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- TOXIC PLANTS
- Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss., May 8) -- The U. of I. maintains a good Web site for information about toxic plants.
http://www.sunherald.com/160/story/545342.html - KENTUCKY DERBY TRAGEDY
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (May 6) -- Dr. James Brendemuehl spoke about breeding practices, the horse racing industry, and the incident that befell Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby.
http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=9244 - DOG VACCINATIONS
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (May 5) -- Tune in on Monday at 7:30 a.m. when Dr. Gail Scherba will explain the benefits of vaccinations for pets and people and the reasons there is no one-size-fits-all solution for vaccinations.
http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=9204 - EQUINE SCHOLARSHIP
- Prairie Farmer (Decatur, Ill., April 30) -- The Horsemen's Council of Illinois has awarded the second annual Dean Scoggins Memorial Scholarship to Adam Ohms, of Galena, Ill., a third-year student in the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://prairiefarmer.com/index.aspx?ascxid=fpStory&fpsid=33554&fpstid=2 - EYE EXAMS FOR SERVICE DOGS
- WAND-TV (Decatur, April 23) -- Tune in tonight on the 5 o'clock news when Dr. Ralph Hamor will discuss the opportunity for certified service dogs to get a free eye examination at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital as part of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists National Service Dog Eye Exam Day next month.
* Also in News-Gazette (April 18) - EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Genetic Engineering News (New Rochelle, N.Y., April 22) -- Little is known about the global distribution of orthopoxviruses, but their potential to cross from other animals into humans warrants more attention, says Tony Goldberg, a professor of veterinary pathobiology and of anthropology at Illinois and lead author on a study that found red colobus monkeys in a park in Western Urganda had been exposed to and developed antibodies to a virus similar but not identical to known orthopoxviruses.
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=34224858
*Also in: Biology News Net (Quebec City, April 23) http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/04/22/ugandan_monkeys_harbor_evidence_of_infection_with_unk...
* Daily India.com (from Asian News International; Jacksonville, Fla., April 23) http://www.dailyindia.com/show/232512.php/Ugandan-monkeys-are-carriers-of-unknown-poxvirus
* Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, April 23) http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-108552.html
* Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England, April 23) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104966.php
* News-Medical.net (Mona Vale, Australia, April 22)
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=37649
* PhysOrg.com (Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 22) http://www.physorg.com/news128082872.html
* Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., April 22) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080422115008.htm
* Yahoo News India (from Asian News International, April 23) http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080423/r_t_ani_sc/tsc-ugandan-monkeys-are-carriers-of-unkn-f32bc39.ht...
* Zee News (Noida, India, April 23)
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=438433&sid=ENV&ssid=28
* The Money Times (from United Press International, India, April 25)
http://www.themoneytimes.com/news/20080425/unknown_poxvirus_found_in_ugandan_monkeys-id-1021057.html...
* Live Science (April 23)
http://www.livescience.com/imageoftheday/siod_080423.html
* Science Blog (April 23)
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/new-monkey-pox-discovered-uganda-16057.html - ZOOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY PROGRAM NECROPSIES CHICAGO COUGAR
- Chicago Tribune (April 16) -- A U. of I. veterinarian will determine the age of the cougar shot to death by police Monday in Chicago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-cougar-shot-both-16apr16,0,4430086.story
* Also in Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill., April 17)
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=174306&src=3 - DOODLE FOR WILDLIFE
- Afternoon Magazine (WILL-AM, April 15) -- Johanna Neil, second-year student and co-manager, spoke about the work of the Wildlife Medical Clinic and the upcoming Doodle.
Also in:
* Channel 3 News (WCIA, April 16) -- Dr. Julia Whittington, medical director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, explained the mission of the clinic and the purpose of Saturday's Doodle fundraiser.
* WIXY, Mix 94.5, The Chief (April 17) -- First-year student Marilynn Culbreth and volunteer Julia Katzenbach promoted the Doodle for Wildlife event on air.
* Illinois Farm Bureau radio (April 17) -- Stacy Burdick, third-year student and Wildlife Medical Clinic co-manager, described the work of the clinic and the importance of the Doodle fundraiser.
* Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (April 7) -- Stacy Burdick and Stephanie Schmidt debunked the myth that wild babies touched by humans will be rejected by their parents. They also displayed some doodles available at the April 19 fund-raiser.
http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=8559
- VETERINARY TECHNICIAN CONFERENCE
- Channel 3 (WCIA) News (March 29) -- More than 100 veterinary technicians attended a two-day continuing education conference at the College of Veterinary Medicine on March 28 and 29. Jenny Rose, an oncology technician in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and one of the speakers at the conference, explained that the conference covered issues in ICU/emergency medicine, pain management, anesthesia, cancer care, dentistry, imaging, and rehabilitation. Footage of a radiology wet lab was aired.
- EXOTIC PET MANUAL
- Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England, March 23) -- The new "Manual of Exotic Pet Practice," published by Elsevier, provides detailed information on all of the major exotic animal groups. University of Illinois wildlife veterinarian Mark A. Mitchell co-edited the book with LSU professor of zoological medicine Thomas N. Tully Jr.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101337.php
* Also in First Science (London, March 20)
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/agriculture/veterinarians-guide-to-hedgehogs-chinchillas-and-c...
* Also in Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, March 25)
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-106021.html - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
- Green Bay Press Gazette (Wisconsin, March 15) -- Susan Schantz, a professor of veterinary biosciences at Illinois and a Green Bay native, has been studying the impact of fish consumption among the Hmong and Laotian communities in the Green Bay area.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803150585 - LARGE ANIMAL VET SHORTAGE
- Quad-Cities Online (Davenport, Iowa, March 9) -- "All over America and Europe too, everyone is crying for more veterinarians trained in livestock," says Jack Herrmann, of the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine.
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=377807
A correction was printed March 16 to clarify Dr. Herrmann's statements. - ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Red and Black (University of Georgia; Athens, March 4) -- Tony Goldberg, a pathobiologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present two lectures at the University of Georgia this week. His seminar is titled "Ecology of Health and Disease in the People, Primates and Domestic Animals of Kibale National Park, Uganda."
http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2008/03/04/News/Lecture.Focuses.On.Infe... - PET DENTAL HEALTH
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (March 3) -- Tune in on Monday at 7:30 a.m. when Dr. Carol Akers, dentistry resident, will talk keeping pets' mouths healthy. Amanda Grant, a fourth-year veterinary student, and her dog Lady will also be on hand to demonstrate brushing technique for dogs.
http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=7946