by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Closing U.S. Horse Processing Plants Efforts to shut down horse processing plants in the United States have led to increased abandonment and neglect of horses in this country and the inhumane death of horses in Mexico, according to the American Veterinary Medical...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
University of Florida researchers report that outbreaks of canine influenza virus, which causes an acute respiratory infection, have been identified in dogs in shelters, humane societies, boarding facilities and veterinary clinics in Florida, predominantly in Broward,...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
Legislation an Important Step Toward Addressing the Uninsured For the first time, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation supported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology to combat undiagnosed and untreated vision problems in children. In a move...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
detect vision loss quickly and cheaply Scientists hope to make it available online Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss....
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 10, Orthodontic, Practice Areas
Can Cause Cleft Lip and Palate Scientists supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, report that women who smoke during pregnancy and carry a fetus whose DNA lacks both copies of a gene...