Former flight attendant sues Oprah over sex claim (China Daily) LOS ANGELES - Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career. Back in 1998 she won a Texas defamation case brought by cattlemen who weren't thrilled when she said she'd sworn off burgers on a show about mad cow disease. [News Source]

CJD insight (BBC News) Why are the young at risk of forms of mad cow disease? [News Source]

Why youngsters are more prone to human form of mad cow disease (New Kerala) Washington, Oct 15 : Scientists from The Roslin Institute of the University of Edinburgh have identified certain immune cells that could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to human form of mad cow disease or variant CJD. [News Source]

Theater:Comedy Review: Love Song (Orlando Weekly) Love Song Through Oct. 25 at Mad Cow Theatre 105 S. Magnolia Ave. 407-297-8788 www.madcowtheatre.com [News Source]

Ban on U.S. beef expected to be relaxed. Taiwan is expected to re-open its doors soon to imports of U.S. bone-in beef, shredded beef, some beef offal and other beef products, after Vice Premier Eric Liluan Chu made a public promise yesterday that consumers' health will be safeguarded. [News Source]

Japan suspends shipments from Lexington’s Tyson plant (Lexington Clipper-Herald) TOKYO – Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker Saturday over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials in the country raised concerns about U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. [News Source]