Sentences with phrase «animal health fund»

Reprinted with permission of Vet Topics, publication for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine's Companion Animal Health Fund.

And, in 2009, Pfizer Animal Health funded a study to be completed this year that will formally measure clinical outcomes from therapy dog interactions with adult patients in inpatient oncology treatment and outpatient chemotherapy infusion settings.

Not exact matches

Whereas many animal charities draw funds primarily from within the movement (e.g., from other animal advocates and animal charities), GFI is seeking to reach potential donors whose primary interests are in environmental protection, the sustainability of the global food system, and human health.

The KC Animal Health Corridor — an area animal health development organization — expects about 40 venture capital funds to attend the 2015 KC Animal Health Investment Forum, set for SAnimal Health Corridor — an area animal health development organization — expects about 40 venture capital funds to attend the 2015 KC Animal Health Investment Forum, set for SHealth Corridor — an area animal health development organization — expects about 40 venture capital funds to attend the 2015 KC Animal Health Investment Forum, set for Sanimal health development organization — expects about 40 venture capital funds to attend the 2015 KC Animal Health Investment Forum, set for Shealth development organization — expects about 40 venture capital funds to attend the 2015 KC Animal Health Investment Forum, set for SAnimal Health Investment Forum, set for SHealth Investment Forum, set for Sept 1.

If we don't pay at the cafeteria cash register, then we pay with our kid's health, the planet, the animals, and / or public funds.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

Forward - thinking scientists, many with funding from PETA and its international affiliates, are developing methods for studying diseases and testing products that don't require the use of animals and are actually relevant to human health.

Under a 2015 moratorium, the National Institutes of Health does not fund research that transplants human stem cells into early embryos of other animals.

Funding is in the form of 11 million pounds from the Wellcome Trust, a London - based foundation that supports research on animal and human health, and contributions to individual institutions from companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Roche, AstraZeneca, Sanofi - Aventis, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, and PTC Therapeutics.

This study is among several funded under a public - private partnership established in 2008 between NICHD and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars Inc., to establish a human - animal interaction research program to support studies relevant to child development, health, and the therapeutic use of animals.

Despite years of attention and funding for flu research, however, health officials are no closer to having an efficient way to flag new animal pathogens that could harm people.

According to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, companion animals — like dogs, cats or the guinea pigs in the study — may prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with ASDs improve their social skills and interactions with other people.

► The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has put funding on hold for experiments that involve «mixing human stem cells into very early animal embryos and letting them develop» while it «reconsiders its rules» for this type of research, Gretchen Vogel reported Wednesday.

A 2005 National Academy of Sciences report documented a shortage of veterinarian scientists in the biomedical enterprise, noting that few National Institutes of Health (NIH)-- funded competitive grants involving animals were awarded to principal investigators with veterinary training.

The future studies on animals and humans are being supported by the Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships, a unit of the South African Medical Research Council, with funding from the Department of Science and Technology.

The National Institutes of Health had agreed to fund the study, which involved creating an animal model of anthrax infection in baboons, and the university's animal use and care committee had given it the green light.

A year ago, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) rolled out the first phase of a new mandate that requires researchers funded via NIH grants to either include plans for how they will use animals of both sexes or explain why they will work with only one.

This research was funded primarily by a variety of grants from the Morris Animal Foundation, University of Minnesota, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, and a PharmacoNeuroImmunology Fellowship through the National Institutes of Health.

«The fact that we could alleviate inflammation by adding back a single key bacterial strain, suggests that it could be useful as a probiotic for inflammatory diseases,» said Rolig, who, along with Eisen, is a scientist in the National Institutes of Health - funded Microbial Ecology and Theory of Animals Center for Systems Biology, known as the META Center, which Guillemin heads.

Still, a vaccine tailored to West Nile is needed, says Thomas Monath, vice president of Acambis, a company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that has received funds from the National Institutes of Health to develop such a vaccine and is currently testing one in animals.

English government lab blamed for foot and mouth outbreak Leaky drainage pipes may have allowed the foot and mouth virus to escape from a lab funded by England's Institute for Animal Health in Pirbright, causing last month's outbreaks at two farms in nearby Surrey, government investigators said.

That and other concerns led the National Institutes of Health to announce in 2015 that it would not fund experiments that put human pluripotent stem cells, those with the ability to morph into almost any kind of tissue or organ, into the early embryos of other animals.

And in the meantime, the free availability of the anticipated glucosepane - detecting antibodies generated by the research that SENS Research Foundation funded at Yale will enable the identification of more suitable animal models for the demonstration of a hard health outcome.

