Four Separate Biochemical Subgroups In A Selection Of Cases Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Identified (Medical News Today) UK and French researchers have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study, published March 14th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prionstrains in what is the most common human prion disease. [News Source]

RATE THIS ARTICLE (Crosswalk.com) (CNSNews.com) - Compromised, tainted, or questionable blood may have escaped into the blood supply from 2003 to 2006, but the American National Red Cross can't or won't say for sure. [News Source]

Gangsters complain sentences too stiff (CNews) Two Mad Cow gang members whose refusal to testify in murder trials netted them jail terms for contempt of court will be arguing before Manitoba's highest court tomorrow that their sentences are "harsh and excessive" and that their convictions should be dropped. [News Source]

The almanac (UPI) UPI Almanac for Tuesday, March 18, 2008. [News Source]

Beef Recall: Current Lists of Restaurants, Stores (FOX 11 News Los Angeles) The California Department of Health has released a new retail distribution list of recalled raw and frozen beef products from Hallmark Westland Meat Packing Company in Chino. The list currently has approximately 7,500 names and includes restaurants and stores. [News Source]