Day: July 8, 2009

EQUINE SINUS INFECTION TREATMENT BALLOONS AT WCVM

A few years ago, a magazine article describing a minimally invasive treatment for people with chronic sinusitis caught the eye and imagination of Chris Bell, DVM. What if such a treatment could be adapted for use in horses? Last summer, the chance to test that theory came up for Bell when second-year veterinary student Dane Tatarniuk began working on a project to define the bony anatomy of the horse’s sinus. Continue reading…

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Studies link occupational exposures to preterm delivery, birth defects

A recent study suggests that pregnant veterinarians have a higher risk for preterm delivery if they work long hours or perform surgery in the absence of a system for scavenging waste anesthetic gases. Another study indicates that occupational exposure to radiation or pesticides may increase the risk of birth defects. The studies appeared in the May issues of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, respectively. They are part of a series of studies analyzing data from a survey of veterinarians who graduated from Australian schools between 1960 and 2000. Previous

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AVMA Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Introducing Veterinary Public Health Legislation

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest veterinary association today applauded four members of the U.S. House of Representatives for introducing legislation that confronts public health threats by investing in the public health veterinary workforce The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) commended Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) for acting as introductory sponsors of the Veterinary Public Health Education and Workforce Act (H.R. 2999), a bill that creates new programs for training veterinarians and offers additional federal support to protect public health. “This legislation highlights the critical role veterinarians in public

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