By: Dr. Lorraine de Jager
From the moment of birth of an animal or human the heart takes over from the maternal circulation. It is the innervated muscle pump of the body that allows all body cells to function by supplying oxygen and nutrients. It is essential that this organ is maintained in a healthy state. Unfortunately it is not always so
Congenital Heart Disease
Some young animals are born with defects. Very young puppies, kittens and some exotic pets are taken to the Veterinarian for health check-ups and vaccinations. …

I can’t believe I overhead a mom talking about back to school shopping yesterday! I looked at the calendar just to make sure, and sure enough, some schools do start back in just 5 weeks. Where did the summer go?

It is always amazing to me how fast a summer can go. We start out thinking of all the wonderful things we plan to do during the long, hot, lazy days of summer and then it comes, and it is anything but long, lazy days. Every year I promise myself that I am going to take more time off from work and enjoy my grandkids, and just lay by the beach or pool, and one more summer has gotten away from me, and my poor grandkids probably have forgotten what …

Every week we work with outstanding professional women, and with this issue we have decided to do our part in spotlighting some of these fascinating women. Here you can read short profiles on each of these women. In the future months we will be doing more profiling of women from different walks of life.