Displaying results 71 - 76 of 76 items found.

71. Of Dogs and Men

(Web Page; Wed Aug 24 13:04:00 CDT 2011)

The contemporary comparative medicine examples cited here were presented by various researchers at the National Parent Club Canine Health Conference in St. Louis on August 12 -14, 2011. "I consider myself the luckiest man on the fac...

Description: Researchers more than ever are adhering to the concept of One Medicine put forth by the physician Rudolf Virchow (1821-1903), who wrote: "Between animal and man there is no dividing line---nor should there be. The object is different but the experience obtained constitutes the basis of all medicine."

72. AKC Canine Health Foundation Awards Nearly $1.5 million to Innovative Research Projects to Improve the Health of Dogs

(Web Page; Thu Feb 04 09:20:00 CST 2016)

The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure diseases in all dogs, announces that 30 grants have been awarded in 2015 to researchers studying canine disease. These grants, t...

Description: The AKC Canine Health Foundation announces that 30 grants have been awarded in 2015 to researchers studying canine disease. These grants, totaling nearly $1.5 million, will continue to build on CHF-funded advances in veterinary medicine and biomedical science, impacting both canine and human health.

73. The AKC Canine Health Foundation: Advancing the Health of Your Dogs – and You

(Web Page; Thu Aug 01 08:38:00 CDT 2019)

Did you know that the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is the largest funder of health research exclusively for dogs…in the world? That’s right, in the world.And, did you know that CHF is also committed to a new forefron...

Description: A look at the AKC Canine Health Foundation - the world's largest funder of health research exclusively for dogs.

74. e-Newsletter Archive

(Web Page; Mon Apr 29 09:32:00 CDT 2024)

April 2024Parvo, Heartworms, Purina donation, and more March 2024New Board Chairman, articles, and more February 2024Sports medicine residency program, news, and our 29th anniversary January 2024Clinician-Scientist Fellows, health art...

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Past issues of the AKC Canine Health Foundation online newsletter.

75. Clinician Scientist Fellows

(Web Page; Thu Jan 04 13:52:00 CST 2024)

To sustain future advancements in canine health, the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) makes it a priority to encourage and support the next generation of canine health researchers. This next generation of researchers is but one piece o...

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To sustain future advancements in canine and human health, the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) makes it a priority to encourage and support the next generation of canine health researchers. The AKC Canine Health Foundation Clinician-Scientist Fellowship Program has been established to support young scientists. The biographies and research projects for all the Clinician-Scientist Fellows are available here.

76. When Good Dogs get Bad Genes

(Web Page; Fri Nov 12 14:25:00 CST 2010)

It was a formality, really. The barrage of health clearance tests before “Daphne” had her second litter in 2007 was just something that all responsible Golden Retriever breeders did. So when the ophthalmologist peered into ...

Description: Only a decade or so ago, the announcement of affected or carrier status would spell the end of a breeding career, possibly an entire line, in an effort to cull the mutant gene from the population. Today’s breeders learned their lesson at the expense of yesterday’s breeders.