LARVAL BIOTHERAPY YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Interested in larval biotherapy? Visit the YouTube channel Veterinary Larval Biotherapy – to watch videos about larval biotherapy in veterinary medicine. The channel is produced by Professor Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro, a veterinary parasitologist at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Some informative videos on the channel include “Larval Biotherapy for Necrosis in a Cat’s Paw…

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BACTERIOPHAGE DOCUMENTARY

A recent documentary was aired in Australia about bacteriophages – viruses that parasitize bacteria and can be used to treat antibiotic-resistant infections. Titled Last Chance to Save a Life, this Genepool Productions documentary features teams of scientists from Melbourne and Sydney, led by Professors Anton Peleg and Jon Iredell. The documentary shows the team, in…

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EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY

In 1985, Pennsylvania residents Ben and Shirley Nolt started the non-profit “Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association” (CATRA) to provide therapeutic horse riding to those with physical and/or mental disabilities.    For four decades, the couple – with the help of employees and 30 volunteers – have been providing hippotherapy to adults and children at their…

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Help Spread The Good!

Urgent request!  Have you received information or service from the BTER Foundation? Whether it’s helping with grants, obtaining knowledge, or receiving literature, here’s a way to share your experience with us: rate us at the Great Nonprofits. We’re just nine reviews away from achieving top-rated status by the end of this month.  Becoming a top…

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Study treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

A recently published article in the journal “Med” describes the use of phage therapy (PASA16 phage), successfully treating several patients with refractory Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. This work is very important because infections with P. aeruginosa can be life-threatening, especially in people who are debilitated or immunocompromised.  The publication is also important because it reminds us…

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