Day: February 14, 2007

SEAN CLANCY TO BE GUEST ON TALKIN’ HORSES

*NEWS RELEASE* *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com Award-winning author chronicles Barbaro’s story and pays tribute “to a horse who made us think, who made us cry, and who made us believe.” Lexington, KY — Join Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press  release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart , for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses.” Clancy, a critically acclaimed writer and former champion jockey who’s had a lifelong association with horses, will be the guest live online at www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses 

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February is National Pet Dental Health Month

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Almost 80 percent of adults brush their teeth at least twice a day, according to the American Dental Association, but most completely ignore the dental health of their pets. February is National Pet Dental Health Month, sponsored in part by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). “More than 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats show signs of oral disease by the time they’re three years old. This can lead to serious health problems,” explained Dr. Brook Niemiec, a board certified specialist in veterinary dentistry. “Make sure every veterinary checkup includes a

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Patients, doctors staying away from implantable RFID chips

VeriChip, which has created a system for putting RFID chips into humans for medical-record tracking, held an initial public offering on Friday, and the company’s stock has been struggling ever since. The stock is currently trading at around $6.15. The company released 3.1 million shares in the IPO for $6.50 a share. Part of the problem is likely the lackluster sales for the company’s most famous product. Only 222 medical patients in total have opted to get RFID chips from VeriChip implanted as of the end of 2006, according to documents filed by the company with the

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