Champion of the gorillas: the vet fighting to save Uganda ’s great apes
Under the watchful and resourceful eye of award-winning conservationist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda ’s threatened mountain gorilla population has made an impressive recovery – as has the local communityTheBwindi Impenetrable Forest is tucked away in a remote corner of southwest Uganda. Meaning “place of darkness” in the Runyakitara language, this dense, mist-swathed rainforest makes for a good hiding place for half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. The other half, which the American primatologistDian Fossey so famously befriended, live in Rwanda ’sVirunga national park.These majestic but shy creatu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Fleur Britten Tags: Conservation Animals Animal welfare Animal behaviour Biology Science Environment Uganda Source Type: news
The Drug in ‘Tranq Dope’ Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans
Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians, into fentanyl, with deadly results. But controlling it is tricky. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Veterinary Medicine Horses White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Drug Enforcement Administration your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans
Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians, into fentanyl, with deadly results. But controlling it is tricky. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Veterinary Medicine Opioids and Opiates Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Pain-Relieving Drugs Horses Livestock White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Drug Enforcement Administration Source Type: news
The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database
When Jeremy Kamil started to sequence samples of the rapidly spreading pandemic coronavirus in the spring of 2020, it was clear where he should deposit the genetic data: in
GISAID
, a long-running database for influenza genomes that had established itself as the go-to repository for SARS-CoV-2 as well.
Kamil, a virologist at Louisiana State University’s (LSU’s) Health Sciences Center Shreveport, says he quickly struck up a friendly relationship with a Steven Meyers, who used a gisaid.org email address. The two often exchanged emails and talked on the phone, sometimes for hours, about the pandemic and da...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
States restrict 'tranq,' animal sedative linked to overdoses
States are increasingly looking to make a veterinary tranquilizer a controlled substance now that it's been showing up in illicit drugs used by humans and contributing to a growing number of overdose deaths (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Private equity ’s dominance has gone too far
Here it is then: private equity’s long-predicted raid on the UK’s ranks of mid-sized quoted companies. Last week, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, a veterinary medicine group, said it had received a potential cash bid of £4.6bn from EQT, the Swedish private equity firm. Then Network International, a…#eqt #swedish #networkinternational #middleeast #africa #franciscopartners #aberdeen #johnwood #apollo #thg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 -- U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans. The drug, when mixed with the opioid fentanyl, has... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
U.S. calls animal tranquillizer xylazine, fentanyl mixture 'emerging threat'
The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquillizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 -- U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans.
The drug, when mixed with the opioid fentanyl, has... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
White House Names Veterinary Drug Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl an ‘ Emerging Threat ’
The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation Wednesday, the first time the office has used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the drug policy office, said xylazine (pronounced ZAI’-luh-zeen) has become increasingly common in all regions of the country.
It was detected in about 800 drug deaths in the U.S. in 2020—most of t...
Source: TIME: Health - April 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GEOFF MULVIHILL/AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Zoetis Stock Shows Healthy Growth Along With Puppies, Kittens
The number of animal pets in the U.S. shot up during the pandemic, giving a boost to pet and livestock medicines and vaccines maker Zoetis (ZTS). The American Medical Veterinary Association said in an October report that "... the percentage of U.S. households that own at least one dog increased…#zts #amva #relativestrength #rs #zoetis #rsratingforzoetis #rsrating #zoetisstock #smrrating #zoetisstockprice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Veterinary Telemedicine Begins to Take Off, But Challenges Remain
Veterinary telemedicine could help more pet owners access much-needed care and put anxious animals at ease, but challenges remain. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Veterinary Medicine Telemedicine Videophones and Videoconferencing Pets Animal Behavior Cats Dogs your-feed-science your-feed-animals Source Type: news
Bird shots: Is vaccinating poultry the best defense against a deadly bird flu?
Lakeside, California—
Hilliker’s Ranch Fresh Eggs in this San Diego suburb has 30,000 chickens in three “cage-free,” open-air barns, where birds crowd the floor like rush-hour riders on a big city subway. “A cage-free aviary is a very interesting science experiment,” says Frank Hilliker, who runs the farm his
grandfather started
in 1942. He worries mightily about infections spreading through the massed birds. On his iPhone, he pulls up a list of the vaccines his chickens get: against Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, coryza, colibacillosis, salmonella, infectious bronchitis, and fo...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 6, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Veterinary startup KeraVet Bio receives investment from Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable Fund
The Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable Fund invests an undisclosed amount in local veterinary care startup KeraVet Bio, which is preparing to launch its product this summer. The WSPR Fund has invested over $1.8 million across seven local startups. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - April 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news
Mars acquiring Colorado veterinary services business for $1.3 billion
Mars. Inc. is beefing up its fast-growing pet care division with a deal to acquire the Colorado-based veterinary care firm Heska Corp.
The privately held McLean company said Monday that it is buying Heska (NASDAQ: HSKA) for about $120 per share, or about $1.3 billion, based on the 10.87 million shares outstanding of Heska stock, per its latest proxy filing.
The deal, expected to close in the second half of this year, is one of the first big moves for the company under CEO Poul Weihrauch, formerly … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - April 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Sernovitz Source Type: news
