Colorado ends practice of killing elk, deer to contain CWD. Officials acknowledge that killing deer and elk to contain the spread of chronic wasting disease hasn't worked. [News Source]

Alabama legislature approves animal id law after mad cow case. Alabama's Legislature voted Thursday to allow the state Agriculture Department to implement an animal identification system. [News Source]

Safety of nation’s blood supply a prime concern for hemophiliacs. Blood safety is a major concern of the more than 400 people with hemophilia and other clotting disorders who are attending a national conference in St. Louis. [News Source]

Patient sues for possible disease exposure. A woman has filed a lawsuit against Emory Healthcare after she underwent surgery there with instruments that had been exposed to a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Norway PM feeds own kids salmon banned by Russia. Saying he often fed salmon to his own children, Norway's prime minister expressed hopes on Wednesday Russia would resume imports of fresh Norwegian fish which Moscow banned due to worries about toxic metals. [News Source]

U.S. agrees to extra training for handlers of Japan-bound beef. The U.S. has agreed to require further training of American workers handling beef exports to Japan. [News Source]

Patient sues for exposure to mad cow. As one of more than 500 Emory University Hospital surgery patients potentially exposed in 2004 to a human form of mad cow disease, Henry County schoolteacher Tracy Price says she lives each day in fear of losing her mind and her life to the fatal, brain-destroying disease. [News Source]

`The mark of the beast.’ Government officials say tracking animals is all about protecting public health. But former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore thinks the tracking system is a dire threat to personal liberty. [News Source]

US agrees to extra training for workers handling beef exports to Japan The United States has agreed to require further training of American workers handling beef exports to Japan, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

vCJD May Lie Dormant for Years. Many more people may be at risk of contracting vCJD than previously thought, according to research out today. [News Source]