Yellow flag on brain trauma Oct 28, 2009
At a congressional hearing in Washington this morning, professional football will be in the dock for causing early-onset dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy - two impact-related medical conditions that physicians outside the NFL have seen with increasing frequency in veteran players ... Researchers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy are already finding it in football players who never reached the NFL.. (Boston Globe)
* No reason to fear US beef: AIT chief Oct 28, 2009
There are no cases ever that anyone has gotten the Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease [the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as BSE or mad cow disease] from eating US beef. No cases ever, and thats a population of 304 million Americans and over 94 million cattle, Stanton said on his way to deliver a speech at National Chengchi University. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Congress tackling football brain injuries Oct 28, 2009
Mr. Webster, a Hall-of-Fame center for the Steelers, died in 2002 and suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy from repeated head injuries. His family won disability benefits from the NFL after suing the league's pension fund. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Oct 28, 2009
Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. For most of the past decade, officials have focused their prevention efforts on banning the use of feed contaminated with infected cattle parts, believed to be the primary conduit of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
* US beef deal angers lawmakers Oct 27, 2009
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Sue-ying (Q^) said the Taiwanese negotiators, led by DOH Vice Minister Hsiao Mei-ling (), fought a losing battle, adding that when Taiwan agreed in 2006 to open its doors to US boneless beef, it attached the condition that if a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, occurred in the US, Taiwan could immediately halt imports. This time we have allowed bone-in beef and organs and we cannot reimpose the ban unless... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Revised import policy has lawmakers beefing Oct 26, 2009
The governments research funding into prions, the root cause behind Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease, has been woefully inadequate, he said. Chen proposed that the government follow restrictions instituted by Japan in 2006 that limit the import of beef to those from cattle less than 20 months of age. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests Oct 25, 2009
8-year study period to assess clinical outcomes which included: ascites (abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), prognosis of chronic liver disease, death related to liver disease, hepatic encephalopathy (brain and nervous system damage), hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, variceal hemorrhage, or increase in fibrosis. Liver biopsies were also taken at 1. (Science Daily)
* ANALYSIS: Decision on US beef sparks round of meaty questions Oct 25, 2009
In 2003, Taiwan banned US beef after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) X commonly known as mad cow disease X was discovered in Seattle. The ban lasted until 2005, when the government gave the green light for boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Human form of mad cow reported in Italy Oct 24, 2009
Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal brain disease in cattle which first emerged in Britain in the 1980s. It is believed that humans can contract a fatal variation of it by eating infected parts of animals suffering from the disease. (MSNBC -- Health)
* Taiwan agrees to lift ban on US beef Oct 24, 2009
The OIE listed both the US and Taiwan in 2007 as countries in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, were under control. It has continued to list cattle parts such as brains, skulls, eyes, spinal nerve roots, tonsils and small intestines, as particularly risky and these items remain on lists of export or import bans. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
We want your footballers' brains: US study probes dementia link Oct 23, 2009
The researchers are keen for Australian sportsmen to join more than 150 former athletes on the brain-donation registry at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated injuries to the brain. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
CTE diagnosed in brain of dead college player Oct 23, 2009
Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine announced Thursday that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy was diagnosed in the donated brain of Mike Borich, who died of a drug overdose at age 42 in February ... "There are probably a lot of other people out there with dementia, depression, lack of impulse control, addictive behaviors," said Dr. Robert Cantu, a professor of neurosurgery who serves as co-director of the school's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. (ESPN -- College Football)
NCBA's statement on COOL disappointing to some (99) Oct 22, 2009
