News Archives, Office of Advancement, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
News Archives
Winter 2006
- RURAL VET SHORTAGE
- Illinois Country Living (a publication of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives; March 2006) -- Drs. Gerald Pijanowski and Cliff Shipley and students Heidi Crawford and Ericka Yeley are mentioned in a feature story on the need for veterinarians in rural areas.
http://www.icl.coop/feature.htm
- AVIAN FLU
- The News-Gazette (Feb. 25) -- Yvette Johnson, veterinary epidemiologist, talked about risks of an avian flu outbreak and other infectious disease concerns in an article in the paper's Health Care Guide.
- DOG TREAT THREAT
- The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.; Feb. 17) -- Greenies, a toothbrush-shaped treat made of compressed vegetable protein and fiber, is more of a danger if it's gulped instead of chewed, said Marcella Ridgway, an internal medicine specialist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/02/17/news/106811.txt
- ANIMAL REHABILITATION
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (Feb. 6) -- Kim Knap, CVT, discussed
the many roles that rehabilitation therapy plays in animal patient well-being.
- PET FOOD POISONINGS
- RFD Radio Network (offered through the Illinois Farm Bureau; January 27) -- Dr. Petra Volmer discussed the recent aflatoxin-contaminated dog food problem.
- VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE FUELED VETERINARY CAREER
- The Voice (Springfield, Ill., State-Journal Register weekly feature section for teens, Jan. 17) -- Fourth-year veterinary student Lyn Miller Wancket says her experience volunteering at Springfield's Animal Protective League, coupled with her passion for science, led her to pursue a veterinary career. "I decided to pursue veterinary medicine in particular because it allows me to help animals while solving interesting and difficult problems," she said.
http://www.sj-r.com/voice/story.asp?SID=79
- FINDING RELATES TO INFERTILITY
- drkoop.com (HealthDay News, Jan. 16) -- In studies in mice, embryos without a gene that expresses a uterine protein called CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein beta (C/EBPb) could not survive in uterine tissue or attach to the mother's blood supply. "This protein in the mouse is also in humans," said lead researcher Milan K. Bagchi, a professor of molecular and integrative physiology at Illinois. "We believe it plays a critical role in human pregnancy." The study's co-author, Indrani C. Bagchi, a professor of veterinary biosciences at Illinois, believes the finding could lead to more successful treatment for infertility.
http://www.drkoop.com/newsdetail/93/530379.html
Also appeared on or in:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Ga.)
Austin American Statesman (Texas)
Forbes (Jan. 16) --
HealthCentral.com
KPHO TV (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Lex 18 TV (Lexington, Ky.)
Related stories:
Biology News Net (Canada)
- POLYPHOSPHATE CRUCIAL FOR CLOTTING, U. OF RESEARCHERS LEARN
- Royal Society of Chemistry (London, Jan. 16) -- The linear polymer polyphosphate plays an important, but previously unsuspected, role in blood coagulation, researchers at Illinois have discovered. The possible role played by polyphosphate in this complex process was first noted by U. of I. pathobiologist Roberto Docampo. He and his colleagues, including biochemist James Morrissey, conducted in vitro experiments exploring the effect of polyphosphate on blood plasma. They found that polyphosphate polymers with more than 45 monomer units stimulate blood coagulation in various ways.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2006/January/16010601.asp
Medical News Today (Jan. 15) --
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=35975
Chemical & Engineering News (Jan. 16) --
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/84/i03/8403notw9.html
- KENNEL COUGH ON THE RISE
- The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill., Jan. 13) -- Dr. Marcella Ridgway said the school's teaching hospital has seen a recent rise in cases generally classified as kennel cough. The U. of I. teaching hospital is a refuge for serious cases requiring oxygen therapy after the sudden onset of symptoms, Ridgway said. Dogs have come from Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana and south of Chicago, she said.
http://pantagraph.com/articles/2006/01/13/news/103588.txt
Also covered on the Channel 3 6 p.m. news and WILL-AM radio.
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CONFERENCE
- Channel 15 (WICD) News (Jan. 13) -- Linda Case discussed the three-day conference hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine that brought together more than 100 veterinarians, trainers, and shelter workers to learn about the evolving roles of these professionals and about strategies for providing behavior and training support to pet owners.
Also covered by Channel 3 WCIA and Channel 17 WAND
- PET FOOD POISONINGS
- WDWS-AM NewsTalk 1400 (Champaign, Jan. 12) -- Dr. Petra Volmer dispelled concerns of area dog owners regarding the aflatoxin poisonings caused by Diamond pet food.
- PET OBESITY
- Channel 3 (WCIA) 10 O'clock News (Jan. 11) -- Dr. Marcella Ridgway and her dog, Harris, appeared in a story on maintaining a healthy weight in pets.
- PET TOPICS
- WMBD-AM Radio 1470 (Peoria, Jan. 11) -- Dr. Allan Paul was a guest of the Markley & Luciano afternoon talk show, discussing pet obesity and more.
- HEALTHY HABITS FOR PETS
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (Jan. 9) -- Dr. Marcella Ridgway discussed the benefits of exercise and weight maintenance for dogs and cats.
- EQUINE ANTIBIOTICS COME WITH HEALTH COSTS
- Thoroughbred Times (Lexington, Ky., Jan. 4) -- Jonathan Foreman, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at Illinois, talks about the benefits and side effects of certain antibiotics given to horses.
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/horsehealth/hhview.asp?recno=59741&subsec=5
- TOXOPLASMOSIS
- The News-Sentinel (from Knight Ridder Newspapers; Indiana, Dec. 28) -- Columnist and veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker cites findings from Dr. Milton McAllister, pathobiology, about the link between toxoplasmosis and schizophrenia in a column that focuses on ways to protect cats from toxoplasmosis.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/13500587.htm
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/01/04/features_gohealthy-04hecatschizo-01-04.html
- CHINESE HOG PRODUCTION
- The News-Gazette (Dec. 19) -- A soybean association and faculty from the University of Illinois, including Dr. Larry Firkins, assistant dean for public engagement, regularly visit China to help improve swine production there. They present seminars, hold question-and-answer sessions with producers and tour farms and other agricultural facilities.
http://www.news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=19553
- CAT DECLAWING
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (Dec. 12) -- Dr. Tobin Eshelman discussed the options, including declawing, for cat owners wishing to minimize destructive scratching behaviors.
