Student, 21, died just days after being told she had CJD (Daily Mail) When Elizabeth Smith celebrated her 21st birthday, she should have been looking forward to the life ahead of her. Instead, it was the day she received a death sentence when doctors told her she had the human form of mad cow disease [News Source]

Gummer family friend’s CJD tragedy (Channel 4) The daughter of a friend of former agriculture minister John Gummer - who tried to show beef was safe by encouraging his four-year-old child to eat a hamburger - has died from the human form of mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorea, US End 1st Day of Beef Talks (AP via Yahoo! Finance) South Korea and the United States ended their first day of beef trade talks with little headway Thursday as Washington demanded greater access to the Asian nation that is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorea, US produce no major progress in 1st day of beef trade talks (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) South Korea and the United States ended their first day of beef trade talks with little headway Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation that is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

South Korea, US open beef trade talks (Lexington Herald-Leader) South Korea and the United States opened beef trade talks Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation, which is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. The two days of meetings in Seoul come one week after inspectors found a recent U.S. beef shipment contained bone that is banned, and South Korea suspended further American ... [News Source]

South Korea, U.S. open beef talks (CNN.com) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea and the United States opened beef trade talks Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation, which is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

South Korea, US Open Beef Trade Talks (The Daily Comet) SEOUL, South Korea South Korea and the United States opened beef trade talks Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation, which is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

South Korea, U.S. begin beef trade talks today (Houston Chronicle) South Korea and the United States opened beef trade talks today on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation, which is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]