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Q: Can you clarify exactly when red maple trees are most toxic to horses? Is it when the leaves turn red and naturally drop in the autumn, or when entire [...]

Q: Are wild green onions dangerous to horses? My horse seems to like the taste of them and will eat any he finds. It makes his breath smell weird, but [...]

The cost of medical care for patients with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program (KPMCP), which is located in northern California, was assessed. There were 886 AIDS cases between the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981 and the end of June 1987 among members of KPMCP. Medical care costs were assessed from chart reviews of 71 patients who were diagnosed with AIDS between January 1984 and June 1987. It was estimated that the total average cost of medical care over the lifetime of a patient with AIDS was $32,816, and the hospital costs per day was $20,446 for each patient with AIDS. Overall costs decreased as medical care was shifted toward outpatient services, despite large increases in the costs of medications such as zidovudine. These estimates were similar to those determined by others for the cost of AIDS-related medical care in San Francisco, California. However, these cost estimates are lower than those observed in other parts of the country. This is probably due to the smaller number of AIDS cases related to intravenous drug abuse and the well-developed social support systems for AIDS patients in the San Francisco Bay area. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Q: I will soon need to replace some wood board fencing in my horse paddocks. My brother is also planning to clear part of his property, and he offered me [...]

Q: My horse occasionally grazes as I ride him on the trails-he knows when he is allowed to eat and when he is not. Normally he'll snack on grasses, dandelions [...]

Q: I'm worried that a weed that grows on my property be horse nettle, and I'd like to know more about what this plant can do and how to identify [...]

Q: After Christmas each year, we recycle our tree as filler for a cross-country jump. Last year I noticed our pony was nibbling at the needles, so I removed it [...]

Your Leader on Iran struck a chord (27 September). Although a long-term member of CND, I am coming round to the view that every country will have to get the […]