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Missouri voters approved the state’s Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act on Nov. 2 by a narrow margin.

Election Day was mixed for veterinarians running for office across the country.

A recently published paper on stem cells has been retracted by three of the four authors.

Generic animal drug maker Teva Animal Health, Inc., announced earlier this month that it was "making positive steps towards returning back to business in the near future."

Two huge drug manufacturers could be getting ready to sell off some animal health assets, worth some $1 billion, later this year.

The Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (WSVMA) recently held two different events that were designed to promote unity and understanding within the veterinary profession.

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The astute observations of researchers at Michigan State University have led to a nationwide dog food recall. Connecticut-based dog food manufacturer Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd., has recalled certain packages of its dog foods sold under the brand "BLUE," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. The recall was due to possible higher than normal levels of vitamin D in the food. The recall is the result of the observations of scientists at the Michigan State University’s Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health (DCPAH). When the Center began receiving samples from all over the country from hypercalcemic dogs, DCPAH endocrinologist Kent Refsal, DVM, PhD, noticed a pattern and the team investigated further. Refsal reported his findings in a paper on the MSU website.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed this month that an American man died of rabies last year. A 42-year-old psychiatrist from Virginia made an emergency visit to a hospital on Oct. 2, 2009, after experiencing chills and hot flashes accompanied by discomfort in his legs, urinary incontinence and back pain, according to the CDCs Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). After being sent home with a diagnosis of lumbar back pain, the man began exhibiting signs of hydrophobia at home: gagging while drinking and showering. The next day he saw his primary care physician and expressed concern that he might have rabies. He was referred back to the emergency department, and was subsequently admitted to the hospital in order to undergo tests for neurological disorders.

Many veterinarians know that dogs of different ages have different dietary requirements. A new study provides another piece of evidence that supports the idea of age-based diets in dogs. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois has analyzed for the first time the gene expression profiles of colonic mucosa in dogs as a function of age and diet. The objective of the study was to compare the colonic mucosal gene expression in healthy young adult dogs with that of senior dogs that were fed two types of diet: animal-protein based and plant-protein based. The study found that "the colonic mucosa of senior dogs had increased expression of genes associated with cell proliferation, inflammation, stress response, and cellular metabolism, whereas the expression of genes associated with apoptosis and defensive mechanisms were decreased in senior vs. young adult dogs. No consistent diet-induced alterations in gene expression existed in both age groups, with the effects of diet being more pronounced in senior dogs than in young adult dogs."