According to the Baltimore Sun newspaper, Veterinarians and Web MD are teaming up to bring the same resources to pet owners that people have through Web MD. A team of vets from the American Veterinary Medical Association are going to answer consumers’ questions via Web MD’s online forum called Pet Health Exchange.
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