Gila Valley threatened by ‘Mad Cow Disease’ The First United Methodist Church is having a fund-raiser for a youth mission trip. The youth group is planning to participate in the Sierra Service Project, a nonprofit Christian organization that enables young people to serve communities in need of home repairs. Some project locations have included Native American reservations, South Los Angeles, Tijuana, Mexico and Honduras. Teens from all ... [News Source]

New test targets ‘mad cow’ disease. An accurate, fast and specific test to detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, often referred to as "mad cow disease", has been developed, paving the way for better diagnosis of the fatal condition. [News Source]

New test targets ‘mad cow’ disease. An accurate, fast and specific test to detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, often referred to as "mad cow disease", has been developed, paving the way for better diagnosis of the fatal condition. [News Source]

Gila Valley threatened by ‘Mad Cow Disease’ The First United Methodist Church is having a fund-raiser for a youth mission trip. The youth group is planning to participate in the Sierra Service Project, a nonprofit Christian organization that enables young people to serve communities in need of home repairs. Some project locations have included Native American reservations, South Los Angeles, Tijuana, Mexico and Honduras. Teens from all ... [News Source]

Theater review: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ from Mad Cow Theatre It was with some trepidation that I picked up my ticket to “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” I had that same queasy feeling one gets when accepting an invitation to a party thrown by that couple who always drink too much, act inappropriately, start fighting and embarrass their guests. After all, that’s the set-up [...] [News Source]

Canada must take lead in solving food crisis. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recent announcement that the world food price index now surpasses the peak level achieved in the food price spike in 2007-08 raises serious concerns about the ability of the world to feed itself over the next several years. [News Source]

Mad cow disease is almost extinct globally. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, aka "mad cow disease", is almost extinct just 25 years after it was discovered. However, more cases of the human equivalent, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, may be waiting in the wings. [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre patrons speak up for programs While looking for ways to reduce expenses and be more eco-friendly, Mad Cow Theatre toyed with the idea of cutting back on paper programs. But recent feedback from patrons means the programs will be sticking around. “We heard you loud and clear – you love your programs,” reads part of an email newsletter to Mad Cow [...] [News Source]

Mad cow drags police officer along country road A cow ran down four people, including a police officer, after it escaped from a market and ran wild along a busy road in the Republic of Ireland Related Stories Ireland's Palestine upgrade strains Israeli relations Republic of Ireland's Palestine upgrade strains Israeli relations Martin front-runner in leader vote Budget threatened by independents Neglected horses struggle for ISPCA [News Source]

Udder chaos on busy road as mad cow tramples garda and mart-goers A COW nearly trampled a garda and three mart-goers after escaping onto a busy road. [News Source]