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  • How Social Media Could Leave Egg on Your Facebook

    Social Media

    The use of social media is becoming more and more important in the way we communicate. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, My Space and LinkedIn allow far closer connections between friends and family. But also between business and customer. 
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    By: Dave Nicol
    Published: 13 Nov 2009
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  • From fear of flying to imbibing positive thinking. Virgin Atlantic and A Bottle Of say it's all in the mind

    Flying without fear.

    Positive thoughts are now available as a download for your iPhone according to Virgin Atlantic, or as a glass of sparkling reassurance from Australian bottled water company, A Bottle Of.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 13 Nov 2009
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  • Royal (Dick) vet school expert fears for future of worm control in sheep

    Anthelmintic resistance may be the single most important constraint to economically sustainable lamb production.

    Dr Neil Sargison, a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, has warned that the problem of anthelmintic resistance "may be the single most important constraint to economically sustainable lamb production…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 11 Nov 2009
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  • US veterinary fees to be tax-deductible?

    Tax breaks for pets

    Proposals from Washington DC, by Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (Republican, Michigan), raise the issue of a possible $3,500 per annum tax deduction for pet care expenses, including veterinary care.…

    By: Peter Beaumont
    Published: 10 Nov 2009
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  • Horse genome sequenced by global team of experts

    Thoroughbred grey mare, 'Twilight', was the DNA donor for the project to decode the horse genome. Photo: Science AAAS.

    Researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of a grey horse named Twilight, and they say it sheds light on the domestication process and shows significant similarities to other sequenced placental mammals.…

    By: John Bonner
    Published: 09 Nov 2009
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  • Spotlight on MRSA infection exchange between pets and their owners

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test.

    There is increasing discussion about the significance of the interchange of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between pets and their owners.…

    By: Peter Beaumont
    Published: 06 Nov 2009
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