6 acquitted in French trial over hormone deaths (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) A French court acquitted six people Wednesday over the deaths of at least 114 people who contracted a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones. The verdict followed a 16-year investigation into the deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD. The Paris court acquitted the six doctors and pharmacists of manslaughter and other charges in the verdict ... [News Source]

6 acquitted in French trial over hormone deaths (The State) A French court acquitted six doctors and pharmacists Wednesday in the deaths of at least 114 people who contracted a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones. Families of victims, many of whom were children, stared in stunned silence when the verdict was announced in the crowded Paris courtroom. The verdict followed a laborious 16-year investigation into ... [News Source]

6 acquitted in French trial over hormone deaths (AP via Yahoo! News) A French court acquitted six people Wednesday over the deaths of at least 114 people who contracted a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones. [News Source]

No more tag snag (Edmonton Sun) A central Alberta rancher is "cautiously optimistic" following a decision by the United States to loosen its labelling requirements on Canadian livestock sold for slaughter south of the border. [News Source]

Zhang Ziyi And Mad Cow Disease (Sin Chew Jit Poh) Just as we are getting ready to usher in the Year of The Ox, China’s netizens seem to be inflicted with the mad cow disease. [News Source]

Zhang Ziyi And Mad Cow Disease (Sin Chew Jit Poh) Just as we are getting ready to usher in the Year of The Ox, China’s netizens seem to be inflicted with the mad cow disease. [News Source]