McDonald's food service understood this very well when they advertised heavily, following the finding of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada, that the chain served only USDA Inspected beef. I believe we all understand that McDonald's created this marketing campaign to address its millions of consumers' concerns regarding the safety of Canadian beef since McDonald's products include not only imported beef, but also Canadian beef. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Market Forecaster Oct 20, 2009
Japan bans the import of brain and spinal tissue to guard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Japan stopped all shipments of U.S. beef for more than two years because of concern about the disease. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Cargill issues beef tongue recall Oct 20, 2009
These cattle were not necessarily infected, but Wayzata-based Cargill recalled the beef because cow tonsil tissue can potentially carry the infective agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. The recall affected various size packages of Beef Tounge Number 1 White with the number EST 17690. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Creating Less Toxic Anti-HIV Drugs: Discovery Of Enzyme Structure Points The Way Oct 16, 2009
16, 2009) By discovering the atomic structure of a key human enzyme, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have pointed the way toward designing anti-HIV drugs with far less toxic side effects. Their work was published this week in Cell. (Science Daily)
* Rules on US beef imports will be eased: Chu Oct 15, 2009
The government imposed restrictions on beef products from the US after the latter reported its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) X also called mad cow disease X in 2003, prompting Taiwan, Japan and South Korea to reject all its beef products. Taiwan partially lifted the ban in April 2005 to allow imports of de-boned beef from cattle under 30 months old, but it reimposed the ban two months later when a second BSE case was discovered in the US.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Premium Car Research And Cow Dung Point To New High Tech Disease Diagnosis Oct 15, 2009
Until several years ago, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also. . (Science Daily)
It’s time to sideline players with head injuries Oct 13, 2009
Meanwhile, Ann McKee and Robert Cantu of Boston University s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy are seeing degenerative brain disease in football players as young as 18. Cantu said better helmets ironically may not be the answer as they already do an almost perfect job of preventing skull fractures. (Boston Globe)
Public Attitudes To New Technology: Lessons For Regulators Oct 13, 2009
Public opinion also is easily swayed by catastrophic events like the Chernobyl accident, which galvanized opposition to nuclear power, and by news like reports of deaths from Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe, or from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or swine flu (the H1N1 virus). "It's much easier to destroy trust than gain it," Satterfield says, so after an event like a nuclear meltdown or oil spill, leaders need to "take responsibility for any consequences quickly and... (Science Daily)
Study Links Concussions To Brain Disease Oct 12, 2009
The dark coloration in this brain cross-section is an indicator of repeated trauma and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE. (CBS) ... Dr. McKee says slides, cross-sections of his brain, show that Hilgenberg was suffering from a devastating, degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. It was first seen in boxers and can only be diagnosed after death, when the brain is dissected. (CBS News)
Mad cow fear: Japan suspends U.S. plant's beef Oct 10, 2009
Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is a degenerative nerve disease in cattle. In humans, eating meat products contaminated with the illness is linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and fatal malady. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Protecting Humans And Animals From Diseases In Wildlife Oct 10, 2009
9, 2009) Avian influenza (H5N1), rabies, plague, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), and more recently swine flu (H1N1) are all examples of diseases that have made the leap from animals to humans. As the list continues to grow, experts at The University of Nottingham are to lead a project aimed at developing a state-of-the-art pan-European surveillance system to monitor emerging and re-emerging infections in wildlife. (Science Daily)
Alcoholic Hepatitis Oct 8, 2009
Although neomycin has been used to treat hepatic encephalopathy for many years, no controlled studies have found it to be effective, as compared with standard treatment alone. A randomized trial2 comparing neomycin at a dose of 6 g per day with placebo showed no difference in outcomes between the two study groups. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Prion study reveals first direct information about the proteins molecular structure Oct 7, 2009
Prions are the infectious proteins responsible for human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, scrapie in sheep and several other related nervous system disorders in mammals. For a number of years, scientists have been using the tools of genetic engineering to create synthetic versions of these particles so they could study them more easily. (EurekAlert!)
