STATE JOURNAL EXCLUSIVE: UW Hospital warning 53 patients about possible exposure to rare brain disease (Wisconsin State Journal) UW Hospital has told 53 patients they face an "extremely low" risk of contracting a rare brain disorder because they may have been operated on with contaminated surgical instruments. [News Source]

Health Department Confirms Case Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (WISC-TV Madison) The state Department of Health Services confirmed Thursday that a patient has died of a rare form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, but officials said there is not a public health threat. [News Source]

U.S. not happy with Japan’s beef import rule (Japan Today) The U.S. interim envoy in Japan said Thursday that Washington is ‘‘not happy’’ as Tokyo has groundlessly continued to restrict U.S. beef imports due to fear of mad cow disease. [News Source]

What’s wyth new name for cable channel? (Orlando Sentinel) H ow about that silly new name for the SciFi cable network? I don't watch much on SyFy (!), but I have sampled its new X-Files rip-off, Warehouse 13 — probably not something I'll be devoted to. Also, it's probably not a show to which I'll be devoted. (There you have the sentence both with and without a preposition at the end.) [News Source]

Japan suspends beef shipments from Kansas company (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A Kansas meat packer that fought U.S. authorities to test its entire herd for mad cow disease was hit with a suspension by Japan this week for shipping banned animal parts. [News Source]

At the Wells Public Library (York County Coast Star) Summer reading fun [News Source]

Obama should push China on pork and beef: US senator (Muzi) WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama should press visiting Chinese officials next week to open China's markets to banned US beef and pork exports, Republican Senator Charles Grassley said Tuesday. [News Source]