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]

No stomach for tougher food oversight. The increased complexity of agriculture and distribution systems, the influx of foods from all over the world and threats to the meat supply such as mad cow disease haven't shaken the resistance of most producers and sellers to major modification of the U.S.'s food-safety system. [News Source]

Exotic pets: ‘A disaster waiting to happen.’ Exotic animals like the Java macaque, kangaroos, cockatoos, and pythons are sold at auctions but many of them are potential carriers of some of the most dangerous diseases known to man. [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]