First Direct Information About Prion's Molecular Structure Reported Oct 6, 2009
Prions are the infectious proteins responsible for human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, scrapie in sheep and several other related nervous system disorders in mammals ... (May 9, 2007) Prions are highly robust and infectious proteins, most notable for their central role in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow disease. (Science Daily)
R-CALF: Misrepresentation of EPA’s So-Called Cow & Pig Tax’ Distracts Producers (2) Oct 4, 2009
This sort of spin has temporarily shifted the focus away from important issues like country-of-origin labeling (COOL), the examination of U.S. antitrust laws, the fight to prevent the introduction of diseases like BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and FMD (foot-and-mouth disease), as well as the anticompetitive effects from packer-owned livestock and other captive supply practices. These are meaningful reforms that producers currently are advancing both in the U.S. court system and in... (Agri-View, WI)
Surgeon warns of brain injuries in body-check tackles Oct 2, 2009
The players - Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and Sean Morey of the Arizona Cardinals - are the first active NFL players to join more than 150 former athletes on the brain donation registry at the centre for the study of traumatic encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine. Six former NFL players on the centre's list were found to have brown tangles flecked through their brain tissue after dying young - some as early as their 30s and 40s - and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Convention will Oct.9-10 (31) Sep 30, 2009
Nebraska's BSE Coordinator Steve Gramlich of Maxwell will be available to discuss why sheep and goat producers should be concerned about BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease). Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers President Mike Wallace who ranches near Nelson will have information about multi-species grazing and a low-input, sustainable sheep system. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene Uncovered Sep 30, 2009
29, 2009) A University of Toronto-led team has uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease." ... Until several years ago, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also ... (June 28, 2009) Researchers have discovered a link between copper and the normal functioning of prion proteins, which are... (Science Daily)
Limitations of the MELD score in predicting mortality or need for removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation Sep 25, 2009
In the univariate analysis comparing patients who are still on the waiting list and patients who died or were removed from the waiting list due to poor conditions, the serum albumin, bilirubin INR, and CTP and MELD scores as well as the presence of ascites and encephalopathy were significantly different between the groups (p<0. 05), whereas serum creatinine and urea showed no difference. (BioMed Central)
Fears rise over trauma to NFL players brains Sep 24, 2009
It is a condition that Omalu originally termed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) ... Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Lawsuit to include Frankclay, Wortham Sep 24, 2009
High level exposure in children includes abdominal pain, anemia, encephalopathy and unexplained seizures. In adults, the symptoms are abdominal pain, anemia, encephalopathy and infertility. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Transhumance Helps Vulture Conservation Sep 24, 2009
European health regulations designed to control Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, requires all cattle carcasses to be removed from fields, which has led to a significant scarcity of food for carrion birds in Spain, with various impacts on their conservation. "However, in mountain areas with widespread livestock, it is impracticable to remove cattle carcasses. This is the case with transhumant farms during the periods that flocks spend in summer fields, a traditional... (Science Daily)
Researchers Working To Develop, Market Embryonic Test For Bovine Genetics Sep 23, 2009
Until several years ago, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Experts: U.S. should take lead to halt outbreaks Sep 23, 2009
The report found that the U.S. beef industry alone lost $11 billion in the three years after bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known commonly as mad cow disease, appeared in a few cattle in the United States. "Early detection of zoonotic disease emergence is essential to rapidly contain outbreaks," the report emphasized. (MSNBC -- Health)
Patients With Cirrhosis And Impaired Cognitive Abilities Have More Motor Vehicle Accidents Sep 22, 2009
22, 2009) A recent study by Jasmohan Bajaj, M.D., and colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Medical Center found that patients with cirrhosis of the liver who developed minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) had a 16% rate of motor vehicle crashes compared to only 4% of those without MHE over one year ... Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is a prevalent neurocognitive complication associated with cirrhosis of the liver ... Patients with MHE may progress to overt... (Science Daily)
Time trends in exposure of cattle to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and cohort effect in France and Italy: value of the classical Age-Period-Cohort approach Sep 18, 2009
Other articles by authors. Related articles/pages. (BioMed Central)
Senate, House Cut NAIS Funding, Waiting for USDA Response (52) Sep 18, 2009
Thornsberry pointed out that USDA already has spent about 140 million of taxpayer money on NAIS, claiming the program would allow animal disease traceback within 48 hours, but such an arbitrary timeframe would not appear to prevent the spread of diseases with long incubation periods, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or bovine tuberculosis. Nor would NAIS appear to prevent the spread of diseases that incubate very quickly, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which would... (Agri-View, WI)
Head for the game, and beyond Sep 17, 2009
