Good Health and JAMA LAYS AN EGG. Elvonda

JAMA LAYS AN EGG  Three months ago I took JAMA to task over a Viewpoint opinion piece about conflict of interest. The authors proposed danc...

Good Health and Top Veterinary Articles of the Week: Sneezing Dogs, Bug Bites, and more .... Elvonda

Sneezing Dogs Dr. Nancy Kay/Spot Speaks Sneezing dog always concerns me. I don't mean situation such as Cookie sneezing after she inhale...

Good Health and Back to Paper After U.S. Coast Guard EHR Debacle: Proof of Hegel's Adage "We Learn From History That We Do Not Learn From History"?. Elvonda

I have become blue in the face writing about healthcare information technology mismanagement over the years.  In fact, the original focus of...

Good Health and Injury or Surgery Recovery: Mishaps versus Setbacks. Elvonda

I am one of the most paranoid dog mom's out there. With Jasmine before her, and now with Cookie's health challenges, I watch her eve...

Good Health and Wordless Wednesday: This Is How You Get Dried Off after a Hard Workout on the Underwater Treadmill. Elvonda

Good Health and How Losing His Spleen Saved Buddy's Life. Elvonda

by  Krista Magnifico, DVM Buddy is like most of the Jack Russell Terriers that we see in rural Maryland. He is fierce, brave, obstinate, and...

Good Health and Adoption Monday: Halo!, Labrador Retriever, New Milford, CT. Elvonda

Halo is a very special girl who came in to the shelter with a terribly injured leg which had to be amputated due to infection and severe ar...

Good Health and Useful Tips: Compounding at Home - DIY Medication Capsules. Elvonda

Some dogs accept medications well, some are quite finicky and some, like Jasmine was, couldn't be fooled. She accepted a pill hidden in ...

Good Health and John Stossel Discovers Health Care Dysfunction, Blames it on "Socialists" - Like Maurice Greenberg (AIG), John Thain (Merrill Lynch), Sanford Weill (Citigroup), and David H Koch? . Elvonda

We have been ranting for a while about the dysfunctionality of the US health care system.  Unfortunately, many people only realize how bad t...

Good Health and Top Veterinary Articles of the Week: Food Residue Syndrome, Stages of Heartworm Disease, and more .... Elvonda

The 5 Stages of Heartworm Disease in Pets Dr. Katy Nelson/petMD We all hear about heartworm disease and prevention a lot. But do you know ho...

Good Health and Veterinary Highlights: Diseases on the Rise. Elvonda

According to the latest Banfield report, diabetes rate in dogs is soaring. Since 2006 there has been 79.7% increase, which makes is 23.6 dog...