
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (March 14) -- Laura Kahn, a panelist at the January "One Medicine" colloquium sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine, cites our efforts to establish a Center for One Medicine in an essay arguing that "the best and cheapest biosensors are already distributed globally but generally ignored: They're called animals."
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/laura-kahn/20070314.html
- FIRST AID FOR PETS
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (March 5) -- Dr. Melissa Riensche, a resident in small animal internal medicine, explained ways that owners can prepare for health emergencies in their pets.
- BONE CANCER IN CATS AND DOGS
- EurekAlert! (March 1) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois have found that a molecular pathway known to have a role in the progression of bone cancer in humans is also critical to the pathology of skeletal tumors in dogs and cats. Their work could lead to advances in the palliative care of companion animals afflicted with osteosarcoma.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-03/uoia-iio030107.php
Also in:
Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., March 6)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070302082345.htm
Cancer Weekly (March 13)
http://www.newsrx.com/article.php?articleID=495316
- CENTER FOR ONE MEDICINE
- Inside Illinois (University of Illinois, March 1) -- Some at the UI want to see a multidisciplinary approach to medical and ecological studies that goes beyond offering the DVM/MPH degree. They envision a Center for One Medicine, where medical and veterinary professionals work hand in hand with food scientists and ecologists, sharing data and resources and inspiring one another with their findings and their ideas.
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/ii/07/0301/OneMedicine.html
- OBESITY DRUG FOR DOGS
- A Minute With... (University of Illinois, March 1) -- Dr. Thomas Graves conducts research into endocrinology and pharmacology and served as a consultant on a new obesity drug for dogs, a prescription drug called Slentrol, manufactured by Pfizer.
http://www.uiuc.edu/minutewith/thomasgraves.html
