Dogs keep dying: Many owners unaware of toxic dog food
Even though Diamond, Country Value and Professional brand dog foods have been recalled for containing highly toxic aflatoxins, they have caused at least 100 dog deaths in recent weeks, say Cornell University veterinarians, who are growing increasingly alarmed. Some kennels and consumers around the nation and possibly in more than two dozen other countries remain unaware of the tainted food, and a...Madagascan tropical forests return thanks to better management and well-defined ownership
A study published in the May 2nd issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, shows that although loss of tropical dry forests occurs in southern Madagascar, there are also large areas of forests regenerating. The return of forest cover was found to be substantial in the study area, with an overall net increase of 4 % during the period 1993-2000. These dry forests have the highest level of...Patent essentials for business owners: from patent to profit
Over the past decade, the economy has been experiencing an accelerated shift in the importance of intangible assets, such as patents. A patent for a novel medical device, an internet-based business method or a killer app so...Misconceptions About Pet Owners Health Condition Revealed
Generally people are of the view that pet owners do a lot of running about hence involve in a lot of exercise,// but this is not essentially true. Health and Social Support was a research held at University of Turku which compared pet owners and workers of age group 20-54. The findings were published in PLoS ONE, the new international online publication of the Public Library of Scien...Pet Owners Less Healthy: Study Unveils
A Finnish study finds that working-age pet owners tend to be more overweight, slightly less healthy than their pet-free peers.// This is quite controversial to many previous studies that showed that pets could help people cope with various physical and psychological problems. But those studies didn't look at the effects of pet ownership on the health of the general population. <br...Dog Owners Definitely Healthier
It’s a research that does not bark up the wrong tree. According to Deborah Wells a researcher from Queen’s University, Belfast, there is enough //evidence to back the fact that owning a dog is indeed good for your health. Not only does it result in lower blood pressure and cholesterol, it reduces the occurrence of minor ailments and reduces occurrence of more serious medical problem...Cat Owners at Risk of Bird Flu
Cat owners are at a greater risk of catching bird flu, as the deadly virus is most likely to mutate in felines, experts say.// A study on cats in areas where outbreaks have occurred found that the virus is changing in felines more quickly than thought. It raises the chilling prospect that the disease could soon easily be spread from cats to people, leading to a human pandemic. And it sh...Support Claims With Science Not Magic, Beverage Owners Warned
A ‘merit less publicity stunt’ is how Beverages Partners Worldwide describes a lawsuit from CSPI -Center for Science in the Public Interest a non-profit consumer product// watchdog, challenging the claims of their new drink. According to the company, its product Enviga is designed to ‘ gently burn’ more calories and hence, an aid to calorie counting. The product an artificia...