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The threat from superbugs
As government and health officials voice growing alarm over the spread of drug-resistant bacteria around the world, a panel of experts on Wednesday recommended steps to address the problem in hospitals, in communities, and across businesses. Experts appearing at the Forum at Harvard School of Public Health recommended a mix of hospital-stewardship programs and community […]
Nutritional supplement slows onset of Huntington’s
The first clinical trial of a drug intended to delay the onset of symptoms of Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that high-dose treatment with the nutritional supplement creatine was safe and well tolerated by most study participants. In addition, neuroimaging showed a treatment-associated slowing of regional brain atrophy, evidence that creatine might slow the progression of […]
Legislation to Crack Down on Fox Pens Passes Senate Committee
The Virginia Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources committee passed a bill to restrict fox pens – fenced enclosures where packs of dogs are released to chase down wild-caught foxes, often killing them – by prohibiting new facilities from opening. Senate Bill 42 passed with a bipartisan vote of 8-7. The Humane Society of the […]
Idaho TV Campaign Urges Legislature to Reject Whistleblower Suppression Bill
In the wake of an investigation that exposed animal cruelty at an Idaho dairy factory farm, the dairy industry is pushing lawmakers to pass a bill aimed at criminalizing whistleblowers. To counter this, the HSUS is launching statewide a TV advertisement calling out the dairy industry and its backers for trying to keep the public […]
France Becomes First European Nation to Publicly Destroy Ivory, 3 Tons Crushed
By pulverizing 3 metric tons of illegal ivory in front of the Eiffel Tower on Thursday, France became the newest addition to a growing list of nations taking a stance against poaching and wildlife crime by publicly destroying part of its ivory stockpile.
Meta-analysis of Honeybee Colony Collapse Highlights Shortcomings
Socioeconomic and political pressures on honey production over the past few decades has caused a long-term reduction in the number of productive colonies in the US, Europe and other countries, a study by EcoHealth Alliance concluded. The research showed the more recent, increasing ‘annual colony losses’ reported by honey bee managers to be the result […]
Gigantic Jellyfish May Be Largest Ever Found in Australia
An enormous jellyfish that washed up on the shores of Tasmania is a new species and possibly the largest ever found in Australia, and marine biologists at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO are at work on classifying the new medusa.
Humpback Whale Movement Overlaps with West African Shipping Lanes and Oil Rigs, Study Finds
Humpback whales that gather for mating and childbirth off the coast of West Africa are sharing the territory with major shipping routes, offshore oil platforms and chemical hazards, according to joint study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History and several leading universities.
USDA Should Revoke Federal License of Nation’s Largest Big Cat Breeder
For several years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has had an open investigation regarding big cat breeder and exhibitor Joe Schreibvogel of the Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park, formerly GW Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Okla. for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Animal protection organizations have asked the USDA to permanently revoke Schreibvogel’s exhibitor […]
