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Why Some Havard Medical Students Are Starting Veterinary Rotations
“My biggest impact was in my relationship to patients, especially as a pediatrician, and how I approach my patient. This gentle approach of gradually gaining trust with patients is something I gained from the veterinarians and animals I worked with.”
Data sharing and how it can benefit your scientific career
Opening up data can yield benefits: it can catalyse new collaborations, increase confidence in findings and generate goodwill among researchers.
ABCs for Disease Control and Prevention (with pictures)
Regularly (after every 3 months) deworm your livestock, yourself and not forgetting your pets (dogs and cats). This will go a long way to control dangerous diseases like echinococcosis, coenurosis among others.
ANTHRAX: WHAT IS IT AND WHAT TO DO
Anthrax is one among many zoonotic diseases (diseases that can affect humans and animals-domestic and wild). If you are a Kenyan and follow the news then you must have heard of several outbreaks (with the most recent one killing 10 buffaloes in Lake Nakuru).
Why is the fight against Ebola and other endemic infectious diseases in Africa futile?
Why the fight against Ebola and other endemic infectious diseases in Africa is futile can be deciphered in the following statements.
Can we learn more about human cancer from dogs?
The study of cancer through comparative oncology (study of cancers in both humans and animals), in recent times, has provided invaluable insights on how the pet-dog is not only man’s companion, but also plays an integral role in improving human health and well-being. More importantly, reiterating the added value of One Health (which is a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to solving societal challenges) by acting or having the potential to act as sentinels (early warning systems) and models for studying, early diagnosis and treatment of human cancer.