Aquarium Fish Medicine

The keeping of ornamental fish may be the most popular animal-oriented hobby in the United States. One household in every three owns and cares for some type of pet fish. In 1985, approximately $200 million was spent on aquarium fish retail sales. An additional$289 million was spent on aquarium supplies and another $93 million in fish food. 1 Although some varieties may be purchases at low prices, people rarely own one fish and the aggregate value of \u27fish in the home aquarium can become quite large. The loss of individual fish may not be expensive, but numerous losses of inexpensive fish can be costly. The growing number of fish hobbyists have few experts to turn to when aquarium problems arise. Many fish hobbyists have other pets in their households requiring veterinary care, therefore they will frequently ask for veterinary advice for their \u27fish health problems

Zew Club Organizes Fund Raising Drive

The Zoo, Exotic, and Wildlife (ZEW) Club of Iowa State University is organizing a fund raising drive for the Wildlife Care Clinic (WCC), located at the ISU Veterinary College. The WCC is a new clinic within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured nondomestic animals. The ZEW Club is an organization composed of ISU students, primarily veterinary students, that volunteer service to the WCC. They perform the daily routine offeeding, treatments, and general care of the patients and facility. They also obtain food for the patients and materials from the Ames community for use in the facility

Aquarium Fish Medicine

The keeping of ornamental fish may be the most popular animal-oriented hobby in the United States. One household in every three owns and cares for some type of pet fish. In 1985, approximately $200 million was spent on aquarium fish retail sales. An additional$289 million was spent on aquarium supplies and another $93 million in fish food. 1 Although some varieties may be purchases at low prices, people rarely own one fish and the aggregate value of 'fish in the home aquarium can become quite large. The loss of individual fish may not be expensive, but numerous losses of inexpensive fish can be costly. The growing number of fish hobbyists have few "experts" to turn to when aquarium problems arise. Many fish hobbyists have other pets in their households requiring veterinary care, therefore they will frequently ask for veterinary advice for their 'fish health problems.</p

Zew Club Organizes Fund Raising Drive

The Zoo, Exotic, and Wildlife (ZEW) Club of Iowa State University is organizing a fund raising drive for the Wildlife Care Clinic (WCC), located at the ISU Veterinary College. The WCC is a new clinic within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured nondomestic animals. The ZEW Club is an organization composed of ISU students, primarily veterinary students, that volunteer service to the WCC. They perform the daily routine offeeding, treatments, and general care of the patients and facility. They also obtain food for the patients and materials from the Ames community for use in the facility.</p

Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery Outcomes of Perinatally vs Nonperinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Pregnant Women in the United States: Results From the PHACS SMARTT Study and IMPAACT P1025 Protocol.

BackgroundPregnancy outcomes of perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-infected women (PHIV) are poorly defined.MethodsWe compared preterm delivery and birth weight (BW) outcomes (low BW [LBW], &lt;2500 g), small-for-gestational-age [SGA], and BW z scores [BWZ]) in HIV-exposed uninfected infants of PHIV vs nonperinatally HIV-infected (NPHIV) pregnant women in the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study Surveillance Monitoring of ART Toxicities or International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials P1025 studies. Mixed effects models and log binomial models were used to assess the association of maternal PHIV status with infant outcomes. Age-stratified analyses were performed.ResultsFrom 1998 to 2013, 2270 HIV-infected pregnant women delivered 2692 newborns (270 born to PHIV and 2422 to NPHIV women). PHIV women were younger, (mean age 21 vs 25 years, P &lt; .01) and more likely to have a pregnancy CD4 count &lt;200 cells/mm3 (19% vs 11%, P = .01). No associations between maternal PHIV status and preterm delivery, SGA, or LBW were observed. After adjustment, BWZ was 0.12 lower in infants of PHIV vs NPHIV women (adjusted mean, -0.45 vs -0.33; P = .04). Among women aged 23-30 years (n = 1770), maternal PHIV was associated with LBW (aRR = 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.18, 2.58; P &lt; .01).ConclusionThe overall lack of association between maternal PHIV status and preterm delivery or infant BW outcomes is reassuring. The higher rates of LBW observed in PHIV women aged 23-30 years warrants further mechanism-based investigations as this is a rapidly growing and aging population worldwide.Clinical trials registrationPHACS SMARTT study, NCT01310023.Clinical trials registrationIMPAACT 1025, NCT00028145