North Carolina reindeer ban has some dashing to local elks’ club. If you were hoping to take the kids to see some real live versions of Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen this holiday season, be forewarned: State wildlife officials have pulled the plug on the reindeer games. [News Source]

Scientists fear second wave of human BSE may kill up to 350. Scientists were warning today of a possible new wave of deaths from the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy amid fears the disease might have taken hold in a wider range of the population than had first appeared. [News Source]

Grieving mother demands action over vCJD. The mother of a man who died from the human form of mad cow disease went to Downing Street yesterday to demand that the government takes action to prevent more deaths from the disease. [News Source]

Mad cow disease may ‘kill hundreds.’ A new version of the human form of mad cow disease could see a second wave of deaths across the UK, according to experts. [News Source]

New mad cow disease risk (Sky News Australia) A new version of the human form of mad cow disease could see a second wave of deaths across the UK, according to experts. [News Source]