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New Delhi - Scientists who helped secure a ban on a cattle medicine blamed for plummeting vulture populations in India are scratching their heads after a replacement drug also proved lethal to the birds.
Trail Terrors, Part 2: Colic During Trail Rides
My 7 year old mare got out of her pen last night and got into some alfalfa hay, im not sure how much she got into, though according to my dad she had a "nibble" but she looks sick.
Minnesota Equine Health Education Offered
The University of Minnesota Extension Horse Team is offering two regional horse owner education programs in early 2010.
HealthWatch: Colic Surgery for Older Horses
Colic Surgery for Older Horses Geriatric horses have lower survival rates than younger horses following exploratory colic surgery, but a year later there's no significant difference in survival rates between the age groups, report Florida equine veterinarians in a new study.
Endurance study identifies emergency health issues
Veterinarians in California have studied horses needing emergency medical treatment after being withdrawn from endurance rides.
Old Horse Colicking? Consider Surgery a Viable Option
Geriatric horses have lower survival rates than non-geriatric horses following exploratory colic surgery, but there's no significant difference in long term survival rates between age groups, report Florida equine veterinarians in a new study.
Herbs can help remedy a range of ailments from cold to rheumatism. They also lend a special flavour and aroma to food Herbs are leaves of aromatic plants , rich in nutrients and minerals.
What Is Colic? What Causes Colic?
Colic is an attack of crying and what appears to be abdominal pain in early infancy .
What is colic and what are its signs and symptoms?
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Infantile colic has been around for a long time. In the 1950s, Dr.
Colicky babies can frustrate any parent
Editor's note: Doctors from the Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine clinic at the University of Hawai'i's John A. Burns School of Medicine have joined the Prescriptions rotation and will appear every five weeks.
On the Rail: Doping or Medication
I think it's sick that no one can just work hard anymore and give it all they got, that they don't look out for the horse while they're the ones doing much of the physical work; ... 5/31/2009 12:00:00 AM [quote]Doping horses is terrible - but, on the moral scale, it's light years away from torturing and murdering millions of innocent ...
Motherlode: Postpartum Depression and Fathers
My older son had colic. Every day at about four in the afternoon he would start to scream, and he would not calm down until eight or nine.
Colic's secret identity unmasked?
It's time to find who you really are, colic. Colic, which can strike fear of an inconsolable infant in the heart of new parents, is understood now to be an inflammation of the gut, which is new to digesting food and providing nutrition.
An intrepid, ragged band of bloggers
Today the Australian magazine Cosmos, along with a vast number of other blogs and publications, reprinted an article by Simon Singh, in slightly tweaked form, in an act of solidarity.
THE sense of touch is the most important nourishment in developing the bond between a parent and child.
Colic: UT Houston Research Identifies Organism That Could Trigger Constant Crying
Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology ; Women's Health / Gynecology ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 27 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to ...
Top vet outlines overmedication dangers in horses
In this day and age, there are many medications available to both human and horses.
Organism Identified That Can Explain Colic Cause
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby.
Top Parenting Tips: How To Take Care Colic
How To Deal With Colicky Babies: It can be scary for a parent when their child cries for long periods during night.
Mission Trips Help Nurses Apply Cultural Skills to Practice
Undoubtedly, the characteristics nurses develop on mission trips in other countries make them better caregivers, whether their patients are American-born or living in a Third-World country.
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