Dogtor Tess

The U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID) distributes close to 10 billion condoms in poor countries around the world, and until now distributed condoms made in the United States. When Congress dropped the “buy American” language from the recent stimulus bill, USAID got a rise and decided to head to South Korea and China for their condoms. They cite the cost difference as their motive. Korean and Chinese condoms cost 3 cents less each. The net effect will be placed squarely on on

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Nearly 400 neglected dogs were rescued Monday from an Arkansas puppy mill in a raid by local authorities and the Humane Society of the United States. Dogs were found living in horrific conditions in dilapidated structures throughout the 82-acre property, authorities said, and at least 350 were removed. Also seized were 17 miniature ponies, six cats and several exotic birds and turtles from the property. When rescuers arrived at the property, in Logan County, they found dogs, ranging from s

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Profound changes are happening in the animal health market. Pet owners in the United States are demanding more advanced and expensive treatments for companion animals, driving growth in the companion-animal sector. At the same time, concerns about livestock health care and feeding are driving changes in industrial animal husbandry.

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The recall of mainstream and organic food items that contain peanuts and peanut paste produced by Peanut Corp. of America is complicated by their use in thousands of food items sold by more than 200 companies in the United States and abroad. Epidemiologist Greg Steele, DrPH, MPH, an associate professor of public health at the Indiana University School of Medicine, offers the following tips for keeping potentially deadly salmonella off the menu. Regularly visit the FDA website. It has a s

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Even as debate rages over the safety of Australia’s “Prepare, stay and defend, or leave early” policy of wildfire defense, fire researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in Australia say that the strategy is worth consideration in California and other regions in the United States. Questions about the policy, which encourages able residents to stay home and actively defend their property from wildfires, are being renewed in the wake of Australia’s devastating fires, which bega

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