New case of mad cow disease detected in northern Slovenia (AFP via Yahoo! News) Slovenian veterinary authorities confirmed that a new case of mad cow disease had been detected in a six-year-old animal raised in the northeast of the country and slaughtered at the end of October in neighbouring Austria. [News Source]

Slovenia reports new case of mad cow disease (AlertNet) Source: Reuters LJUBLJANA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Slovenia's Veterinary Administration said on Sunday a new case of mad cow disease was reported in a 6-year-old cow from Slovenia which was slaughtered in Austria earlier ... [News Source]

U.S. to press Japan to lift beef-age limit. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said he will press Japan to adopt US standards in beef processing, signaling a tougher stance in raising safeguards against mad cow disease when negotiations on beef trade resume. [News Source]

30 seconds with Heather Henson (Orlando Sentinel) no cliches about the acting being "a little wooden." [News Source]

Thousands got parts stolen from cadavers (Chicago Sun-Times) More than a year after surgery to relieve her neck pain, Jaqueline Neumann received some disturbing news. The bone fragment used to fuse two neck vertebrae came from a deceased donor who wasn't screened for HIV, hepatitis and other diseases. [News Source]