And we're done
Hello people who read this. I'm officially finished I have done all of my exams, they went OK however there were times when I really wondered whether I would get the grades. But we'll have to wait and see, if I don't get in you'll just have another year of me trying even harder to get the grades and further improve myself . On with the blog...
So this week , well since Tuesday I haven't had much to do so I have been reading the veterinary news as always. I saw a few interesting articles, some that I wont be able to talk much about but they will just be mentions in this, then I will sign off and hopefully I will do some posts when I'm travelling but I can't promise anything.
So to start off with the university of Leicester, have managed to isolate 20 bacteriophages which will kill 72 strains of potentially drug resistant bacteria from a pigs gut, while at the same time leaving behind healthy useful bacteria. this discovery has been said to be a "game changer". Now I can't go into tonnes of detail because I don't actually get the full veterinary times I get all of my information off the website, however I can give my opinion. I believe that this is a ground breaking find and will help vet to use fewer antibiotics which may help decrease the amount of anti-microbial resistant bacteria and other pathogens. This could lead to less danger for humans as we won't be eating as many meats with antibiotics in them. this is good in the long run as it means that there will be fewer antibiotic resistant pathogens and antibiotics in the food chain hopefully, to read the full story visit vet times news page.
on this the show...
I saw another article about the first monoclonal antibody being released onto the market for use in dogs. It is used to treat atopic dermatitis, the actual drug was released by Zoetis and is being released in July, it is used to treat the clinical symptoms of itchiness and inflammation, the drug is called Cytopoint and it targets the protein interleukin-31 (cIL-31) which is responsible for these symptoms, it does this by targeting and neutralising the proteins. The drug can be administered once a month and is fast acting and provides long-lasting relief from itching. This atopic dermatitis is a very common ailment so the fact that this drug has been cleared and will be available for use very soon is great news for the many dogs that suffer from this problem.
And finally.
After a long battle the Student Loans Company (SLC) has confirmed with the Department for Education (DoE) have got veterinary recognised as a " long term" course which then allows veterinary students to apply for more maintenance loans. This has all come about after the SLC and the association of veterinary students along with the veterinary schools council, fought had to get the hard work of EMS recognised. EMS is a compulsory extra curricular requirement that all students must carry out. 12 weeks are required pre-clinical and 26 weeks are required of clinical. This extra money that will be provided to veterinary students will help incredibly as the estimated cost of EMS is £2,800, the fact that veterinary students are now getting this funding is a weight taken off their shoulders, the president of the BVA said " this is a huge step forward for veterinary students in England".
Thank you so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it I know it's a bit everywhere and not super in depth but oh well. I will let you know how I get on this my results but I will hopefully check in on here before that. I hope you reading this have a wonderful relaxing summer, again thank you for reading. See you soon.
So this week , well since Tuesday I haven't had much to do so I have been reading the veterinary news as always. I saw a few interesting articles, some that I wont be able to talk much about but they will just be mentions in this, then I will sign off and hopefully I will do some posts when I'm travelling but I can't promise anything.
So to start off with the university of Leicester, have managed to isolate 20 bacteriophages which will kill 72 strains of potentially drug resistant bacteria from a pigs gut, while at the same time leaving behind healthy useful bacteria. this discovery has been said to be a "game changer". Now I can't go into tonnes of detail because I don't actually get the full veterinary times I get all of my information off the website, however I can give my opinion. I believe that this is a ground breaking find and will help vet to use fewer antibiotics which may help decrease the amount of anti-microbial resistant bacteria and other pathogens. This could lead to less danger for humans as we won't be eating as many meats with antibiotics in them. this is good in the long run as it means that there will be fewer antibiotic resistant pathogens and antibiotics in the food chain hopefully, to read the full story visit vet times news page.
on this the show...
I saw another article about the first monoclonal antibody being released onto the market for use in dogs. It is used to treat atopic dermatitis, the actual drug was released by Zoetis and is being released in July, it is used to treat the clinical symptoms of itchiness and inflammation, the drug is called Cytopoint and it targets the protein interleukin-31 (cIL-31) which is responsible for these symptoms, it does this by targeting and neutralising the proteins. The drug can be administered once a month and is fast acting and provides long-lasting relief from itching. This atopic dermatitis is a very common ailment so the fact that this drug has been cleared and will be available for use very soon is great news for the many dogs that suffer from this problem.
And finally.
After a long battle the Student Loans Company (SLC) has confirmed with the Department for Education (DoE) have got veterinary recognised as a " long term" course which then allows veterinary students to apply for more maintenance loans. This has all come about after the SLC and the association of veterinary students along with the veterinary schools council, fought had to get the hard work of EMS recognised. EMS is a compulsory extra curricular requirement that all students must carry out. 12 weeks are required pre-clinical and 26 weeks are required of clinical. This extra money that will be provided to veterinary students will help incredibly as the estimated cost of EMS is £2,800, the fact that veterinary students are now getting this funding is a weight taken off their shoulders, the president of the BVA said " this is a huge step forward for veterinary students in England".
Thank you so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it I know it's a bit everywhere and not super in depth but oh well. I will let you know how I get on this my results but I will hopefully check in on here before that. I hope you reading this have a wonderful relaxing summer, again thank you for reading. See you soon.
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