12 dangerous dietary supplements identified by 'Consumer Reports' Oct 27, 2008
Organ/glandular extracts are affected by FDA restrictions on the use of bovine materials in supplements because of the risk of mad cow disease. And in March, then-FDA commissioner Mark McClellan warned companies to stop selling the bodybuilding supplement androstenedione (andro). (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
Animal ID rolls ahead with premises registration (3) Oct 26, 2008
" If you can mentally step outside of yourself and the society in which you live, and observe dispassionately the black hole into which you and all of humanity are being drawn, what you will see is the fascinating convergence and culmination of events foreseen more than two thousand years ago and recorded in the Christian Bible. The question is, are you going to stop this march into oblivion? Can you stop or affect this in any way? Should you? If the Bible predicts the Orwellian tragedy now... (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Oct 25, 2008
Bush and Martin also pledged cooperation to combat mad cow disease, which is hurting the beef industries of both countries. For Bush, the big payoff occurred the day before, when Mexico's Fox accepted an invitation to visit Bush's ranch in Texas and lavishly praised his proposal that would allow migrants to work temporarily in the United States. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Judge Drastically Cuts Expert Testimony in Body-Parts Suit Oct 24, 2008
Martini also granted summary judgment for the defense on the issues of whether plaintiffs could have developed mad cow disease from transplanted bone tissue or other diseases from bone tissue implanted after being stored at room temperature for 30 days or longer, finding no reliable evidence of causation. Martini postponed decision on the plaintiffs' summary judgment motion concerning the transmissibility of diseases from tissue that was frozen or was transplanted within 30 days. (Law.com)
Media Advisory: U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins Discusses the Canada-U.S. Relationship at "Ca se discute: Fraser @ Ferreira" Oct 24, 2008
When Ambassador Wilkins arrived in Ottawa in 2005, the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship was under stress over beef import restrictions imposed due to an outbreak of mad cow disease, and discord over our softwood lumber agreement. But today Ambassador Wilkins says there has been a remarkable improvement in the tone and essence of the two countries' relationship in the past three years. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Mad cow test on way Oct 21, 2008
A blood test for the human form of mad cow disease could be ready in 18 months. Scientists are working on two screening procedures to prevent transmission of vCJD through blood supplies. (Mirror.co.uk)
French Left: From the fringe to vindication Oct 21, 2008
Opinions ranged from a comparison to mad cow disease to a critique of a formidable and intelligent financial system where no one understands anything. In the Nouvel Observateur weekly, columnist Jacques Julliard rejoices at the end to the diatribes against archaic statism of the French. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Caution over contagious cancers Oct 20, 2008
Now that case they were never thought that proteins could be infectious and proteins are certainly infectious and causes things such as Mad Cow Disease. Now we have a cancer in Tasmanian devils which is infectious which has got us thinking again that there is this slight possibility that cancer could be contagious. (ABC Online)
Optics Of Alzheimer’s Disease Oct 19, 2008
(July 6, 2007) A role for prion proteins, the much debated agents of mad cow disease and vCJD, has been identified. It appears that the normal prions produced by the body help to prevent the plaques that build up. (Science Daily)
South Korea links Web slander to celebrity suicides... Oct 13, 2008
One rumor held that South Koreans had a special gene that makes them particularly susceptible to mad cow disease. For years, whether and how to regulate the Internet has been a hot topic in South Korea, where almost 80 percent of the households have broadband access. (The Drudge Report)
Not All Vets Treat Pets -- For Some It's About Homeland Security Oct 13, 2008
One has only to read accounts from the past few years about Mad Cow Disease in Europe and North America with its impact on both human health and the beef industry to understand its importance. The outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Great Britain a few years back is a case in point. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Climate Change: Creeping and crawling into Nagaland Oct 13, 2008
The issues of Climate and Global Warming have today become the greatest challenge to the human strive for its continued and dignified existence. Together, they impact every aspect of life on earth and constitute a threat like never before in human history. (MorungExpress)
