Mexico Eases Mad-Cow Ban to Allow U.S. Dairy Heifers, USDA Says (Bloomberg.com) Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico is resuming imports of U.S. dairy heifers, lifting a ban imposed in December 2003 when the U.S. found its first case of mad-cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said. [News Source]

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]

US beef to be on sale after Chusok. U.S. beef will likely be distributed in the South Korean market soon after the Chusok holidays following the government's decision to resume imports early September. [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]