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Luxury Pets® Furnishings & Accessories To Attend Prestigious "No Place Like Home" Pet ... - San Francisco Gate
Virtual pets help cut stress without fuss of real thing: The You Docs - Cleveland Plain Dealer
OREGON: Sick sea lions can infect people, pets - Bellingham Herald

Luxury Pets® Furnishings & Accessories To Attend Prestigious "No Place Like Home" Pet ... - San Francisco Gate

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:14 AM PST

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 9, 2010

Luxury Pets® Furnishings & Accessories is set to show its Dream Collection at the prestigious "No Place like Home" Pet Product Showcase, presented by Pet Socialite Events at the InterContinental Barclay Hotel in Manhattan. The Luxury Pets Dream Collection combines luxury, beauty and style and features collars, bowls, beds, blankets, apparel, pendants, collars, leashes, and Organic Treats for dogs and cats.

The "No Place like Home" showcase provides pet boutique owners, pet product buyers and press access to the latest and most innovative indoor and outdoor pet products and accessories from a select gathering of companies. Approximately 150 attendees and 25 companies are expected to participate in the event, run by Charlotte Reed, co-founder of Pet Socialite Inc. and author of "The Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette." Says Reed: "Pet parents are spending more time at home with their pets and the demand for stylish yet functional products is on the rise. We're excited to showcase new products that will help pet lovers with solutions to everyday issues, but also to be able to visually enjoy their indoor and outdoor environments."

Luxury Pets is coming off two successful shows; SuperZoo at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and H.H. Backer in Chicago, where the Dream Collection line of hand-crafted beds, blankets, collars, leashes, and apparel, all made from EcoDesign? Ultra Suede and various wools, cashmeres, and leathers, created tremendous buzz from press, retailers, and taste-conscious pet lovers alike. Luxury Pets Organic Treats and marble/granite bowls were also a hit with the four-legged attendees.

Designer and CEO Keith Sanna is the creator of Luxury Pets Furnishings & Accessories. Sanna is a part-time student in the pet fashion design program at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, where during last year's Bryant Bark fashion show he showcased a preview of select items from his line to tremendous acclaim from attendees, designers and media. Sanna explains, "I am thrilled to be chosen to attend the 'No Place like Home' pet product showcase. Our products are designed to enhance and blend with both the owners and pet's lifestyle, and this show couldn't be a better fit for Luxury Pets' philosophy."

The Luxury Pets Dream Collection line will be sold online at www.luxurypets.com, in high-end department stores, finer hotels, and pet boutiques throughout the world. Sanna and business partner Michael Gallotta hand-selected eco-friendly fabrics and materials to reduce the impact on the environment. "We wanted to offer a comprehensive and environmentally responsible line of upscale pet products for those pet lovers who only want the best," says Gallotta. "Functionality, quality and durability go hand in hand with gorgeous design." The complete Dream Collection features high quality and durable materials including Italian leather handles for the leashes, marble and granite bowls, lambskin leather bomber jackets and silk windbreakers.

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Virtual pets help cut stress without fuss of real thing: The You Docs - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:25 AM PST

Published: Tuesday, November 09, 2010, 4:44 AM

You've said that having a pet reduces stress. That may be true for some people, but even though I love animals, having pets has been a major source of stress for me.

Usually, the most common side effect of having a pet is a higher risk for taking walks regularly and feeling more loved. But that's certainly not true for everyone. No doc in his right mind would write you a prescription for a puppy or a kitten if it raised your blood pressure, caused you to have breathing problems or made you stress about being away from home a lot.

Since you love animals but don't want to actually have any, try this: Tune in to Animal Planet regularly. In one study, people who watched just 10 minutes of a video featuring a furry, scaly or feathered friend experienced dips in their heart rate and blood pressure. Virtual pets? Why not? No muss, no fuss, and some of the benefits.

Health tip of the week: Blueberries can prevent plaque in arteries, Department of Agriculture study shows.

There's new reason to tout the healthy virtues of blueberries: For the first time, a Department of Agriculture study proves that this fruit helps prevent plaque in your arteries from becoming bigger. If everyone snacked on them, we might ultimately see less atherosclerosis, the major cause of heart attack and stroke.

Researchers don't know how blueberries work their wonders -- their polyphenols are suspects -- but they found that when mice ate diets spiked with a dried berry powder, tiny plaques in their main arteries grew to only half the size of similar ones in mice who didn't eat the powder. That's good news because large plaques are a hallmark of cardiovascular disease. The scientists now want to find out if it's best to start a lifelong blueberry habit as a baby. Our guess is yes -- the sooner, the better.

Blueberries also are linked to skin, eye and urinary health, as well as a lower risk of cancer and diabetes. As they go out of season, go for frozen ones. Look for organic, too. Sprinkle a few in your hot cereal, toss some in a salad 15 minutes before serving, add a half-cup to your smoothie ingredients. A cup a day is joy forever for your heart and skin.

Dr. Michael Roizen is chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic and co-founder and chairman of the RealAge Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Mehmet Oz is a professor and vice chairman of surgery at Columbia University, as well as medical director of the Integrated Medicine Center and director of the Heart Institute at New York Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center. To submit questions and find ways to grow younger and healthier, go to RealAge.com, The You Docs' online home.

OREGON: Sick sea lions can infect people, pets - Bellingham Herald

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST

Tillamook, Oregon Marine mammal experts are warning people to stay away from sea lions they may find dead on a beach.

KGW-TV reports at least two more dead sea lions were found over the weekend on Oregon beaches.

The animals may carry a bacterial disease — called leptospirosis — that can be spread to dogs and people. In people it causes flulike symptoms — fever, chills and headaches.

The disease can be spread on contact with a sick or dead California sea lion or its waste.

Keith Chandler with the Stranding Network says if you see a dead sea lion on the beach, give it a wide berth, especially if you have a pet with you.

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