Tracking Down The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease: First Synthetic Prion Protein With An Anchor Oct 11, 2008
The anchoring of the prions seems to have a strong influence on the transformation of the normal form of the protein into its pathogenic form, which causes scrapie and mad cow disease ... 5, 2008) In an advance in food safety, researchers are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called ... (May 9, 2008) Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation,... (Science Daily)
Remaining cool about C.O.O.L. Oct 11, 2008
With the food safety issues like tainted milk in China and mad cow disease in Canada, the consumer has become more wary of what they buy and eat. Providing consumers more information in the selection of the products they purchase is always a good idea; as they always say in the marketing world the consumer is always right. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Label law helps buyers, challenges sellers Oct 7, 2008
The legislation was established by Congress in 2002 amid concerns about food safety issues, such as mad cow disease, and a growing interest by consumers in where their food comes from. After some tweaks, the new law took effect with this years Farm Bill. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Are you concerned about where your food comes from? Sep 25, 2008
Also, Canada has had mad cow disease in their herds. And, apparently, some countries plan on using human milk in some of their products. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Mad cow disease kills mother, son months apart Sep 25, 2008
Woman dead months after son died of mad cow disease - CNN.com ... Woman dead months after son died of mad cow disease ... Expert: First case where two members of same family died from mad cow disease. (CNN -- Health)
* CHINESE FOOD SCANDAL: Pundits criticize plan to send team to China Sep 24, 2008
South Korea suspended the import of US beef over mad cow disease. It didnt send its officials to the US to see how it [the contamination] happened, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fairfax takes 69% of Ridley Sep 24, 2008
Ridley Inc. reported last month that it had annual earnings of $6-million (U.S.), down from $9-million in its prior financial year, after a $6-million (Canadian) charge on litigation related to mad cow disease. Revenue was $633. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
SKorean groups urge police not to target stroller mums Sep 24, 2008
The street protests began in May after Seoul lifted a ban on US beef imposed in 2003 over mad cow disease fears. The rallies died down after Seoul negotiated extra safety conditions for the imports. (Yahoo! Asia News)
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals Sep 21, 2008
Proponents say the practice will lead to animals that can grow faster, produce healthier foods such as heart-healthy eggs, or be resistant to certain diseases, such as mad cow disease ... Other genetically engineered traits could help animals resist diseases such as mad cow disease. (MEDLINEplus)
Genetically engineered meat may be served under FDA plan Sep 20, 2008
These bulls on a farm in South Dakota were genetically engineered to be prion-free, which can make them resistant to mad cow disease ... Cows that cannot get the brain-wasting mad cow disease. (USA Today -- Money)
FDA Sets Guidlines For 'Super Chicken' Foods Sep 20, 2008
The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens. The rules will also apply to drugs and other medical materials from genetically engineered animals, a field with explosive potential. (Click2Houston, TX)
Japan lifts ban on imports from 2 U.S. beef packers Sep 20, 2008
TOKYO Japan said Friday it has lifted a ban on beef imports from two U.S. meat packers after reviewing the companies' steps to improve safety measures following unauthorized shipments that contained parts believed to pose a risk of mad cow disease ... Japan imposed a ban on U.S. beef imports in December 2003 after the first case of mad cow disease was found in the United States ... Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is a degenerative nerve disease in cattle. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Genetically Engineered 'Super Chicken' Coming Soon? Sep 19, 2008
The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease, or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chicken. The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed legal framework for how it would resolve such questions as whether the altered animals are safe for human consumption and pose no serious environmental risks. (Fox News)
FDA Issues Rules for Genetically Modified Animals Sep 19, 2008
