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Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Disease Takes Step Forward (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 10/12/2011 - 11:00

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers are reporting they can correct the mutation that causes an inherited liver disease, at least in the lab and in animals.


 

Alberto Contador's tainted meat theory could hold water

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 09/30/2010 - 12:45

Clenbuterol is often used to speed up growth and increase muscle mass in animals -- and people.


 

Healthy Pets Healthy People

Health News From Pueblo  Fri, 09/24/2010 - 11:44

There are many positive benefits of owning a pet; however, it’s important to know that some animals may carry germs that can be spread to people and cause illness.

Pets don't always appear to be sick when they have these germs. Here are a few tips to keep you and your family healthy.

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Inside the Minds of Animals

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 08/05/2010 - 03:10

Science is revealing just how smart other species can be -- and raising new questions abouthow we treat them


 

New Clues to Stubborn Urinary Tract Infections

WebMD Health  Tue, 05/18/2010 - 12:12

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Researchers have found that similar antibiotic resistance to E. coli is found in both humans and animals -- signifying that these resistant bacteria may be transmitted from animals to humans.


 

Do Animals Commit Suicide? A Scientific Debate

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Fri, 03/19/2010 - 06:40

A new study in the British journal Endeavor examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves


 

Veterinarians using stem cells to treat animals

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 08/10/2009 - 03:39

MIAMI (AP) -- Lucy the Labradoodle scoots along the ground to grab a bone....


 

Why Some People Are Gay: Notes (and Clues) From the Animal Kingd...

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:30

Two researchers at U.C. Riverside have assembled an exhaustive overview of same-sex behavior in animals. But does it shed any light on human sexuality?


 

To Thwart the Next Swine Flu, Better Testing of Animals Needed

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 05/05/2009 - 02:30

The global panic might have been averted if the virus had been detected earlier, before it even got to humans


 

FDA OKs 1st drug from genetically altered animals

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:15

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration made history Friday as it approved the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered animals, clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies....