Geneseek going global with offices in Britain, India (Lincoln Journal Star) Lincoln biotechnology company Geneseek is opening on the global stage. The company, which has 18 employees and operates out of the University of Nebraska Technology Park, plans to open offices in India and Britain. [News Source]

Alternative milk may have caused mad cow disease in Japan: ministry (Japan Today) TOKYO — Alternative milk containing Dutch-made fat may have been a cause of mad cow disease in Japan, the agricultural ministry said in an investigative report Friday. [News Source]

Wis. hospital dealing with possible CJD (Moldova.org) A Wisconsin hospital has closed its operating room and canceled procedures after learning that a surgery patient may suffer from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa is also notifying about 100 patients who had surgery there this week of the possibility that the disease could be spread by surgical instruments, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.Creutzfeldt-Jakob ... [News Source]

Wis. hospital dealing with possible CJD (EARTHtimes.org) A Wisconsin hospital has closed its operating room and canceled procedures after learning that a surgery patient may suffer from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa is also notifying about 100 patients who had surgery there this wee... [News Source]

Wis. hospital dealing with possible CJD (UPI) A Wisconsin hospital has closed its operating room and canceled procedures after learning that a surgery patient may suffer from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [News Source]

Canada gives loans and aid to cattle and hog farmers (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canadian cattle and hog farmers struggling with high feed costs and low prices will have access to a total of C$3.8 billion ($3.73 billion) in loans and aid early in 2008, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Friday. [News Source]

Hospital in Milwaukee deals with rare disease (Watertown Daily Times) Friday, December 14, 2007 12:36 PM CST WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - A Milwaukee-area hospital suspended surgeries for eight hours Thursday, resterilizing instruments as a precaution following a report of a possible case of a rare brain disease. [News Source]

From farm to table: What’s the future of food? On the heels of a scathing report that not only questioned the systems and ability of the Food and Drug Administration on food safety, but also reinforced the fragility of the consumers image of our food supply, this year must be the year that confidence in our food supply is restored. [News Source]

Surgeries Resume At Froedtert Hospital (WISN TheMilwaukeeChannel.com via Yahoo! News) Surgeries at Froedtert Hospital will go forward Friday morning after a health scare canceled all non-emergency procedures for a time on Thursday. [News Source]

Auction yards fight Canadian border cattle rule (Rapid City Journal) Five South Dakota auction yards recently hosted fundraisers that generated more than $50,000 to support a legal battle to stop older Canadian cattle from coming into the United States. [News Source]