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• Long Island home to world's oldest dog
• No Layoffs—Ever!
  Strong overall management allows these companies to remain loyal to their employees—and stay in business.
• What’s New in Weight Management?
  Outtakes from the experts’ roundtable published in the March/April 2009 issue of Trends magazine.
• Spend less on coffee
  Offer clients and staff this low-cost, taste-test winner.
• Credit Crunch Survey Results
  Results of a NEWStat survey on practices’ economic situation in light of the credit crunch.
• Small business owners share how they are weathering crisis
  The Insight Community is an online forum created to solicit expert advice for companies to use in their marketing, blogging, strategic planning or other endeavors.
• Doing Well in a Tough Economy
  This is a time that will test your skills as a practice owner and manager. Don't let "recession" become a self-fulfilling prophesy for your practice.
• Your Practice During Recession: Run Smart, Not Scared
  Expert insights and advice on the big economic picture, managing your business and personal finance, from The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney, and more.
• Lessons from the Legislative Trenches
  Pennsylvania VMA director knows what it takes to get tough, pro-animal legislation passed.
• Better than eye drops
  Biodegradable pellet implanted in tissue delivers medicine for 1 year.
• What Can We Learn from Toyota?
  Hospital cuts client visit time from 3 hours to 1.
• Top Ten Things I Wish They’d Taught Us in Vet School
  From Fear 101 to Career Management, a veterinarian examines early career challenges.
• More Voices: What’s Next in Pain Management?
  Members of AAHA’s Pain Management Task Force speak out on emerging options, engaging clients, professional responsibility -- and lame excuses.
• Ode to Joy
  Veterinarian named 2008 best female country artist
• China’s Pet Population
  A Quick Tour of China’s Pet World: Views from an AAHA staffer
• Maybe They're Just Bored
  Dogs find yawns contagious.
• Practice Management Software Must Haves
• Visit the Vendors
• 2007 Practice Management Software Guide
  Head-to-head comparisons, expert advice and more.
• Book Review: “The Darkest Evening of the Year” by Dean Koontz
  New Dean Koontz novel places golden retrievers at center of a mystery.
• AAHA Celebrates National Veterinary Technician Week
• Boost Your Batting Average
  This summer, convert the top 5 compliance misses into solid hits.
• How I Succeed
  Developing Protocols for Your Practice: Part II
• Are You Prepared for a Business Crisis?
  Pet food recall catch you off guard? Crises happen. Prepare for the next one now.
• The Sound of Disease
  Gene expression of colon cancer set to music.
• Retirement advice from Uncle Sam
  The US Department of Labor answers The Big Question--How big of a nest egg do I need?—with a free booklet and online calculator that the Wall Street Journal calls smart, detailed, and easy-to-understand.
• New, Expanded Trends Digital Radiography Buyer’s Guide
  Digital radiography is one of the fastest-growing technologies in veterinary medicine. The March/April 2008 issue of Trends magazine examined the pros and cons of this equipment, with suggestions for deciding whether it is right for your practice.
• Trends Interview: Karen Felsted
  The new CEO of the NCVEI speaks to Trends online
• Dog Food Dangers Again in the Spotlight
  Human Salmonella link the latest setback for manufacturers
• The Eyes Have It
  First U.S. veterinary corneal implant performed
• Pet Food Prices: Higher Costs, Smaller Bags
  Following an AAHA NEWStat article on rising pet food prices due to increasing commodity costs, BusinessWeek.com this week repeated the bad news – good news story.
• Are You Charging Enough?
  The thin line between fair fees, freebies and philanthropy
• NEWS
  AAHA Member Hospital Named Best Place to Work
  Veterinary Cancer Group of Culver City has been named one of the best places to work in California.
• Vaccinations
  Making the Change to a 3-Year Protocol
• Felines at the Forefront
  Veterinary professionals draft feline wellness guideline.
• Need a Quick Fix?
  “Do it yourself” can be as easy as following a web link
• AVMA Recognizes Pocket Pet Specialty
• Take the Guesswork Out of Inventory
  Use our Inventory Reorder Tool to avoid tying up cash in stock that sits on the shelf.