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Dr. Gloria Dodd-A Case Study in the Failure of Government Regulation of Veterinary Medicine

Posted on January 6, 2011 by skeptvet

I have written at length about the relationship between unproven, unscientific, and pseudoscientific alternative medicine and the legal and regulatory systems intended to protect the public from quackery (including Medical Licensure, Malpractice Law, and Regulation of Drugs, Supplements, and Homeopathy). … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Regulation, and Politics, Miscellaneous CAVM | 54 Comments

Woo U. — CAVM as Continuing Education for Veterinarians

Posted on August 31, 2009 by skeptvet

Veterinarians are required by the state laws that control their licensure and scope of practice to keep up with changes in the body of knowledge  and techniques that makes up veterinary medicine. Such continuing education is a requirement for all … Continue reading →

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Veterinary Vaccines-Fact and Fiction

Posted on June 24, 2009 by skeptvet

What Are Vaccines? The principle behind vaccination is that small amounts of weakened or killed organisms that normally cause disease, or even just pieces of these organisms, are given to an animal. This stimulates the immune system to generate a … Continue reading →

Posted in Vaccines | 29 Comments