PlayStation’s serious side: Fighting disease (Financial Express) Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition -- donating their PS3's down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or mad cow disease. [News Source]

Tainted spinach another sign of sick food, farm system. The deadly E. coli outbreak in bagged spinach should make us rethink our farming practices and reinvigorate our regulatory system. [News Source]

Wildlife officials: elk equivalent of Mad Cow a concern for ID. Game officials are looking for 4 farm-rasied elk believed to be ear-tagged and roaming near the town of Chubbuck, for fear that they might contaminate the wild elk gene pool and possiby spread disease. [News Source]

29th suspected case of mad cow in Japan. A cow in northern Japan is suspected of having the country's 29th case of mad cow disease, an official said Tuesday. [News Source]

Vet shortage is an issue for food supply safety. With so many vets training to care for household pets, far too few veterinarians are left to fill the critical roles of protecting the nation’s food supply and the public’s health. [News Source]

Expert says U.S. needs to beef up protection of food supply. The United States needs to continue taking steps to protect its food supply from terrorism just as it would its buildings, airports and other elements of its infrastructure. [News Source]

Terrorists could target the food supply. The U.S. federal government believes terrorists may well try to make American food supply chains a weapon. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

29th Suspected Case of Mad Cow in Japan (ABC News) Japan Reports Its 29th Suspected Case of Mad Cow Disease; Animal in Northernmost Island [News Source]

29th Suspected Case of Mad Cow in Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A cow in northern Japan is suspected of having the country's 29th case of mad cow disease, an official said Tuesday. Preliminary tests on the animal at the Ishikari Livestock Hygiene Service Center in Hokkaido prefecture on Japan's northernmost main island were positive, said Hokkaido official Hiroyuki Takeuchi. [News Source]