Others have traits to make them resistant to diseases such as mad cow disease or to produce more healthful meat or milk. "Many kinds of genetically engineered animals are in development, although none has yet been approved by the agency for marketing," said FDA Deputy Commissioner Randall Lutter. (Planet Ark, United States)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Sep 19, 2008
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The discovery of a new strain of mad cow disease that may strike spontaneously rather than through contaminated feed could mean that it will be impossible to completely stamp out the brain-destroying illness in cattle ... Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions ... There have been only two cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. A French researcher thinks the cases... (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
News Stories Sep 19, 2008
Mad Cow Disease Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Protective Pathway In Stressed Cells Not So Helpful When It Comes To Prions Sep 18, 2008
Prions cause a number of untreatable and fatal neurodegenerative disorders, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease") in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans ... (May 9, 2008) Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side ... 30, 2004) In a surprising twist on a timely topic, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute are presenting evidence that mad cow disease prions cannot kill... (Science Daily)
Asia's pickle with people's power Sep 17, 2008
In South Korea's case, the resumption of US beef imports amid concerns over mad cow disease, and in Taiwan's case, reviving the economy and Ma's conciliatory approach toward China. While none of the sources of instability in these countries are insignificant, the responses appear excessive. (Asia Times Online)
US-China trade talks under way at Nixon Library Sep 17, 2008
China closed its markets to U.S. beef in 2003 after the first case of mad cow disease was found in the United States. In opening remarks, Wang acknowledged the need to discuss a wide range of issues that have cropped up as trade between the two nations had increased dramatically. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Gene may underlie some mad cow disease Sep 13, 2008
WASHINGTON - A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the epidemic started, U.S. researchers reported on Friday ... BSE or mad cow disease swept through British dairy herds in the 1980s, forcing the destruction of millions of animals. (MSNBC -- Health)
Alleged Carleton hacker faces criminal charges Sep 13, 2008
Mad cow disease may be caused in some cases by a rare genetic mutation that also occurs in humans who have a related brain-wasting disease, U.S. scientists have found. Technology Features. (CBC.ca)
K-State professor's USDA research shows mad cow disease also caused by genetic mutation Sep 12, 2008
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic ... Until several years ago, Richt said, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also called BSE or mad cow disease -- was a foodborne disease ... But his team's new findings suggest that mad cow disease also is caused by a genetic mutation within a gene called Prion Protein Gene. (EurekAlert!)
Changes In Urine Could Lead To BSE Test For Live Animals Sep 9, 2008
29, 2005) Researchers have found a way to detect in blood the malformed proteins that cause "mad cow disease," the first time such "prions" have been detected biochemically in blood. The discovery is. (Science Daily)
Transfusions Can Transmit Human Mad Cow Sep 8, 2008
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Country of origin labels about to arrive at your favorite store Sep 7, 2008
Almost 25 years later amid anxieties about E. coli bacteria and mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) the Farmers Union leader thinks consumers may find some comfort in labels that offer basic information on product background. I ve seen polling data that indicates that a very high percentage of consumers would like to know where products come from, he said. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Infectious, Test Tube-produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier' Sep 6, 2008
26, 2004) Using math and physics to investigate mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE) and similar diseases caused by infectious proteins called prions is the aim of research by physicists ... (June 19, 2008) Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of mad cow disease (BSE). (Science Daily)
Urine Has Clue That May Lead to Diagnostic Mad Cow Test, Scientists Say Sep 6, 2008
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian scientists have discovered a way to detect mad cow disease in urine, a finding that could lead to the first test for the infection in live animals. Researchers, working with Germany's Research Institute for Animal Health, found that changes in the level of a certain protein in cattle urine signaled the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad cow disease, Canadian health officials said today in a statement ... Canada confirmed its... (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Beef Board updates BSE Web site (97) Sep 4, 2008
