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• A Gel Could Help Treat Cancers in Dogs, and Maybe Kids, Too
• A Hotter World Can Worsen Heart Failure
• A Tropical Skin Infection Spread by Sand Flies Is Spreading in the U.S.
• A Wolf's Gut Bug Might Boost Health of Domestic Dogs
• After Ian's Destruction: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes
• Aging, Mental Health in Dogs: Size Matters
• AHA News: Want Your Cat to Stay in Purrrfect Health? Watch Out for Heart Disease
• Air Polluted With Wildfire Smoke Can Harm Animals, Too
• Another Reason Why Cats Go Wild for Catnip
• Are Raw Food, Homemade or Vegan Diets Good for Your Pet?
• As Another Hurricane Targets Florida, Experts Warn of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
• As Climate Change Lengthens Allergy Season, Pollen Travels Farther
• As Climate Change Worsens Allergy Season, Tips on How to Cope
• As Heat Continues Through Fall, Shield Yourself from UTIs
• As Heat Waves Continue, Experts Urge Steps to Stay Safe
• As Nicole Pummels Florida, Experts Warn of Generator Dangers
• As Thermometer Rises, So Does Hate Speech on Twitter
• Assistance Dogs Bring Big Boost to Deaf People
• Asthma, Lower Grades, Homelessness: How Climate Change Will Harm America's Kids
• Babies Are Contracting Salmonella After Handling Pet Food, FDA Warns
• Backyard Chicken Coops Pose Threat of 'Viral Spillover' to People
• Be Smart When Working Out in Steamy Summer Weather
• Bedtime With a Pet Won't Harm Your Kid's Sleep - and Might Help
• Best Ways to Beat the Heat
• Beware Pet 'Bearded Dragons': CDC Says They Could Carry Salmonella
• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?
• Biggest Driver of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Water
• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys
• Breeding Puts English Bulldogs at High Risk of Multiple Ailments
• Broiling in a Heat Wave? Wet T-shirt Can Safely Cool You Down
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• Carbon Monoxide From Generators Can Be Silent Killer After Disasters
• Cats Injured in Wildfires at High Risk for Blood Clots
• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research
• Cats Now Have an FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Their Diabetes
• Cats' Smart, Secret Reason for Loving Catnip
• Cats, Dogs and Snakebite: One Pet Has an Advantage
• Cats, Dogs 'Part of the Family' for Most American Pet Owners: Poll
• Child Car Seat Safety Tip: Skip Puffy Winter Coats
• City Living Is Hotter With Urban 'Heat Penalty'
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Climate Change Could Bring Rising Obesity Rates
• Climate Change Is Already Harming Many Americans' Health: Report
• Climate Change Is Spurring Malnutrition in Kids Worldwide
• Climate Change is World's Most Pressing Health Problem: WHO
• Climate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
• Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
• Climate Change May Have Helped Emergence of New Coronavirus
• Climate Change May Not Increase Allergies in Kids With Asthma: Study
• Climate Change Will Make Pandemics Like COVID More Likely: Report
• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study
• Climate Change's Extreme Temperatures Could Mean More Heart Deaths
• Climate Change's Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol, Drug Crises
• 'Climate Trauma': Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire
• Clinic Brings Free Health Care to Homeless Youth -- and Their Beloved Pets
• Clues to Mysterious New Sickness Affecting Dogs
• Cold Facts on Avoiding Snow and Ice Dangers
• Cold Weather Exercise Could Burn More Fat
• Combo Therapy Could Treat Oral Melanomas in Dogs
• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health
• Common Dog Parasite Now Resistant to Drug Treatments
• Controlled Fires Cut Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Shows
• Cooler Weather Could Mean More Diabetes in Dogs
• Could a Warming Climate Bring Yellow Fever to America?
• Could High Pollen Levels Trigger Pelvic Pain?
• Could Raw Dog Food Pose 'Superbug' Dangers?
• Could Wildfire Smoke Raise Rural Suicide Rates?
• COVID in Cats Mirrored What Was Happening in People
• COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs
• COVID-19 Cases Drop in Warm Weather, But Not Much
• COVID-19 May Strike More Cats Than Believed
• Dangerously Hot Days for U.S. Farm Workers Could Double by 2050
• Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7
• Devastating Tornadoes Leave Hazards in Their Wake: Tips to Stay Safe
• Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study
• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?
