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Dogs That Bite Children Have Often Not Bitten Kids Before
October 2, 2007 — Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before, but they tend to have underlying behavioral or medical problems, indicates new research. Young children were much more likely to be bitten ... > full story -
Lymph Nodes Can Be Key In Spreading Prion Infectivity
September 26, 2007 — Lymph nodes can be crucial for spreading low doses of infective prion agents -- the pathogens responsible for conditions such as scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- into the nervous system, ... > full story -
Prions May Activate Retroviruses In Infected Brain Cells
September 7, 2007 — Prion proteins may activate endogenous retroviruses in infected brain cells. Prions – an abbreviation for proteinaceous infectious particles – work as a trigger to a set of diseases of ... > full story -
A Dog In The Hand Scares Birds In The Bush
September 5, 2007 — New research showing that dog-walking in bushland significantly reduces bird diversity and abundance will lend support to bans against the practice in sensitive bushland and conservation areas. Until ... > full story -
Probiotic Good Bugs May Control Gut Infections
September 5, 2007 — Probiotics, the friendly bacteria beloved of yoghurt advertisers, may be an effective substitute for growth promoting antibiotics in pigs, giving us safer pork products, according to ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Is A Health Threat To Pets
August 31, 2007 — It has been in the news for years about how secondhand smoke is a health threat to nonsmokers. Secondhand smoke is attributed with killing thousands of adult nonsmokers annually. If smoking is that ... > full story -
Cats Do Suffer From Arthritis, Study Shows
August 24, 2007 — New research at the University of Glasgow has found that arthritis in cats is far more common than previously thought. Professor David Bennett in the University's Vet School, has found that as many ... > full story -
Could Pets Be A Source Of Multi Resistant Bacteria Infections In Humans?
July 31, 2007 — The next time you have difficulty fighting a bacterial infection, your next trip to the doctor might be to the family veterinarian. A new study is investigating whether the family pet could be a ... > full story -
Screening For Fragile Skin In Sheep
July 31, 2007 — In Australia, white dorper sheep breeders and owners are hoping to eradicate a genetic disorder causing a lethal fragile skin condition among some of their drought-hardy flocks. The disease ... > full story -
Bernese Mountain Dogs Prone To Infection By Lyme Disease-Related Bacteria
July 12, 2007 — Borrelia burgdorferi seem to be particularly successful at infecting Bernese Mountain Dogs, according to recent research. Swiss researchers found that more than half of the dogs they tested were ... > full story
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