April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Ithaca, N.Y. — Cornell University will begin a new $22 million renovation project this spring.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Oklahoma City, Okla. — Oklahoma lawmakers are trying to redefine the certification process for animal massage and acupressure.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers crafted new legislation that would create a new monitoring system for prescribing and dispensing all schedule II, III, IV and V controlled substances.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
College Station, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will spend $120 million to expand its small-animal hospital and construct a new building to house classrooms and a teaching laboratory.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Honolulu — Hawaii veterinarians are facing new continuing education requirements if Senate Bill 2522 passes.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Columbus, Ohio — More than half of Ohio veterinarians who participated in a recent economic survey say their profits have decreased since 2009, but they are still optimistic about the future.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Athens, Ga. — A researcher in the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases says he is closing in on a vaccine for pets that could slow the spread of Chagas disease in people and animals.
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AVMA's benefits plan could be altered through national healthcare reform
April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Group Health and Life Insurance Trust is worried about its fate as the January 2014 effective date for President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act approaches.
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April 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Raleigh, N.C. — The American Kennel Club added the Treeing Walker Coonhound to its list of 174 recognized breeds.
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