Tag: Issue

Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine Special Issue ‘Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance: Surveillance and Prevention’

The editors of PLOS Medicine, together with guest editors Timothy Walsh, Ramanan Laxminarayan and Ana Cristina Gales, announce a forthcoming Special Issue dedicated to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Research submissions are now being invited. The emergence of pathogenic bacteria which cannot be effectively treated with existing drugs has been prioritized by WHO as one of the top ten global public …

Police issue warning after medicine intended for animal use stolen from Fair Oak vets

Hampshire Police has issued a warning after a quantity of drugs, intended for animal use, were stolen from a veterinary clinic in Fair Oak. One of the medications in particular, if inhaled, consumed orally or injected, could cause a severe reaction and prove life-threatening. The drug in question comes in a bottle branded ‘Iso-Flo’ and contains Isoflurane. READ MORE: Shane …

Tail-chasing in a cat could be a sign of a health issue

DEAR JOAN – What do you know about cats chasing their tails? Our cat, who found us and said: “I live here now, feed myself”, chased its tail (before), if only once or twice. For the past week he’s been seemingly aggressive after his cock. I know this is worrying. Of course I have to take him to the vet. …

Obesity is an issue for many cats and dogs

By Michelle Sathe Signal contributing author Just like humans, American pets are grappling with a preventable epidemic: About 60 percent of cats and 56 of dogs are considered overweight to obese, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Read moreFur babies rule! Adopting a new cat? Five tips for new cat parentsAccording to veterinarian Evelyn Vega, owner of the …

Entry to care: ‘Veterinary drugs’s social justice challenge’ – Information

Tara Photo courtesy of Danielle Correnti Following two knee surgeries last year, Tara is able to run again. Read moreLyon College begins plans to develop proposed Veterinary and Dental Medicine Schools in Little RockWhen Tara, a black Labrador retriever-rottweiler mix, needed surgery on both knees, her owner consulted nearby private practice veterinarians. To her dismay, estimates to reconstruct the dog’s …