Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Marie Claire: 6 myths about organic food (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 6:59 pm

All organics aren't created equal. Here's what's hidden behind the label. [News Source]

Press freedom tested in South Korea (UPI)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 10:18 am

SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) -- Unionized employees of a South Korean broadcaster prevented government prosecutors from raiding their workplace Wednesday by blocking the entrance. [News Source]

Student hospitalized with rare disease (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 5:52 am

A senior admitted to the hospital last week has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human strain of bovine spongiform encephalopathy - commonly known as Mad Cow disease. The disease is fatal, and there is no known treatment or cure. [News Source]

Fyi: Business (Tulsa World)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 3:44 am

Consumer borrowing plunged in February by more than analysts expected as Americans cut back their use of credit cards by a record amount. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that consumer borrowing dropped at an annual rate of $7.48 billion in February, or 3.5 percent, from January. [News Source]

Dr. Donohue: CJD, a form of dementia, causes rapid deterioration (Pioneer Press)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 1:04 am

Q My dad died last August of confirmed sporadic CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. He had a very short and terrible illness. Although CJD is a very rare disease, will you explain it to your readers to make more doctors and families aware of it? [News Source]

Mad about racing (Kokomo Tribune)
Wednesday April 08th 2009, 12:40 am

WINDFALL — To say that what would become Mad Cow Racing got off to less than a stellar start would be putting things mildly.Parked outside a barn on the outskirts of Windfall sat three Dodge Neons and a Honda Civic, all white with black spots. [News Source]