Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to
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Global Warming Has Ticks Jumping From Dogs to Humans
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Climate change could increase people’s risk of getting dangerous diseases from ticks, researchers warn. The investigators conducted tests with brown
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Self isolation criteria: Can you still walk your dog if you self-isolate?
As of March 19, the number of UK coronavirus cases has risen to 1,543. Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, said on March 12
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Hidden danger from pet dogs in Africa
Dogs in tropical Africa run the risk of contracting canine trypanosomosis if they are bitten by bloodsucking tsetse flies carrying trypanosomes — microscopic, single-celled organisms
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Parasitic worms infect dogs, humans
A human infective nematode found in remote northern areas of Australia has been identified in canine carriers for the first time. Flinders University environmental health
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Yet another way dogs help the military: aeromedical patient evacuations: Nursing study demonstrates feasibility, efficacy of animal-assisted interventions in a military setting
They’re physically and emotionally wounded — most likely suffering from post-traumatic stress. Members of the United States military who serve abroad often return to the
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Stroking a cat or a dog for just 10 minutes can reduce stress, study finds
Stroking a cat or a dog for 10 minutes can significantly reduce your stress, suggests new research. Scientists studied 249 students to look at what
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Long-term study: dogs are the new Carriers of aggressive Influenza virus
Study: New flu virus could be transmitted from dogs to people A long-term study suggests that two Influenza-mix strains and a new influenza virus can
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Dogs are the Carriers of a new and very dangerous virus
Study: New flu virus could be transmitted from dogs to people A long-term study suggests that two Influenza-mix strains and a new influenza virus can
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Dogs are the Carriers of a new and very dangerous virus
Study: New flu virus could be transmitted from dogs to people A long-term study suggests that two Influenza-mix strains and a new influenza virus can
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