Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Spain confirms its 4th human fatality from variant of mad cow disease (Whistler Question)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 2:13 pm

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Health Ministry is reporting the country's fourth fatality from the human version of mad cow disease. The ministry says tests confirm that a woman in her 60s who died in August in northern Castilla-Leon region had variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [News Source]

Mad cow disease in Penang (Malaysia Today)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 1:51 pm

The look on their faces when they go berserk is something you have to personally see to appreciate. It is indeed a most ugly sight that words can never describe. The fact that most of these people are already ugly to start off with makes it even worse. [News Source]

Mother, son die of mad cow disease (Moldova.org)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 10:19 am

The mother of a Spanish man who died from mad cow disease also succumbed to the illness, the Spanish Ministry of Health says.It is believed to be the first case in which two members of the same family have died from the ailment, Juan Jose Badiola, director of Spain's national research center for mad cow disease, told CNN in Madrid.The mother, in her early 60s, died last month. Her son, 41, died ... [News Source]

Mother, son die of mad cow disease (UPI)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 9:56 am

MADRID, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The mother of a Spanish man who died from mad cow disease also succumbed to the illness, the Spanish Ministry of Health says. [News Source]

Spain confirms death from human variant of mad cow (GMA News)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 9:41 am

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Health Ministry is reporting the country's fourth fatality from the human version of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Customer Service (Brandon Sun)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 9:27 am

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Health Ministry is reporting the country's fourth fatality from the human version of mad cow disease. The ministry says tests confirm that a woman in her 60s who died in August in northern Castilla-Leon region had variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [News Source]

Two Spaniards become first mother and son to die of BSE (EARTHtimes.org)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 8:10 am

Madrid - Two Spaniards have become the first mother and son to die of the variant of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) linked to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease, experts said Thursday. Investigations had confirmed that... [News Source]

Mad cow disease kills mother and son (CNN.com)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 5:08 am

The mother of a Spanish man who died from the human form of mad cow disease has also died from the illness, Spain's Ministry of Health says. [News Source]

The rise of super food – will you dare eat it? (Daily Dispatch)
Thursday September 25th 2008, 12:45 am

SUPER Chicken may soon be strutting closer to the American dinner table. [News Source]

Ridley Shares Advance After Agreeing to Sell Canadian Unit (Bloomberg.com)
Wednesday September 24th 2008, 10:59 pm

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Ridley Corp. , Australia's largest maker of livestock feed, rose the most in six months in Sydney trading after agreeing to sell its Canadian unit. [News Source]