China stops imports of Alberta pork: Canadian Pork Council president (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) MAYERTHORPE, Alta. - China stopped imports of Alberta pork Sunday because of the presence of swine flu in a herd of pigs, a move the head of a Canadian industry group called a "knee-jerk reaction." [News Source]

This Week’s Survey Results: Swine Flu, Summer Work, Fire Coverage, Lisa Rinna (Charleston City Paper) Here's the unofficial survey results. You can still take the full survey here. 1. The swine flu landed in news cycles over the weekend. We don't understand why all of these scary diseases have to involve things that play a role in everyday life (bird flu, mad cow, swine flu, etc.). With that in mind, what’s the next virus America is sure to catch? A. The Rosey Palm Influenza 2. With school out ... [News Source]

Disease and terror. The similarities between the flu and biological terrorism are not coincidental. In recent years the world has changed in ways that have made the threats of natural and man-made epidemics more and more alike. [News Source]

Government joins suit against Chino meat plant. The head of the Humane Society lauded the federal government's decision to join in a $150 million lawsuit against the Chino meat plant involved in the largest beef recall in U.S. history. [News Source]

Urine test may flag mad cow disease in live cattle (Tiscali) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian researchers said on Friday they have found a possible way to test living cattle for mad cow disease, using protein traces in urine. [News Source]