Preventing behaviour problems in ferrets

Preventing Insulinomas in Pet Ferrets

Islet cell cancer (insulinoma) is common in pet ferrets in the United States. Islets are the areas of the pancreas that make insulin to regulate blood sugar. I first stumbled upon ferret islet cell tumors in 1987, a year after graduation from veterinary school. Our clinic ferret “Josh” was gradually becoming lethargic, and one day he began having seizures. Remembering a question on the board ex...

Preventing behaviour problems through a universal intervention in Jamaican basic schools: a pilot study.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a preventative intervention in Jamaican basic schools on child behaviour and parent-teacher contacts. DESIGN AND METHODS Five basic schools in Kingston, Jamaica, were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 3) or control (n = 2) condition. Intervention involved seven whole-day teacher workshops using the Incredible Years Teacher Training Programme supplem...

Preventing toxicomania and addictive behaviour in adolescence.

OBJECTIVES Drug addicts are more and more stigmatized in our society. Recent data show a connection between substance abuse and other behaviors considered normal, such as passionate love. Adolescence is characterized by a biopsychosocial, cognitive and neurodevelopmental immaturity. This article aims to understand if these subjects are more likely to develop addictions to certain products or ad...

Preventing Child Behavior Problems

Corynebacterium ulcerans in Ferrets

from the lack of knowledge among the travelers themselves or among their pretravel health care providers (5,9). In recent years, the World Health Organization and the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network recommended that persons planning to visit rabiesendemic areas receive preexposure prophylaxis before traveling (6,10). Understanding the factors influencing acceptance of vaccination could help go...