Widow: Charles City man didn’t die of ‘mad cow disease’ (The Gazette) The widow of a man who died of a rare brain disease wants Iowans to know there is no "mad cow disease" outbreak in the state.Paula Squier, 55, of Charles City, said her husband, Tom Squier, 60, died Wednesday of what doctors at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics diagnosed as sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease."Every test he had indicated it," Squier said, adding doctors at the Iowa City ... [News Source]

Climate scientists: it’s time for ‘Plan B.’ An emergency "Plan B" using the latest technology is needed to save the world from dangerous climate change, according to a poll of leading scientists carried out by The Independent. [News Source]

Mad cow rule may put farmers in dumps. Nebraska's state veterinarian is among those worried that dead cattle could be left to rot in windbreaks or ditches because of a federal regulation intended to prevent mad cow disease. [News Source]

Widow: Charles City man didn’t die of ‘mad cow disease’ (The Gazette) The widow of a man who died of a rare brain disease wants Iowans to know there is no "mad cow disease" outbreak in the state.Paula Squier, 55, of Charles City, said her husband, Tom Squier, 60, died Wednesday of what doctors at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics diagnosed as sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease."Every test he had indicated it," Squier said, adding doctors at the Iowa City ... [News Source]

Charles City family says man died of human form of Mad Cow Disease (KWWL Iowa) CHARLES CITY (KWWL) -- Relatives of a north Iowa man tell KWWL the family member died at his home Wednesday from the human form of Mad Cow disease. [News Source]

State farmers at odds (Hays Daily News) The Agriculture Department has backed away from a memo that would have required Kansas farmers to register their premises with state and federal agencies. [News Source]

Rare disease a possible cause of Charles City man’s death (Charles City Press) Thomas Squier, 60, of Charles City, died this week after being tentatively diagnosed with an extremely rare degenerative brain disorder. [News Source]

Mad cow rule may put farmers in dumps (Kearney Hub) LINCOLN -- Nebraska's state veterinarian is among those worried that dead cattle could be left to rot in windbreaks or ditches because of a federal regulation intended to prevent mad cow disease. [News Source]

GeneThera Will Test Milk And Dairy Products Due To Evidence Linking Johne’s Disease To IBS And Crohn’s Disease (Medical News Today) GeneThera, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GTHR) announced it will begin testing of raw and processed milk and dairy products using its Real Time PCR test for Johne's disease through its Wheat Ridge, CO laboratory. [News Source]

Man Dead from Mad Cow Disease (KIMT Mason City) CHARLES CITY, IA-- A C harles C ity family believes one of its members died from a form of Mad C ow d isease. Funeral services will be held S aturday for T homas S quier. [News Source]