They join more than 150 former athletes, including 40 retired NFL players, who have made similar commitments to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. As an active player, Morey said he felt an obligation to donate his brain, in part to help create awareness now about concussions and Second Impact Syndrome. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Morey to donate brain for research Sep 15, 2009
The other two NFL players donated their brains and spinal cord tissue to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy's program are Ravens center Matt Birk and Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu. They join more than 150 former athletes, including 40 retired NFL players, who already are in the program's brain-donation registry. (AZCentral -- Sports)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Sep 15, 2009
Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. For most of the past decade, officials have focused their prevention efforts on banning the use of feed contaminated with infected cattle parts, believed to be the primary conduit of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Rancher group leader blasts USDA's animal health policies Sep 11, 2009
Bullard said the USDA still has not overturned its rule allowing all Canadian cattle and beef to come into the U.S., despite the discovery of 17 cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in that country's cattle. After the first Canadian cow with BSE was discovered in May 2003, USDA banned all cattle from Canada. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology Sep 10, 2009
A new study suggests that gene expression profiling may allow researchers to track the progression of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and ultimately predict their infectious status ... Transcriptional changes in the brains of cattle orally infected with the bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent precede detection of infectivity. (EurekAlert!)
WTO Panel to Probe Canadian Complaint Against Korean Ban on Beef Imports Sep 1, 2009
South Korea halted Canadian beef imports in May 2003 after Canada reported its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, which has been linked to more than 150 human deaths worldwide. Eating meat from BSE-infected animals has been tied to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an incurable human illness that destroys brain tissue. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Grain Imports by Japan to Decline on DPJ Wheat, Soybean Subsidy Policies Aug 31, 2009
The cattle brain-wasting mad cow disease, officially known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, has been linked to more than 150 human deaths worldwide. Japan imposed a ban on U.S. beef imports in December 2003 after a case of the disease was discovered in Washington State. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Could 'Monkeying' With DNA Prevent Disease? Aug 28, 2009
Some 150 diseases are known to be caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA. ; mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS); and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) are just three of the known inherited diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA.. Though many of these incurable diseases result from spontaneous mutations in mitochondrial DNA, others are inherited. (ABC News)
FDA grants Salix drug priority review Aug 26, 2009
The disease Salix is targeting with rifaximin is hepatic encephalopathy, or HE, a neurological disorder tied to liver failure. In HE, toxic substances that usually would be removed by the liver accumulate in the blood and affect the brain. (Triangle Business Journal)
Impaired transport in neurons triggers prion disease Aug 22, 2009
Despite growing awareness of prion diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and the human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the molecular mechanisms responsible for their development are still not completely understood. These diseases are associated with neuropathological symptoms that include dementia, motor system defects and amnesia, although previous observations identified molecular hallmarks in the absence of these neuropathological symptoms, creating a paradox. (EurekAlert!)
Fears over new vCJD wave Aug 19, 2009
Prof Higgins, chairman of the government's Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, said: "Given that 160 to 170 MM individuals were infected, we would estimate the number of MV victims would be a maximum of 300 to 350, probably between 50 and 350.". Silent carriers. (BBC News -- UK)
'Low' death toll from blood Aug 19, 2009
" Professor Christopher Higgins, chair of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) which advises the government on diseases such as vCJD, said: "In the future, blood transfusions are going to be the most likely way of transmission. "We have effectively eliminated the primary method, which was eating infected meat.". (BBC News -- UK)
Groundbreaking Treatment For Oxygen-deprived Newborns Aug 17, 2009
The children in the study had suffered moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) at birth, but it was only children with moderate HIE that were helped by this hormone treatment ... Erythropoietin Improved Neurologic Outcomes in Newborns With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. (Science Daily)
Astellas Seeks Rigorous Testing and Safety-Related Labeling for Anti-Rejection Medications Aug 11, 2009
In post marketing experience, patients treated with tacrolimus have been reported to develop posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) ... Activation of latent viral infections, including BK virus-associated nephropathy and JC virus-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), has also been reported. (PR Newswire)
Avian influenza strain primes brain for Parkinson's disease Aug 11, 2009
The association between flu and brain disorders like Parkinson's was strengthened by an outbreak of encephalitic lethargic, also known as von Economo's encephalopathy, following the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Some of those patients developed Parkinson's symptoms. (EurekAlert!)