In an effort to provide the latest facts about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly called mad cow disease ), the beef checkoff-funded Web site, , recently was overhauled to include new and updated content and an easy-to-search Web structure. Although the United States hasn t had a case of BSE since 2006, this disease remains important to the beef industry and the scientific community and frequently receives media attention. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Chronic wasting disease bad news for Michigan Sep 3, 2008
Like mad cow disease, it creates spongy lesions in an infected animal's brain. It does not appear to harm people or other animals. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Court: U.S. can block mad cow testing Sep 2, 2008
WASHINGTON The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday ... Mad cow disease has been linked to more than 150 human deaths worldwide, mostly in Great Britain ... Since there is no cure for mad cow disease and the test is performed on dead animals, the judge ruled, the test is not a treatment. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Novel Approach In Molecular Differentiation Of Prion Strains Aug 31, 2008
Classical BSE, more commonly known as mad cow disease, is a known cause of a variant form of the incurable, degenerative neurological disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. It has recently been proposed that this could have been the result of the recycling of an atypical, more probably sporadic form of BSE (called bovine amyloidotic spongiform encephalopathy, or L-type BSE) in an intermediate host, such as sheep. (Science Daily)
Court: U.S. can bar mad-cow testing Aug 31, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) A federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. Because the Agriculture Department tests only a small percentage of cows for the deadly disease, Kansas meatpacker Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants to test all of its cows. (USA Today -- Money)
Business briefs Aug 30, 2008
White House wins, can block mad cow testingWASHINGTON -- The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday. The dispute pits the Agriculture Department, which tests about 1% of cows for the potentially deadly disease, against a Kansas meat packer that wants to test all its animals. (Fresno Bee)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Aug 30, 2008
Bush and Martin also pledged cooperation to combat mad cow disease, which is hurting the beef industries of both countries. For Bush, the big payoff occurred the day before, when Mexico's Fox accepted an invitation to visit Bush's ranch in Texas and lavishly praised his proposal that would allow migrants to work temporarily in the United States. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Seoul softens stance on N Korea Aug 30, 2008
Mr Lee's decision in April to reopen South Korea to US beef imports - banned in 2003 after the discovery of mad cow disease in American cattle - prompted near-daily protests and has dominated the domestic political agenda. However, correspondents say Mr Lee's plans to deregulate the economy, introduce tax cuts and reforms pension systems could also meet significant opposition. (Yahoo News -- North Korea)
12 dangerous dietary supplements identified by 'Consumer Reports' Aug 30, 2008
Organ/glandular extracts are affected by FDA restrictions on the use of bovine materials in supplements because of the risk of mad cow disease. And in March, then-FDA commissioner Mark McClellan warned companies to stop selling the bodybuilding supplement androstenedione (andro). (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Aug 30, 2008
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The discovery of a new strain of mad cow disease that may strike spontaneously rather than through contaminated feed could mean that it will be impossible to completely stamp out the brain-destroying illness in cattle ... Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions ... There have been only two cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. A French researcher thinks the cases... (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
News Stories Aug 30, 2008
Mad Cow Disease Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions, according to animal study Aug 29, 2008
According to a study in sheep prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology, the risk of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as "mad cow disease") by blood transfusion is surprisingly high. BSE is one of a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), and there is no reliable non-invasive test for detecting infection before the onset of clinical disease. (EurekAlert!)
