A trained dog can detect Clostridium difficile in stool samples and in hospital patients, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Researchers studied a two-year-old beagle trained to ...
On four legs and covered in fur, Angus isn’t the typical hospital employee. But the two-year-old English springer spaniel is working at Vancouver General Hospital in Canada to stop the spread of ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (NBC) Detecting dangerous bacteria can be difficult, but an unusual new helper is sniffing around to to help patients at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Harley ...
Dec. 13, 2012 -- A 2-year-old beagle named Cliff may hold the key to preventing an infection that kills thousands of Americans each year. Researchers in the Netherlands taught Cliff to sniff out the ...