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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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....