Tag Archives: pets

One Health Headlines: Friday, March 9, 2012

This week’s One Health roundup includes several stories on the health benefits of pets, as well as some of the potential risks (and how to avoid them). We’ve also included stories on the latest research that could offer clues on and provide treatments for asthma, heart attacks, vision loss and obesity.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, February 24, 2012

Interesting news from scientists out of New York this week, whose research suggests that H5N1 avian influenza may have infected many more people than previously reported, and that the number of deaths attributed to the virus may have been overestimated.

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Pets warm your heart, but make it healthier, too

A new study has found that pet owners’ hearts respond better to their body’s changing requirements, like beating faster when they’re stressed out or in a dangerous situation. Increased heart rate variability means less of a risk of dying from heart disease.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, February 10, 2012

This week’s One Health roundup includes a look at canine cancer (and how it may hold clues to curing cancer in humans); the dangers of wood smoke and cigarette smoke to our pets; how pets can improve the lives of people in hospice care, courtrooms, and offices; and the latest in animal research.

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Secondhand smoke and pets

Secondhand smoke doesn’t just affect people in a home — it affects their pets, too.  Dr. Clare Knottenbelt, a professor at the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, has done research that found the levels of nicotine in dogs exposed to secondhand smoke were similar to those found in children in smoking homes.

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