R-CALF USA: Canadian BSE concerns drop U.S. cattle prices (37) Aug 26, 2008
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that, Cattle fell to the lowest price this month on speculation that export demand for U.S. beef will slow after neighboring Canada last week reported its 14th case of mad cow disease since 2003. There s a little concern long term that some Pacific Rim countries may associate Canada with us, said Lane Broadbent, vice president of KIS Futures Inc. in Oklahoma City, the article states. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Ala. gov talks trade with South Korean ambassador Aug 22, 2008
The majority of Korean consumers have embraced the arrival of U.S. beef after the country lifted a ban on the imports earlier this year following mad cow disease concerns, South Korean Ambassador Lee Tae-sik said Wednesday, despite protests that suggest otherwise ... But Lee, who met with Gov. Bob Riley in Alabama to generate support for a Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement, downplayed the demonstrations and said we do not have any further concerns about the Mad cow disease scare. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
R-CALF calls for more testing after Mad cow found in Canadian cattle Aug 20, 2008
BILLINGS Mad cow disease cases in Canada since 1997 now number nine, yet officials there and the United States said Tuesday that the brain wasting sickness, transferable to humans, is out of the food supply and in control ... Internationally, the United States and Canada are both classified as controlled risk countries for mad cow disease, meaning BSE has been detected here but is under control. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
With new BSE case in Canada, R-CALF calls for more testing Aug 20, 2008
BILLINGS Mad cow disease cases in Canada since 1997 now number nine, yet officials there and the United States said Tuesday that brain wasting sickness transferable to humans is out of the food supply and in control. U.S. cattle organizations disagree on whether everything possible is being done to protect consumers and the beef industry. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
* US beef recovering some popularity in S Korea Aug 20, 2008
US beef is proving increasingly popular since going back on sale in South Korea despite months of mass protests against the supposed dangers of mad cow disease, officials said yesterday ... South Korea was once the worlds third-largest market for US beef, with imports worth US$850 million a year until they were suspended in 2003 after a US case of mad cow disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Biosolid application starts in Campbell County Aug 18, 2008
Helane Shields wrote on Aug 16, 2008 12:08 PM:" Sewage sludge "biosolids" contains significant quantities of toxic industrial wastes. Federal law allows every business and industry in the country to dump 33 pounds of hazardous wastes in public sewers each month with no reporting requirements.Sewage sludge "biosolids" has sickened people and animals (some have died), and contaminated surface and groundwater in Virginia and around the country.University of Wisconsin scientists whose research is... (Altivista Journal, VA)
Everything you wanted to know about GM food but were afraid to ask Aug 17, 2008
There have been food scares before look at Mad Cow Disease ... That way we may avoid disasters like thalidomide and Mad Cow Disease. (WalesOnline)
* World News Quick Take Aug 17, 2008
A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the governments Food Inspection Agency announced on Friday ... It was the 14th case of mad cow disease discovered in Canada since 2003. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Organic foods deserve more credibility Aug 17, 2008
A study conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last year found Canadians are more concerned about "long-term effects from things like pesticides, chemicals, GMO, hormones in meat and dairy products and the lingering worries about the impact of mad cow disease on the meat supply" than any other food-safety issues. Organic farming fits in with consumers' priority to see persistent synthetic and toxic chemicals eliminated from our food chain and removed from the environment. (Calgary Herald)
Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact? Aug 17, 2008
Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact. Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact. (Science Daily)
Woman accused of beating fiance at prenup party Aug 17, 2008
LJD wrote on Aug 15, 2008 10:58 AM:" To Realist: It could be PMS but I'd be willing to bt its an acute case of mad cow disease. ". Silly Billy wrote on Aug 15, 2008 11:15 AM:" What's that they say about a woman scorned?I say go on with the marriage. What's one little argument? People have tiffs here and there. Hell, if she ain't gonna marry him the other girl will. Sounds like a hell of an episode from Mr. Springer. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
New mad cow case found in Canada Aug 16, 2008
OTTAWA (AP) A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Canada, its 14th since 2003 ... The latest case of mad cow disease was found in a six-year-old beef cow. (Montana Standard, MT)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Aug 16, 2008
Bush and Martin also pledged cooperation to combat mad cow disease, which is hurting the beef industries of both countries. For Bush, the big payoff occurred the day before, when Mexico's Fox accepted an invitation to visit Bush's ranch in Texas and lavishly praised his proposal that would allow migrants to work temporarily in the United States. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Canadian Food Agency Confirms Latest Case of Mad-Cow Disease in Alberta Aug 16, 2008
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as BSE or mad cow disease, has been linked to more than 150 human deaths worldwide. People get the disease by eating meat from infected animals. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
