Veterinary Medicine Articles

• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Sports Medicine
  Cats
  Healthy Aging
  Triglycerides
  Animals
   
  

  Flea

  Flea is the common name for any of the small wingless insects of the order Siphonaptera. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds. In most cases, fleas ... > more
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Chronic Illness
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Chronic pain

  Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that has lasted 6 months or longer. It is now defined as pain that persists longer than the normal course of time associated with a particular type of ... > more
• Horses
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Behavioral Science
  Dogs
   
  

  Icelandic horse

  The Icelandic horse is a breed of pony that has lived in Iceland since the mid-800s, having been brought to the island by Viking settlers. The Icelandic Horse is basically a man-made breed as it is a ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Skin Care
  Gene Therapy
  Personalized Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Maggot therapy

  Maggot Therapy (also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, or larvae therapy), is the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
   
  

  Pulmonary alveolus

  An alveolus (plural: alveoli), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. In the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fibromyalgia
  Biology
  Bone and Spine
   

  Tendon

  A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle and is designed to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Sports Medicine
  Spiders and Ticks
   
  

  Dog

  The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 15,000 years ago. Dogs, like humans, are highly social animals and this similarity ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Mammals
  Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Dog anatomy

  The anatomy of dogs varies tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated. And yet there are basic physical characteristics that are identical among all ... > more
• Genetics
  Epigenetics
  Down Syndrome
  Molecular Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Chromosome

  The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Animals
  Veterinary Medicine
  Mammals
  Wild Animals
  Dogs
   
  

  Pig

  Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. They have been domesticated and raised as livestock by some peoples for meat (called pork) as ... > more

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