• Does Having a Dog Make for Well-Adjusted Kids?
• Does Your Cat Play Well With Others? Hormones Might Be Why
• Dog Bites More Common on Hot, Hazy Days
• Dog Contracts Monkeypox From Owners, Prompting Change to CDC Guidance
• Dog Years: Research Shows Which Breeds Live Longest
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
• Dogs and Kids Are 'In Sync,' Study Shows
• Dogs and Their Humans Share Same Diabetes Risk: Study
• Dogs Can Tell When You're Talking to Them, and Might Prefer Female Voices
• Dogs Do Cry When Reunited With Owners
• Dogs Get Healthier When People Get Fitter
• Dogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns
• Dogs' Keen Sense of Smell May Help Them 'See'
• Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking
• Don't Snow Shovel Your Way to a Heart Attack
• Dozens of Mammals May Be at Risk for Coronavirus Infection
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Even Good Weather Didn't Lift Lockdown Blues: Study
• Even If Issues Emerge, Folks 'Highly Satisfied' With Shelter Rescue Dogs
• Everyday Household Noise Is Stressing Out Your Dog: Study
• Expert Tips to Help You Beat the Heat
• Experts Issue Warning About Carbon Monoxide Dangers Ahead of Hurricane Ian
• Extreme Heat Blankets Much of America: Tips to Stay Safe
• Extreme Heat Can Bring Extreme Heart Dangers
• Extreme Heat Can Take Toll on People Battling Mental Health Issues
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
• FDA Approves Drug for Cats With Allergic Skin Disease
• FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs
• FDA Approves First Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for Arthritis in Dogs
• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats
• Fewer Pet Neuterings in Pandemic Means Shelters Are Filling Up
• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs
• Flakes Are Falling Again: Here's the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
• Floods Raise Death Rates Long After Waters Recede
• Furry Friends: 1 in 10 Older U.S. Adults Has Adopted a 'Pandemic Pet'
• Gene Discovery Could Mean Longer Lives for Golden Retrievers, Maybe Humans
• Genome of Catnip Reveals How It Makes Cats Nuts
• Get Ready for Those Fall Allergies
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Global Warming Could Make Pregnancies More Dangerous
• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
• Global Warming Could Mean Less Sleep for Billions
• Global Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms
• Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast
• Going Vegan Healthy for Dogs, Cats — and the Planet
• Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help
• Green Spaces Give Mental Boost, Even When White With Snow
• Hair of the Dog: A Quick, Painless Stress Test for Pooches
• Hate Driving Your Cat to the Vet? FDA Just Approved a Drug for That
• Have an Anxious Dog? Study Seeks Clues in Canine Brains
• Healthy Dining Is Healthy for the Planet, Too
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• Heat Waves a Hazard for People With Dementia
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
• Heat Waves Tied to Climate Change Are Upping U.S. Heart Deaths
• Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change
• Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
• Heat: How Much Can the Human Body Stand?
• Heat-Related Deaths Could Break Records This Year in Phoenix, America's Hottest City
• Heatwave Alert: Stay Safe in Searing Temps
• Helping Older Loved Ones in a Heat Wave
• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• Hot Weather Can Bring on Kidney Stones. Here's How to Cut Your Risk
• Hot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
• Hotter Climate Could Mean Worsening Eyesight for Americans
• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
• How Helpful Are Support Dogs for Kids With Autism?
• How Might Hot Summer Days Affect COVID Spread?
• How Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?
• How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors
• How Service Dogs Help Vets with PTSD
• How to Safely Use the Right Flea and Tick Product for Your Pet
• How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter
• Hurricane Season Starts June 1. Protect Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding
• Illness, Death in Hundreds of Dogs Spurs FDA Action Against Dog Food Maker
• In America's Prisons, Suicide Risk Rises Along With Temperatures
• Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?
• Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
• It's a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
• Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather
• Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
• Kids Often Hit Hard by Death of Beloved Pet, Study Finds
• Kids Think Farm Animals Deserve Same Treatment as Pets
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Like Humans, a Dog's Odds for Dementia Rises With Age
• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
• Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
• Menus With 'Climate Change Impact' Info Sway Diners' Choices
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
• More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
• More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis
• More Pets May Be Getting COVID-19 Than Realized
• More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
• Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
• Need Vitamin D, But Need to Watch the Sun? Here's How You Do It
• New Leash on Life: How Dog-Walking Is Helping Veterans Battered by PTSD
• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
• No, Your Dog Doesn't Really Prefer Your Face, Brain Scans Show
• Not All Kids With Autism Will Benefit From Therapy Dogs
• Ocean Color Is Changing, and Climate Change is Likely Behind It
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
• Owners Remain Faithful to Flat-Faced Dogs Despite Health Woes
• Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
• Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites
• Panting Pooches: When Summer Heat Is Too Much for Your Dog
• Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Massive Fraud Involving Bogus Dog Cancer 'Cures'
• People Get More REM Sleep During the Winter
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Perceptive Pooches Can Smell Your Stress
• Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures
• Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
• Pets Could Help Prevent Food Allergies in Kids
• Pets Don't Help Those With Severe Mental Illness Fare Better
• Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics
• Pets Help Their Humans De-Stress, Stay Fit: Survey
• Pets Helped People Cope During Pandemic Lockdown: Study
• Pets in the Bedroom? Your Sleep Might Suffer, Study Finds
• Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
• Pets Often Catch COVID From Owners, Study Finds
• Pets Provide Comfort for 'Ruff' Quarantine Time
• Pets: Big Pandemic Stress Reducers
• Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good
• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Blood of Pet Dogs, Horses
• Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
• Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
• Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
• Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
• Purrfect Pal: Robotic Cats May Help People With Dementia
• Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
• Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
• Raw Meat Diet May Have a Downside for Dogs
• Report Shows Arizona Man Infected His Dog, Cat With COVID-19
• Roll Over, Fido. You're Hogging the Bed
• Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Salmonella Linked to Pet Turtles Has Hospitalized 5, CDC Says
• Science Reveals Secrets of 'Puppy Dog Eyes'
• Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
• Scientists Discover Secrets of the Cat's Purr
• Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
• Shining a Light on Sunscreens
• Should Your Dog Go Vegan?
• Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
• Sleep With Your Pet? Survey Finds You're Not Alone
• Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
• Slowed Walking Could Be Sign of Dementia in Dogs
• Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
• Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
• Special Human-Cat Bond May Have Started 10,000 Years Ago
• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
• Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
• Squeaky or Furry: New Insights Into Dogs' Love of Toys
• Stay Safe in Summer's Sizzle
• Steer Clear of UTIs This Summer
• Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
• Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
• Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
• Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
• The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
• The Time Is Now to Curb Spring Allergies
• The Vet Says Your Dog Has Cushing's Disease: What Is It?
• There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
• There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats
• There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
• This Summer, Could You Spot the Signs of Heat Illness?
• Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
• Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
• Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
• Two Simple Steps Can Help Keep Your Cat From Killing Wildlife
• U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
• U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People
• U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
• Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic: Dogs
• Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
• VA Hospitals See Steep, Steady Rise in Heat-Related Illnesses
• Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
• Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
• Warmer Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies: How to Fight Back
• Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
• Warming World Means More Cases of Dangerous Low-Salt Condition
• Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
• Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
• West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
• What Is Heartworm and How Can You Protect Your Pet From It?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What Kind of Cat Owner Are You?
• When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
• When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
• When the Weather Heats Up, Stay Cool for Your Heart
• Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
• Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
• Who's Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
• Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
• Why Your Dog 'Knows' You Better Than a Wolf Ever Could
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
• Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
• Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
• Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
• Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
• Winter Holidays Are High Time for Heart Attacks: Protect Yourself
• Winter Wonderland? Not for Your Skin
• Wintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer's
• Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
• You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
• You Let Your Cat Out — Where Does It Roam?
• Your Brainy Pet Bird Thrives on Stimulation
• Your Cat Wants a Talk With You, and Only You
• Your Dog May Not Understand Every Word You Say: Study
• Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
• Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
• Your Dog's Gut Microbes Change Quickly With New Diet
• Your Pet's Food Bowl Is Big Infection Risk, Experts Warn
• Your Puppy Is Born Ready to Interact With You: Study
• You're Not Imagining It: Dogs Do Get Jealous