News tagged with veterinary medicine


Vet drug bute found in British corned beef

British supermarket chain Asda on Tuesday recalled all of its budget corned beef range after veterinary drug phenylbutazone was found in some samples.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

March of the superbugs

Every so often, research laboratories and hospitals testing patients for the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have come across an oddity: a strain that appeared to be MRSA because ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How does fibrosis occur in Crohn's disease?

New research has shown that a protein, known as IL-13, could be the key to the development of fibrosis in Crohn's disease. This breakthrough could help to advance new medicines to treat people suffering with the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cost of snakebite therapy may squeeze victims' wallets

(HealthDay) -- It goes without saying that bites from venomous snakes can be painful and dangerous, but they can also be very expensive, an expert warns.

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving equine health: Research studies vaccinations to protect newborn foals

A Kansas State University veterinary medicine student is investigating ways to improve horse vaccinations and defend them against pathogen challenges at an early age.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Resistant food bacteria strains now common: EU study

Bacteria that cause the main food-borne infections among people in the European Union commonly show resistance to widely-used antibiotics and antimicrobials, an EU report showed Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers demonstrate efficacy of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma vaccine

An experimental vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is the first veterinary cancer vaccine of its kind that shows an increase in survival time for ...

Cancer created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research finds veterinary medicine students experience higher depression levels than peers

Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies from Kansas State ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0