‘Atypical’ Strain of Mad Cow Reported (The Gourmet Retailer) JUNE 13, 2006 -- Two reported cases of mad cow disease in Texas and Alabama seem to have resulted from a mysterious strain that could appear spontaneously in cattle, reports an Associated Press article. [News Source]

U.S. wants all plants approved for S.Korea beef. U.S. beef will not go to South Korea until Seoul approves all 38 American plants that want to export beef. [News Source]

Mystery US mad cow cases. A mysterious strain of mad cow disease that can appear spontaneously in cattle appears to be responsible for two cases in Texas and Alabama. [News Source]

Alabama vigilant in wake of Mad Cow case. Researchers are saying an Alabama case and another in Texas evidently did not arise from contaminated food, but possibly occurred spontaneously. [News Source]

Judge strikes down voters’ ban on Hanford waste shipments. A federal judge struck down a voter-approved initiative Monday that barred the government from sending radioactive waste to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, ruling that the measure infringes on federal authority over nuclear waste and interstate commerce. [News Source]

Work causes 5000 cancer cases a year. Almost 5000 Australians a year develop cancer from their workplace raising fears occupational health and safety regulations are failing workers. [News Source]

Mad Cow Cases In Texas, Ala. Appear To Be Rare Strain (The Boston Channel) Researchers studying two cases of mad cow in Texas and Alabama said they seem to have been a mysterious strain of the brain wasting disease in cattle. [News Source]

Mad cow cases in Texas, Alabama appear to be rare, mysterious strain (Casper Star-Tribune) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two cases of mad cow disease in Texas and Alabama seem to have resulted from a mysterious strain that could appear spontaneously in cattle, researchers say. [News Source]

Mad cow appears to be rare strain (Bismarck Tribune) WASHINGTON - Two cases of mad cow disease in Texas and Alabama seem to have resulted from a mysterious strain that could appear spontaneously in cattle, researchers say. [News Source]