Nerve Transplants Cause Human ‘Mad Cow’ Disease (MedicineNet.com) Title: Nerve Transplants Cause Human 'Mad Cow' Disease Category: Health News Created: 4/21/2006 1:58:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/21/2006 1:57:40 AM [News Source]

Despite new mad cow cases, U.S. wants to lift restrictions on Canada (WLUC TV 6) WASHINGTON Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says the administration is "very committed" to ending all mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases. [News Source]

Small farmers up in arms over livestock ID program. Ride a horse near someone's farm? You soon may have to record your trail ride for the Agriculture Department. [News Source]

Japan consumers voice US beef worries at meeting. Japanese consumers voiced concerns about a U.S. inspection system for mad cow disease at a meeting in Tokyo on Friday sponsored by the government to discuss a resumption of U.S. beef imports. [News Source]

Families demand vCJD compensation inquiry. Families of victims of the human form of mad cow disease are calling for an inquiry into the compensation system, after it was revealed £7million has been paid in legal costs and expenses. [News Source]

Despite new mad cow cases, US wants to lift restrictions on Canada. The Bush administration wants to end remaining mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases there. [News Source]

Despite new mad cow cases, U.S. wants to lift restrictions on Canada (WLUC TV 6) WASHINGTON Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says the administration is "very committed" to ending all mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases. [News Source]

Transplanted Nerve Tissue Can Cause Human ‘Mad Cow’ Disease (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) THURSDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Between 1970 and 2003, transplanted human tissue was responsible for a total of seven cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) -- the human form of mad cow disease -- in the U.K., a new study finds. [News Source]

State gives warning about mercury in fish. North Carolina issued mercury warnings for 22 species of fish because of the levels of mercury they contain. [News Source]

Call for inquiry into vCJD trust. Families of the victims of the human form of mad cow disease are calling on the Department of Health to investigate the body set up to compensate them. [News Source]