http://www.mail.com/subjects/12958-animal-health.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12958-animal-health.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145028-wildlife-agency-to-list-chimps-endangered.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday called for protection of all chimpanzees as endangered, an action that could affect use of the apes in medical research. The agency's plan would do away with a "split listing" that has labeled wild chimps as endangered but those in captivity as threatened, a status that offers less protection. The ag... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:58:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145028-wildlife-agency-to-list-chimps-endangered.html 2013-06-11T20:58:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133326-china-bear-bile-company-quits-ipo-bid-outcry.html BEIJING (AP) — Animal-rights activists in China are claiming a rare victory after a company that raises bears to extract bile from their gall bladders withdrew its application for a public listing, although the company hasn't said why it pulled back. The plan for an initial public offering by Fujian Guizhentang Pharmaceutical, which uses the bile for trad... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:03:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133326-china-bear-bile-company-quits-ipo-bid-outcry.html 2013-06-06T10:03:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2130052-endangered-elephant-killings-rising-indonesia.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Poisoning or shooting killed many of the 129 critically endangered elephants that have died on Indonesia's Sumatra island in less than a decade, highlighting weak enforcement of laws against poaching, an environmental group says. WWF Indonesia said killings of Sumatran elephants are on the rise, with 29 either shot or poisoned la... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:35:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2130052-endangered-elephant-killings-rising-indonesia.html 2013-06-05T02:35:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2128932-gator-taken-ohio-home-video-taunts.html CINCINNATI (AP) — A 7-foot alligator found in an Ohio man's basement is malnourished, has bone disease from a lack of sun for 15 years and was being taunted by teenagers on a regular basis, authorities said Tuesday. The Humane Society of Greater Dayton confiscated the 15-year-old gator from its owner on Sunday in the southwestern Ohio home where it was be... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:55:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2128932-gator-taken-ohio-home-video-taunts.html 2013-06-04T18:55:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2126998-hero-dog-released-calif-veterinary-hospital.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A famed dog that lost her snout and upper jaw saving two girls' lives in the Philippines was released from a California hospital Monday, officials said. The dog — named Kabang — will be headed back to its owner in the Philippines following treatment at the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital, said UC Davis veterinary p... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:45:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2126998-hero-dog-released-calif-veterinary-hospital.html 2013-06-03T22:45:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125292-scientists-warn-atlantic-puffins-peril-us.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been dying of starvation and losing body weight, possibly because of shifting fish populations as ocean temperatures rise, according to ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125292-scientists-warn-atlantic-puffins-peril-us.html 2013-06-03T06:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2118010-vietnam-cuban-rat-poison-finds-market.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — His wares banned in much of the world, the Vietnamese salesman hawking a rat poison laced with salmonella sought to prove the bait was as safe as claimed. He sliced open a packet with a pair of rusty scissors, dipped his finger into the sticky, bad-smelling rice, brought out a few grains and then chewed them gingerly. "It tastes a li... Fri, 31 May 2013 04:05:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2118010-vietnam-cuban-rat-poison-finds-market.html 2013-05-31T04:05:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099464-slow-pokes-acupuncture-helps-hypothermic-turtles.html QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild — from an acupuncturist. Dexter and Fletcher Moon, juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, remained calm as acupuncturist Claire McManus gently tapped more than a dozen ne... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:24:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099464-slow-pokes-acupuncture-helps-hypothermic-turtles.html 2013-05-21T12:24:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. The report released by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector Gen... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html 2013-05-21T04:11:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway. As the federal government proceeds with plans to sell the island 100 miles east of New York Cit... Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html 2013-05-20T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081836-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html LONDON (AP) — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the disease in Dubai infected his hospital roommate. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081836-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html 2013-05-13T14:48:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071124-mcdonalds-sales-hit-weakness-asia-europe.html NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's says a key sales figure slipped again in April, with the world's biggest hamburger chain citing fears over a new strain of avian flu for weakness in China. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain, which had warned of a decline last month, says the figure fell 0.6 percent globally. That reflected an increase of 0.7 percent in the U.S., w... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:15:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071124-mcdonalds-sales-hit-weakness-asia-europe.html 2013-05-08T22:15:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066992-tiger-mountain-lions-seized-kansas-property.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in inadequate chain-link enclosures and weren't properly fed or watered, authorities said Monday. Authorities found a tiger; two mountain lions; three bobcats; two lynx; a type of African cat c... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:11:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066992-tiger-mountain-lions-seized-kansas-property.html 2013-05-06T21:11:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni could ultimately lead to a global ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing. Days after Al-Zarooni was banned for eight years for using steroids on his horses in Britain, the Australian and American industries are discussing something that... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html 2013-05-02T20:44:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058558-feds-dramatic-bee-disappearance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006. The intertwined factors cited include a parasitic mite, multiple viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition, genetics, habitat loss and pesticides. The multiple causes make it harder to do something about what's called c... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:43:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058558-feds-dramatic-bee-disappearance.html 2013-05-02T19:43:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2054984-jaguars-wr-blackmon-suspended-substance-abuse.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Justin Blackmon's latest violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy will cost him money — maybe lots of it. The league suspended Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games of the 2013 season for his second violation in less than a year. He will not get paid for the four-week hiatus. Maybe more importantly, the suspension tri... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:46:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2054984-jaguars-wr-blackmon-suspended-substance-abuse.html 2013-05-01T00:46:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044180-study-bird-flu-jumped-directly-chickens.html LONDON (AP) — Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans became infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at markets in eastern China to virus samples from four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus. The scientists found the virus from one patie... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044180-study-bird-flu-jumped-directly-chickens.html 2013-04-25T15:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2040820-who-flu-passes-easily-bird-to-human.html BEIJING (AP) — A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because it can jump more easily from birds to humans than the one that started killing people a decade ago, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. Scientists are watching the virus closely... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2040820-who-flu-passes-easily-bird-to-human.html 2013-04-24T12:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2030326-who-china-bird-flu-spreading-easily-humans.html BEIJING (AP) — There's no evidence a new bird flu strain is spreading easily among people in China even though there may be sporadic cases of the virus spreading to people who have close contacts with patients, the World Health Organization said Friday. Fifteen global and Chinese health experts are on a mission in Beijing and Shanghai to learn more about ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:41:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2030326-who-china-bird-flu-spreading-easily-humans.html 2013-04-19T08:41:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2029960-chinese-bird-flu-infects-humans-mystery.html BEIJING (AP) — Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl and the virus seemingly isn't passing from person to person. The uncertainty adds to challenges the Chinese government is facing in tr... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:42:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2029960-chinese-bird-flu-infects-humans-mystery.html 2013-04-19T00:42:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025002-usda-starts-program-to-track-farm-animals.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease. It is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's second attempt at implementing such a system, which officials say is critical to maintaining the security of the nation's food supply. An earlie... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025002-usda-starts-program-to-track-farm-animals.html 2013-04-17T07:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2015652-china-reports-bird-flu-death-2-infections.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities have reported another death and two new infections from a new strain of bird flu. The new cases reported Friday in Shanghai bring the total number of deaths in China from the bird flu virus, known as H7N9, to 11. Another 29 people have been infected. All of the cases have been in eastern China. ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2015652-china-reports-bird-flu-death-2-infections.html 2013-04-12T15:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2012604-chinas-bird-flu-response-openness.html SHANGHAI (AP) — After a new and lethal strain of bird flu emerged in Shanghai two weeks ago, the government of China's bustling financial capital responded with live updates on a Twitter-like microblog. It's a starkly different approach than a decade ago, when Chinese officials silenced reporting as a deadly pneumonia later known as SARS killed dozens in the south. ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2012604-chinas-bird-flu-response-openness.html 2013-04-11T12:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009808-4-year-old-boy-recovers-bird-flu-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A 4-year-old boy has recovered from a new strain of bird flu that has killed nine people in China, a doctor said Wednesday, as the country's premier said the outbreak was under control. The child from Shanghai is among 33 people confirmed to have been infected with the H7N9 virus. The official Xinhua News Agency said he was the first to com... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:16:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009808-4-year-old-boy-recovers-bird-flu-china.html 2013-04-10T13:16:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009052-safrica-h7n1-bird-flu-ostrich-farm.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China. Still, the discovery is another blow for an industry that has lost 40 percent of its 50,000 farmers since the European Union imposed a ban on imports of South African ostrich meat afte... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:09:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009052-safrica-h7n1-bird-flu-ostrich-farm.html 2013-04-09T20:09:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007608-retired-texas-vet-challenges-internet-restrictions.html McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state regulations that bar him from evaluating animals and giving veterinary advice over the Internet. Since 2002, Ronald Hines, 69, of Brownsville, Tex., has used his website to provide veterinary advice — sometimes for free and sometimes for a flat $58 fee. Sometimes... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:05:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007608-retired-texas-vet-challenges-internet-restrictions.html 2013-04-09T10:05:26Z