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We depend on our animals for health and happiness
04/05/2019
Human health and welfare are closely aligned with the health of the animals that live with and around us. Human health and quality of life are impacted by our farm and service animal community, our companion animals, as well as the wild animals that live in the water and land around us.
Equally important, animals also have a right to a healthy life!
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Zoonotic Dermatophyte infections on the rise
04/05/2019
Dermatophytosis, an infection of the skin caused by pathogenic fungi is found worldwide, and is among the most prevalent zoonotic disease. All domestic animals are susceptible. The greatest economic and human health consequences are associated with domestic cats and cattle. India has experienced a significant rise in chronic dermatophyte infections — causing alarm and action.
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Celebrating Health as a human right – equal for all.
04/03/2019
The growing social and economic empowerment of women around the world has given focus to women’s health issues, specifically to reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections.
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The burden of gonorrhea in developing nations
04/03/2019
The global burden of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) to health and development is often overlooked as a public health priority. These infections, often silent and without symptoms, can result in serious or fatal health consequences.
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Biomed Announces New FungID™ Product Line
03/14/2019
For over 30 years, Biomed Diagnostics has developed products of the highest quality and performance for the microbiology lab. Building on the success of our InTray® DM, we’re happy to announce the new FungID™ line of products for dermatophytes, fungus and yeast detection.
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New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years
02/26/2019
Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, according to preliminary data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National STD Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C. This surpassed the previous record set in 2016 by more than 200,000 cases and marked the fourth consecutive year of sharp increases in these sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Treatment of feline trichomonosis using Ronidazole
02/21/2019
Researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University conducted a study and demonstrated the efficacy of Ronidazole (RDZ), a nitromidazole similar to netronidazole, for the treatment of feline trichomonosis, a species of single-celled flagellated parasites.
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