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Fred, a 6-year-old male shepherd cross, was diagnosed by his referring veterinarian with cancer in his left forelimb in April 2016. Due to preexisting orthopedic issues, he was not a candidate for the traditional amputation and chemotherapy treatment. Faced with only...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health that will increase our understanding about the interactions between cancer and the immune system in dogs with naturally occurring tumors. The grant...

By Arlene Weintraub, FiercePharma, September 30, 2016. Animal health has long been considered a safe investment, because even during tough economic times, most pet owners don’t scrimp on spending when it comes to keeping their dogs and cats healthy. And the food side...

By Helaine Olen, Slate, September 27, 2016. Pets certainly know how to sink their teeth into a household budget. In 2015, my poodle’s long-lasting stomach virus set my family back by almost four figures. Later in the year we got an even heftier bill for a canine root...

NOTE: Poïesis is thrilled to announce that Laurent Fischer, MD, CEO of Tobira Therapeutics and an Advisor to the company has just presided over the acquisition of Tobira by Allergan plc for $1.7 Billion!   By Tess Stynes, The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2016....

By Sarah Evers Conrad, The Horse, September 9, 2016. Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people -- Similarities between veterinary medicine and human medicine abound, particularly when it comes to horses. Horses, after all, suffer from many...

   By Arlene Weintraub, FiercePharma Animal Health, August 29, 2016. Shares of animal health companies are outperforming the stock market as a whole, thanks largely to strong performances from companies like diagnostics maker IDEXX Laboratories ($IDXX), veterinary...

By Cathy Yarbrough, Contributing Editor, Life Science Leader, July 1, 2016.   The animal health industry is on a growth trajectory, powered by the popularity of pet ownership and a global population hungry for meat and dairy products. The many large and small...

By K9 Magazine, April 6, 2016.  Almost any dog owner who has lost a beloved dog to cancer has probably faced the reality that we do not yet have the same plethora of advanced treatments available for our four-legged friends that we have for people. Yet, our dogs share...