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If you think you've got the flu, you might want to distance yourself from your pets until you feel better.

People aren't the only ones who can get sick from the H1N1 novel flu virus. A dog or a cat can catch the swine flu from its owner, but it is highly unlikely, local veterinarians say.

People are worried about their parents, their chilren, and themselves. Now, other members of the family could be in danger of getting the H1N1 virus.

Pet owners need not be alarmed because one cat has been diagnosed with swine flu, says local veterinarian Dr.

The completion of a first draft of the pig genome sequence has extra meaning for Iowa, the nation's leading producer of pigs, says an Iowa State University professor who was part of the international research team.

A Nov. 5, 2009 - A sick Iowa pet is the latest evidence that cats can carry the H1N1 swine flu virus.

The American Veterinary Medical Association and the U. S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first known case of a cat being infected with H1N1 virus, commonly known as Swine Flu.

Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.

A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said yesterday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States.

However, search warrants have been executed at a home in Windsor Heights as part of the investigation.

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Eric Cooper of Ames and Nick Weltha of Des Moines have formed an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's 2010 nomination for governor and lieutenant governor in 2010.

Anumantha Kanthasamy, a distinguished professor of biomedical sciences and W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Chair in Neurotoxicology at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, has been working to understand the complex mechanisms of the disease for more than a decade and thinks he has found hope for the cure.

Originally published October 28, 2009 at 7:42 p.m., updated October 28, 2009 at 10:25 p.m. MORE ABOUT HATFIELD Earned his bachelor's degree in agronomy from Kansas State University Earned his master's degree in agronomy from the University of Kentucky Earned his PhD in agricultural climatology and statistics from Iowa State University Has authored ...

An Iowa State University student is trying to improve recycling efforts at the school by digging through trash.

Iowa businesses, colleges, governments and other groups told the federal government they have saved or created 5,300 jobs across the state with about $325 million in federal stimulus money, a new report shows.

On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, a federal Grand Jury in Los Angeles indicted Brian Thomas Mettenbrink, a member of the cyber hate group Anonymous, for his part in the January 2008 attempted destruction of Scientology websites owned by the Church of Scientology.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Diane Heldt . The state Board of Regents today approved preliminarily a $100 tuition surcharge for spring semester for students at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.

Mice that run regularly on a treadmill, like the svelte one above, develop less severe flu symptoms, scientists report.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Veterinary medical education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be strengthened with the elevation of the discipline from department to school status, the school director said.