?Healthy? Foods? Look Again (6 Letters) (New York Times) To the Editor:. [News Source]

Surprise Corn Rally Boosts Commodity Funds, Hurts Coke, Tyson (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Corn farmers predicted this year's bumper crop in the U.S. The surprise was the surge in prices that came with it. [News Source]

Mad Cow ban affecting local dairy imports (The Monitor) THE Chief Executive of FARM Africa, Dr Christie Peacock, has urged the government to lift a ban on livestock imports from Britain to enable farmers secure breeding stocks and boost the livestock industry in Uganda. [News Source]

US team to visit Korea to boost beef exports. A U.S. agricultural delegation is scheduled to visit South Korea this week and call on Seoul to soften regulations on American beef imports, officials and industry sources said Saturday. [News Source]

Enter the grass eating humans (Sunday Observer) The application by UK scientists to carry out this research has already raised many questions of ethics in science and medicine, with critics saying this is both unethical and potentially dangerous. [News Source]

CWD can be spread more easily (The Columbus Dispatch) While no one is saying humans can be infected by the deer malady known as chronic wasting disease, a recent study suggests ingesting the prions that cause CWD is easier than previously thought. [News Source]

Japan halts beef imports after bad documentation on shipment (Daily Bulletin) TOKYO - Japan said Wednesday it has halted beef imports from one U.S. meatpacking plant after finding a shipment with improper documentation, a development that may test the public's concern about the safety of American beef imports. [News Source]

One family’s medical story unearths global diagnosis (The Plain Dealer) Alittle over 20 years ago, a dis tinguished Italian family started shipping their relatives' brains to Cleveland. If that unnerves you, then you probably won't enjoy "The Family That Couldn't Sleep" by D.T. Max. If it piques your curiosity, then you're in for a great read. [News Source]