Denver Zoo gorillas being trained to join study on heart health http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17427575 Xylitol, a sweetener found in sugarless gum: Poisonous to pets http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110219/us_ac/7896034_fda_warns_pet_owners_of_xylitol_dangers_for_animals Can studying dogs help find the cure for breast cancer? And another reason to spay your dog! http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/health/medical_breakthroughs/how-canines-could-be-the-key-to-curing-breast-cancer Bears: Can unlocking the secrets to hibernation benefit human medicine? http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133849231/hibernating-bears-a-metabolic-marvel?ft=1&f=1007 Having your pets [...]

At least 14% of pet parents would choose their pets over their partners! http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-fea-pets-giving-up-pets,0,6803440.story Veterinary House Calls on the rise http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2011/01/pet_talk_more_veterinarians_ar.html Pets can act as sentinels for disease in the human family… http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext-healthcast/?nxd_id=236756 And animals can sense things we often can’t… http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110111/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_pets_sixth_sense This one is pretty disgusting and disturbing http://www.rgj.com/article/20110111/NEWS20/101090383/1321/NEWS IPad apps for Cats??? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/technology/personaltech/06smart.html?_r=1