Tag Archives: One Health

Dogs helping to heal the emotional wounds of war

January 31, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | 2 Comments

The capacity of human hearts to be healed by animal kindness is an astounding thing, as you’ll see in this report from last night’s NBC Nightly News about therapy dogs helping soldiers move on from the emotional wounds of war.

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Research clears up misinformation about hoarding

January 27, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

An article published this week in the San Francisco Chronicle aims to give further insight into animal hoarding, based on research done on the disorder by Dr. Gary Patronek, a veterinary professor and expert on hoarding. The article — written by Jennifer Scarlett, DVM, co-president of the San Francisco SPCA — is well worth a read.

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One Health Commission launches redesigned site

January 26, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

The One Health Commission has launched a redesigned website where you can find all of the latest One Health news. The site is a great tool to find out more information about this initiative that helps to improve the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment.

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Dogs can make you happier

January 24, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

In news that every dog owner already knows, dogs make you happier, reduce stress and anxiety, and provide other benefits to your health. Petting a dog produces a hormone called oxytocin, which helps to reduce stress and anxiety. It’s the same hormone new mothers get a boost of after giving birth. There’s even some evidence that higher levels of oxytocin help people heal faster.

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Animals have their own form of social networking

January 12, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

As the AVMA’s resident social media person, I’m interested in all aspects of social media and communication: how people connect, why they connect, what they’re sharing, what networks they’re using, and how useful these networks are. So it was with a lot of delight that I read animals have social networks, too. No, your dog isn’t on Facebook in his spare time, even though there’s a cat that tweets and orangutans that play with iPads. The comparison to human social networks has more to do with how we communicate than with what platforms we’re using.

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