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CSU research could help bone implants last longer

Professors at Colorado State University have developed a new coating that could help bone implants last longer. Dr. Matt Kipper, an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, is working with Dr. Nicole Ehrhart in the Flint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, on the research.  They say their findings will benefit “both humans and animals at risk for losing a limb due to massive bone trauma or bone cancer.”

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Pathogens go both ways

Over at the Worms & Germs Blog (which is a great resource if you’re interested in One Health and zoonotic diseases), Dr. Scott Weese writes that pathogens go both ways. When we think about zoonotic diseases, most of the time we think about animals transmitting diseases to humans — not the other way around.

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Dogs provide support to cancer patients

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, their families provide support — and often, that family also includes a four-legged member. Cancer patients say that their pets provide love and companionship and decrease stress levels. Their dogs’ support helps them get out of bed every day, even when they feel like they physically can’t do so.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, November 9, 2012

In this week’s One Health roundup: A look at how surgeries performed on pets could wind up saving human lives; a deer in Minnesota becomes the first ever to test positive for rabies in the state; bobcats and humans swap diseases in urban areas; and much more.

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Saving human and animal lives with One Health

Yesterday, the Royal Veterinary College shared with us on Facebook a link to a story about how surgery for pets could save human lives. It’s a great example of One Health. By looking at the similarities between diseases in humans and pets, scientists and veterinarians are saving the lives of both people and animals.

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