* US mulls trade pact with Taiwan Aug 9, 2009
Because of fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease, Taiwan only allows beef imports from the US of boneless meat from cattle under 30 months of age. Ros-Lehtinen wrote to Kirk, saying: The resumption of TIFA talks and negotiation of a bilateral investment agreement have become even more important now that Taiwan and the Peoples Republic of China are establishing closer economic ties. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
People Who Eat Deer And Elk With Chronic Wasting Disease May Avoid Infection Because Of Species Barrier, Study in Monkeys Suggests Aug 4, 2009
CWD is a type of brain-damaging disease known as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or prion disease ... Other TSE diseases include mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle, scrapie in sheep, and sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans. (Science Daily)
KFC denies Twister was the cause of girl’s illness Aug 4, 2009
Now aged 11, Monika developed salmonella encephalopathy and suffered multiple organ failure hours after eating the Twister at Villawood KFC on October 24, 2005. Her older brother and their parents, who each ate her meal, were also hospitalised with salmonella. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Experimental Treatment Halts Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury In Newborns, Study Suggests Aug 2, 2009
Besides demonstrating the brain's plasminogen activator system plays a pivotal role in neonatal cerebral hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, Dr. Kuan said the study also shows this system may be a promising therapeutic target in infants suffering hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ... "Not only is hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy an important cause of perinatal mortality and permanent neurological morbidities, but there are no specific medications against HIE in current medical practice," explained... (Science Daily)
Blood Transfusions Associated With Infection Aug 1, 2009
The likelihood of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy. . (Science Daily)
Do Kids' Seizures Signal Swine Flu? Jul 25, 2009
Neurological complications, including seizures, encephalitis, encephalopathy, and Reye syndrome, had previously been associated with seasonal influenza viruses but had not yet been described in connection to the new pandemic strain ... All four had fever, three had encephalopathy, and two had seizures. (ABC News)
Japan's tally of A/H1N1 infections tops 5,000 Jul 24, 2009
According to the ministry, there have been no serious cases reported since the first infections in Japan were confirmed in May, except for one case each of flu-linked encephalopathy in Kanagawa Prefecture and in Tochigi Prefecture. On May 9, three Osaka males were confirmed to be infected with the new A/H1N1 flu and they became the first confirmed cases of the new strain of influenza in Japan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scientists Fear Mad Cow From Farm-Raised Fish Jul 15, 2009
The human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease) is known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. It is untreatable and always fatal. (Newsmax)
How Mitochondria Get Their Membranes Bent Jul 10, 2009
11, 2008) Abnormally folded proteins cause a number of illnesses such as the Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and Alzheimer s. It is still unknown why this misfolding. (Aug. (Science Daily)
The wounds of war Jul 5, 2009
To gain a better understanding of combat brain injuries, the Sports Legacy Institute and the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy are setting up a brain registry for servicemen. By pairing examinations of soldiers cognitive health over time with post-mortem brain tissue examinations, the centers hope to help researchers develop imaging tests for toxic proteins that are present in damaged brains and brains with Alzheimer s.. (Boston Globe)
* Ma eager for US beef deal Jul 4, 2009
Taiwan banned US beef in 2003 when a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) X also called mad cow disease X was diagnosed in Seattle. The ban was partially lifted in April 2005 to allow imports of US de-boned beef from cattle under 30 months old, but was reimposed two months later when a second BSE case was discovered in the US.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
