December 16, 2003
MRIs Offer Bigger Picture of Stroke, Cancer, Orthopedic Injuries
MRIs Offer Bigger Picture of Stroke, Cancer, Orthopedic Injuries
December 16, 2003
MRIs Offer Bigger Picture of Stroke, Cancer, Orthopedic Injuries
June 22, 2015
Fourteen percent of men will develop prostate cancer. Ninety-nine percent of them will survive, thanks to treatment advances. And now, male canines with the same condition can take advantage of one of those advances. The University of California at Davis (UC Davis) is conducting a clinical trial to evaluate a new prostate cancer procedure similar to one in human medicine known as prostatic transarterial embolization. Unlike other prostate cancer therapies, this one is minimally invasive.
March 05, 2015
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) have identified the biological mechanism that may give some cancer cells the ability to form tumors in dogs. The findings, published in the journal Veterinary and Comparative Oncology on Feb. 16, may eventually provide oncologists with another target for therapy and improve outcomes for canine patients with the disease.
August 05, 2014
Many animal hospitals are missing out on substantial revenue by not encouraging enough clients to bring their pets in for revisits. Veterinary business consultant Diederik Gelderman, BVSc, told his audience how to quickly boost their revisit numbers during his presentation at the 2014 AVMA Annual Convention.
November 19, 2013
Ohio State University is looking for dogs with osteoarthritis for a study of a potential new treatment for the painful joint disease. The treatment has already shown significant reductions in lameness for equine osteoarthritis patients, but its effectiveness has not yet been tested on dogs with the disease.
May 30, 2006
ACL Surgeries Get National Consumer Attention
August 23, 2005
New Approaches to Palliative Care for Osteosarcoma
November 16, 2004
New Treatment Available for Second Most Common Neurological Disorder in Dogs
December 30, 2003
Canine Sports Medicine Field Attracts Attention
June 29, 2017
Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: researchers try to improve police dogs' accuracy, the UK Kennel Club present best dog photography from 2016, a Neapolitan Mastiff wins the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, a dog's leg is saved by bone-growing technology, and a team uses dogs to try to find Amelia Earhart.