by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Scientists have deciphered a key strategy of cancer cells that allows them to outfox the immune system and enhance the odds of their survival by employing a deadly “two-faced protein” that is reminiscent of a two-faced figure in ancient Roman mythology. Cancers are genetically programmed to survive at all costs, even if that quest means killing the host...

Owning a pet gets even better with age. While reports on the health benefits of caring for a dog, cat or other critter abound, a new Mayo Clinic study suggests that dogs are a heart’s best friend. Researchers studied just under 1,800 people between the ages of 25 to 64 who had healthy hearts, almost half of which (42%) owned a dog. And those...

Disclaimer The Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer  information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions.   University of Pennsylvania set to partner with Denver-based Dixie Brands, Inc. in first-ever double-blind placebo CBD trial for dogs...

Chet Piotrowski, Jr. It’s been less than week since Yoshi has passed – his 8.5 pound body no longer able to sustain the ravages of swollen lymph nodes and other unseen damage caused by cancer. I carry his collar everywhere I go, hidden so only I can feel it. Not because I’m embarrassed, but because I can’t seem to fathom he’s not next to...

by Gary Thompson Occasionally people will ask me about a connection between bone cancer and the placement of a bone plate. Bone plates and screws are used in the repair of broken bones and commonly with a procedure in larger dogs for a torn ACL called a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). The most common bone cancer is a type of aggressive tumor called...

Disclaimer The Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer  information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions.   Tell us the story of how and why you started your company. LEAH Labs was founded to cure cancer...

We’ve posted articles on this subject before, but when new or differing opinions arise, we feel it’s important to keep our readers informed. As with all articles we publish, the Puppy Up Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer  information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the...

First celebrated in 1993, National Veterinary Technician Week takes place in the third week of October each year. We all know how important it is to have veterinary technicians everywhere in the world. They have a very crucial responsibility of looking after animals and their welfare. Thus, showing veterinary technicians how much we appreciate them is crucial. So, for everyone wondering when it might...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer? “Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against dying of any cause,” said Mount Sinai endocrinologist Dr. Caroline Kramer, lead author of a new systematic review of nearly 70 years of global research published Tuesday in “Circulation,” a journal of the American Heart...