If approved after a 30 - day comment period, the new policy would allow the National Institutes of Health to fund researchers who want to put stem cells in early - stage animal embryos to study disease, possible therapies and organ transplants.

Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.

Her previous work showed a concerning connection between carrageenan and gastrointestinal cancer in lab animals, and she's involved with ongoing research funded through the National Institutes of Health that is investigating carrageenan's effect on ulcerative colitis and other diseases like diabetes.

Fund professional training programs for individuals to use nutrition and integrative medicine that will impact the health and wellness of our companion animals

As so many studies — some funded by the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI)-- point out with increasing regularity, there are many health benefits humans can get from being pet owners.

He also led the charge to form the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI), an organization that gathers and funds the most extensive research on the benefits of pet ownership on human health, and launched Pets Add Life (PAL), a national social media campaign that serves to promote and grow responsible pet ownership.

WHY IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT STILL FUNDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH / ANIMAL TORTURING and SLAUGHTERING?????????????????

«Sidewalk Angels Foundation, our nonprofit, provides critically needed funds to grassroots organizations that support numerous causes, including animal rescue and advocacy and childhood health and wellness.

Fortunately, organizations like the AHA exist to organize and fund multiple initiatives promoting the betterment and health of animals on an international basis.

I'm proud to say Goodnewsforpets.com did our small part in participating in these endeavors by donating space on this site to getting the word out about donations, relief efforts, and with direct donations to the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Fear Free Relief fund, the ASPCA, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), the AKC Reunite Challenge Grant via Assisi Animal Health, and the American Red Cross.

«Long - term goals of Project GO include providing education and training for veterinary healthcare professionals in developing countries, creating a network of global partnerships and alliances for the care of injured animals, connecting human and veterinary health breakthroughs through translational medicine, and to provide funding for the cultivation of lifesaving breakthroughs in veterinary medicine.»

hello just wanted to get my 2 male beagle dogs neutered and given their rabies shots i got information from animal control about your program and she told me to contact you guys about my dogs they are our world as my family has faced eminse tragedy this year my brother passed away in march my uncle passsed away in april my dad and son both have had trips to hospitals for their health issues so any help we can get to ensure their health is greatly appreciated from the bottom of our hearts are funds are tapped to the max everything we get goes to our bills and nothing else so please help us thank you

The scholarships are funded through a unique partnership with veterinarians, animal health suppliers and dealers through the Zoetis Industry Support Program.

Two of nine grants from the Morris Animal Foundation funding research to improve canine health have been awarded to faculty members from...

MADISON, N.J. (November 15, 2010)-- Pfizer Animal Health has donated $ 25,000 through the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's (AVMF) Animal Disaster Relief and Response Fund to help the many animals, producers and veterinarians affected by the recent Colorado wild fires.

Friday, January 23, 2015 — New York, NY — Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals (The Alliance), said today that the increased funding and support for Animal Care & Control of New York City (AC&C) announced today by the Health Department will save the lives of thousands of additional homeless pets every year across the five boroughs.

Tagged as: animal shelter, animal sheltering system, certificate, Certificate in Shelter Medicine, distance learning, education, Maddie's Fund, master's degree, nonprofit leadership, shelter medicine, shelter veterinarian, veterinarian, veterinary forensics, veterinary public health, veterinary students

Oscar's Fund While most animals enter our shelter in good health and ready to be adopted, others come in sick or injured.

Affiliate AKC organizations include the AKC Humane Fund, AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Companion Animal Recovery and the AKC Museum of the Dog.

The VAF provides funding for grants in support of research, by qualified animal health care professionals and scientists, into the elimination of ocular diseases causing vision loss and suffering in animals

Funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation has allowed Dr. Bertocci to combine her life - long passion for animals with her expertise in biomechanics to investigate orthopedic conditions affecting the canine stifle joint.

Over the past four years, HABRI has funded approximately $ 2 million in research projects all aimed at exploring the health benefits of human - animal interaction in three broad categories; child health and development, healthy aging, and mental health and wellness.

The Denver - headquartered foundation is the largest nonprofit organization in the world that funds scientific studies to advance the health and well - being of companion animals and wildlife.

The funding also helps support the research projects themselves, allowing research in areas that are critical for animal health and welfare, but are currently of low priority for federal granting agencies.

In response to the rising debt load and to help ensure there are enough qualified veterinarians in the years ahead, Pfizer Animal Health and the AVMF have grown the scholarship program by 26 percent in terms of funding since its inaugural year in 2010.

In early October, a clinical trial was started in client - owned animals funded by the Grayson - Jockey Club Research Foundation and UC Davis» Center for Equine Health.

The rebate can be donated to either the local FFA chapter (s) of their choice or to the AABP Foundation — Pfizer Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Fund.