Ten mystery diseases you’ve never heard of (CNN) Mad cow disease, SARS and now swine flu: some diseases grab the headlines. But thousands of people worldwide suffer from very rare conditions, many of which few people have ever heard of. [News Source]

Give the public the full picture on climate change: Nasa scientist. The media is the main conduit for people to learn more about climate change, but the disconnect between education and the mission to provide news means that climate stories are often missing the context needed to understand the bigger picture. [News Source]

The new diseases of our own making. From swine flu to mad cow to HIV-AIDS, the Age of Ecodemics has arrived. We should remember how we are creating many of these diseases. You can't get swine flu from eating pork, but you can get it from live pigs. When pigs get the flu they cough and sneeze. [News Source]

Boston Legal: Season Five (DVD Talk) In December 2008 one of the most entertaining courtroom shows of the past decade came to a close and it should go without saying that Boston Legal enjoyed a successful run. [News Source]

Vilsack supports livestock tracking to help trade (Louisville Courier-Journal) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a group of Kentucky farmers yesterday that he supports a controversial livestock tracking system that some producers fear will be made mandatory. [News Source]

Organic food: Should we buy it or not? (Marco Island Sun Times) We are all faced with rising food costs, and even the most health-conscious consumers are starting to question whether paying 40 percent to 150 percent more for organic food is worth it. [News Source]

Trade Expert Optimistic Despite Economy (Yankton Press & Dakotan) KEARNEY, Neb. — If Clayton Yuetter knows anything, it’s agricultural trade. [News Source]

Keeping food supply safe requires strong system, vigilance (Yakima Herald-Republic) This feature is under development and will be available soon. This editorial appears in the Yakima Herald-Republic on May 28, 2009. If you think the federal government has taken the steps needed to limit future disease outbreaks among livestock, think again. [News Source]

A Long, Dark Tunnel Hints of Light (DTN / The Progressive Farmer) Is there light at the end of the Japanese beef/BSE tunnel? [News Source]

Doctors feel pressure as flu threat increases (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The number of confirmed cases of human swine flu in Australia is rising and the pressure is beginning to be felt by local GPs. [News Source]