Standing on the Bridge for One Health Medicine

Oct 16, 2014

Standing on the Bridge for One Health Medicine

The following column by Gigi Davidson, the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is reproduced with permission from QM Quality Matters, a blog of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Like most young girls, I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up. That desire to be with and help animals…

Oct 14, 2014

How to Explain the Death of a Pet to a Young Child

For young children, a pet may be not only a beloved member of the family but a special playmate and a source of comfort and joy. So when the day comes, as it inevitably will, how best to tell your child the pet has died? “The death of a pet is often a child’s first…

Oct 13, 2014

Toxicology Professor Chairs National Research Council Committee on Evaluating Safer Chemicals

Chemicals used in consumer products and industrial processes have elicited concerns in recent years about impacts on health or the environment, prompting manufacturers, retailers, and regulators to develop methods for evaluating potentially safer chemical substitutes. Although a number of assessment tools exist, they reflect a range of different priorities, such as a focus on protecting…

Oct 10, 2014

CVM Toxicology Professor Chairs National Research Council Committee on Evaluating Safer Chemicals

Chemicals used in consumer products and industrial processes have elicited concerns in recent years about impacts on health or the environment, prompting manufacturers, retailers, and regulators to develop methods for evaluating potentially safer chemical substitutes. Although a number of assessment tools exist, they reflect a range of different priorities, such as a focus on protecting…

Oct 10, 2014

Notice to Clients of the Veterinary Health Complex

If you visited the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine between noon Wednesday, October 8, and 3 p.m. Thursday, October 10, you or your pet may have inadvertently come into contact with a lawn treated with a herbicide spray. Dr. David Dorman, CVM professor of toxicology and a board-certified veterinary toxicologist, has been…

Oct 9, 2014

Student Receives Scholarship for Excellence in Bovine Medicine

Patrick Brinson, a fourth-year student in the DVM program at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is a recipient of the $5,000 Zoetis Scholarship for Excellence in Bovine Medicine. A collaboration between Zoetis and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation, the scholarship was presented to Brinson and 14 other recipients at…

Oct 2, 2014

New Nanomedicine Improves Stem Cell Therapy, May Help Regenerate Healthy Heart Tissue

MagBICE engaging therapeutic stem cells with injured cardiomyocytes, Illustration by Alice Harvey. A targeted nanoparticle created by researchers at North Carolina State University and the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute may help heart attack patients regenerate healthy heart tissue without using donated or processed stem cells. This new nanomedicine could also alleviate some of the difficulties involved…

Sep 29, 2014

Memorial Gathering at NC State Veterinary Health Complex Celebrates Human-Animal Bond

The Veterinary Health Complex at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine celebrates the human-animal bond in a ceremony for anyone who has lost a pet through a “Kindred Companions Memorial Gathering” beginning at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. Hosted by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation, the Memorial Gathering is an opportunity for individuals…

Sep 25, 2014

A Test of Balance: One Busy Student’s Approach to the Demands of Veterinary School

Sarah Blau, a member of the Class of 2017 at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is sharing some of what she learns and experiences as a second-year veterinary student with readers of the CVM News Central Blog. Watch for these postings on a monthly basis. Honestly, I don’t have time to write this blog.…

Sep 14, 2014

CVM News, Updates

The 23rd Annual Dog Olympics hosted by the Companion Animal Wellness Club and organized by Anna Noel McKain and Amy Fear–attracted a good size crowd despite the questionable weather early in the day. Preliminary parking official estimates even before the event concluded was that some 550 visitor cars filled CVM spaces. A record number of…

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