Mad cow disease

Nine years after he was infamously photographed feeding his daughter a hamburger at the height of the mad cow disease scare, John Gummer is to quit the Commons.  

Unusual case of 30-year-old man prompts scientists to reassess prevalence of vCJD. More people may be incubating variant CJD, the human version of so-called "mad cow disease", than was previously thought, according to scientists who today report an unusual case of the disease. All those tested worldwide since 1994 when the first cases were identified have been MM homozygous. However, a 30-year-old man who died of vCJD in January this year...  

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, is a chronic, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle. It has no cure or treatment. The disease was first discovered in 1986 in the United Kingdom, where more than 95 percent of all BS  

Unusual case of 30-year-old man prompts scientists to reassess prevalence of vCJDMore people may be incubating variant CJD, the human version of so-called "mad cow disease", than was previously thought, according to scientists who today report an unusual case of the disease. All those tested worldwide since 1994 when the first cases were identified have been MM homozygous.However, a 30-year-old man who died of vCJD in January this year was...  

Ever wonder when and where the mad cow disease started? Here's some trivia about the mad cow disease and how it greatly affects its human victims.Contributor: Heide Lynne CanlasPublished: Dec 15, 2009  

An unusual case of variant CJD, the human form of ''mad cow disease'', has raised fears that a second wave of cases are yet to be discovered.  

November 19, 2009 Brain-eating tribe enriches understanding of mad cow disease Mark Henderson, Science Editor A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribespeople were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists have discovered. In the middle of the 20th century the Fore tribe of the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea was devastated by a CJD-like...  

Each year The Simpsons celebrate Halloween with an extra special spooktackular episode. This year, the long-running cartoon tackled the dangerous subject of mad cow disease. Here’s how it went down: Everyone in Springfield was excited to try Krusty the Clown’s new “Burger Squared,” a burger made by “starting with Grade A beef, feeding it to [...]  

A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribespeople were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists have discovered. In the middle of the 20th century the Fore tribe  

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yakima County is home to an estimated 286,432 meat and dairy cattle. It's also where the nation's first confirmed case of mad cow disease occurred six years ago. That discovery helped prompt efforts to develop a national system to track diseased animals. Reporter Erin Snelgrove traveled to Australia and reports today on how that nation developed such a program and how efforts are progressing here.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain disease called kuru have a genetic mutation that protects them, researchers said Wednesday. Their study of the unusual cannibalistic practice shows evolution in real time in the human population, and might lead to a treatment for similar brain-wasting conditions, the researchers reported in the New England...  

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Health Ministry reported Friday a "likely" case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease. Since national records were established in 1993, Italy has had only one known case of the disease, in 2002 ...  

Minneapolis City Pages'Mad cow' concerns spur beef tongue recallsNation's Restaurant News... been completely removed in keeping with federal rules intended to reduce the risk of human exposure to “mad cow” disease, government officials said. ...Cargill Meat Solutions recalls beef tongues*Food ConsumerCargill Meat Solutions recalls beef tonguesChicago TribuneCargill recalls more than 5500 pounds of beef tongueMinnPost.com (blog)Food Safety News...  

Australia.TOMad cow regulations watered down, with beef industry supportABC OnlineRules protecting Australia from mad cow disease will be relaxed after a request from the beef industry. From next March, the Federal Government will lift ...Beef exports face mad cow alarmsThe AustralianMad-cow ban scrutinyWeekly Times NowAustralia lifts ban on beef importsdomain-BThe Age -Food Safety News -Australian Foodall 73 news articles »  

Mad Cow Tavern, CairnesThanks to cow spotters Greg and Ken who sent me these photos of cow places they saw in North Queensland, Australia. Moooooooooooos of thanks!The Cow Bay Hotel. I didn't know cows had bays...