This week’s One Health roundup includes a look at how having dogs and cats in the house can decrease the incidence of illness in children, how scorpion venom could help in the fight against MRSA, how chickens are providing clues to treating bacterial infections and cancer, and much, much more.
As always, thanks for reading, and have a happy and healthy weekend!
Dogs and cats help babies’ health, study finds
Los Angeles Times
Scorpion Venom Kills MRSA
The Scientist
Study: Barnyard chickens could offer new ways to fight cancer
KHOU-TV (Texas)
Hormone that helps depressed mice might help humans too
San Antonio Express-News
8-year-old Indonesian girl dies of bird flu, country’s eighth death this year
CBS News
When Animals Make People Sick
Voice of America
Rabies cases have doubled in Oklahoma this year, 1 confirmed case in Tulsa area
KJRH-TV (Okla.)
Urban noise ‘killing baby house sparrows’
BBC News (U.K.)
Dogs Help Vets Deal with PTSD
Military.com
Pet therapy provides comfort to the elderly
Miami Herald