Author Archives: Julie Ciaramella

New study will look at MRSA risk for swine veterinarians

April 5, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

A new study at the University of Minnesota led by Dr. Peter Davies, a professor of swine health and production, will examine swine veterinarians’ risk of being infected with MRSA.

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National Public Health Week is April 2-8, 2012

April 3, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

April 2-8 is National Public Health Week, a week that highlights issues that are important to improving public health. The mission of National Public Health Week fits in with the AVMA’s efforts to focus attention on One Health. You can find out what the AVMA is doing as an advocate for One Health and check out the Healthy People 2020 Consortium, of which we are a member.

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Keeping an eye out for ticks

March 28, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

Last week, it was 87 degrees in Chicago. In March. On the second day of spring. Other cities around the country experienced unseasonably warm temperatures, too, and experts say that warmer weather means ticks will be coming out earlier this year.

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Rabies in the news

March 26, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

I wrote about rabies here a few weeks ago, but it seems every day brings a new rabies story to my attention. Recently, 20 dogs were euthanized in Alamance County, N.C. after the discovery of the fourth rabies case in the county. The dogs had been in a fight with a raccoon; the dogs’ owner shot and killed the animal.

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Researchers find cure for Type 1 diabetes in mice

March 14, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

University of Colorado researchers have found a cure for Type 1 diabetes in mice. The drug was able to prevent diabetes and even reverse the effects of the disease in mice that were already diabetic.

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