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  1. Mad Cow Disease: The History of BSE in Britain by Richard W Lacey, 1994
  2. Reader's Digest August 2001 - Princess Diana, Tough Times, Mad Cow Disease
  3. FDA urged to tighten blood rules to protect against mad cow disease.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article): An article from: Transplant News
  4. Kay''sCuts.(Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman's resignation and her role in curbing mad cow disease): An article from: Top Producer by Steve Kay, 2004-12-05
  5. Pandemonium: Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease and Other Biological Plagues of the 21st Century by Andrew Nikiforuk, 2008-01-09
  6. French Frozen Poultry Industry Stands To Profit from Mad Cow Disease Scare.: An article from: Quick Frozen Foods International by Mary B. Davis, 2001-01-01
  7. Cash Flow.(beef cattles and mad cow disease scare for the Japanese): An article from: Top Producer by Linda H. Smith, 2004-11-13
  8. La "locura" de las vacas preocupa a los españoles.(TT: Mad cow disease is a concern in Spain.): An article from: Epoca by Ana Del Paso, 2001-03-11
  9. Frozen poultry industry takes wing; trade and new products booming: world production and trade continue to boom, with scares over Mad Cow Disease and Foot ... from: Quick Frozen Foods International by John J. Pierce, 2002-01-01
  10. Bullish on risk management.(Mad cow diseases)(Editorial): An article from: Security Management by Sherry Harowitz, 2004-02-01
  11. Where's the Beef?: The Mad Cow Disease Conspiracy --2001 publication. by David L Cole, 2001-01-01
  12. Mad Cow Disease, Human Illness Tied / Satellite Views Earth's Living Plumage / Feds Tackle Toxic Cell / Atoms Bounce Back to Form Frigid Cloud / Deadly Bacteria Pop up in Fruit Flies (Science News, Volume 152, Number 14, October 4, 1997)
  13. Mad cows and the colonies, it can't happen here? (intensive agriculture and the mad cow disease) (includes related articles on the rendering industry and ... of mad cow disease): An article from: E by Kieran Mulvaney, 1996-07-01
  14. Bible, Black Pudding, Mad-Cow Disease and the " Human Sexuality Report " : A Layman's Reply Partly to the Book " Why Bible-Believing Methodists Shouldn't Eat ... of the " Human Sexuality Report " by R.V. Dinner, 1995-04

81. Mad Cow Calculator
Calculates whether eating beef will more likely give you a heart attack or mad cow disease.
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Doctor Zebra The Mad Cow Calculator What is the Mad Cow Calculator? Every time you eat beef, your risk of developing Mad Cow Disease increases. Your risk of heart attack also increases (because of the fat and cholesterol in beef).
The Mad Cow Calculator is an educational tool that attempts to answer a simple question: Which is the greater risk from eating beef heart attack or Mad Cow Disease? Why the Mad Cow Calculator? Heart attacks, by far, are the #1 killer of adults in the civilized world. In making personal health decisions, people should pay more attention to preventing heart attacks and less attention to rare conditions such as Mad Cow Disease. The Calculator backs up that statement with numbers. How do I use the Mad Cow Calculator? Click here to start using the Mad Cow Calculator. How Can I Learn More about the Mad Cow Calculator? You can read details about the Mad Cow Calculator. Back Doctor Zebra Home Contact Us Use the Calculator

82. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Information Or "Mad Cow Disease" - Washington S
Information and resources on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or.
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Updated 2/22/05 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is one variety of a group of diseases known as "Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies" (TSEs). TSEs cause microscopic holes in the brain, giving it a sponge-like appearance under a microscope. TSEs are always fatal and affect both humans and animals. BSE is the type of TSE that occurs in cattle. Scientists believe cattle are infected when they eat feed that contains remnants of infected animals. The most common human TSE is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Scientists believe a new variant form of CJD is caused by consuming the brain and spinal cord of animals infected with BSE. On December 23, 2003 a cow was diagnosed with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington State. The cow was traced to its origin in Canada. A total of 255 animals that were or could have been from the source herd in Alberta, Canada were identified on 10 premises in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. All 255 animals tested negative for BSE. After this extensive testing and trace back of feed cohorts, USDA officially closed its investigation into the BSE incident in Washington State on Feb. 9 2004

83. UN Health Agency Concerned About Mad Cow Disease Spread
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84. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Mad Cow Disease
Information released by FSIS, other USDA and other government agencies on the issue of BSE, plus information and resources for further study.
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All FSIS Dockets Docket Comments Export Information Training All USDA Information For... Constituent Groups FSIS Employees You are here: Home Fact Sheets / Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - "Mad Cow Disease" Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - "Mad Cow Disease" Are BSE and "mad cow disease" the same thing?
Yes. BSE stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and it is widely referred to as "mad cow disease." It is a chronic degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of cattle. BSE is named because of the spongy appearance of the brain tissue of infected cattle examined under a microscope.
Is BSE related to any other diseases?
BSE belongs to a family of diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). TSE animal diseases found in the United States include scrapie in sheep and goats, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in mink, feline spongiform encephalopathy in cats, and in humans: kuru, both classic and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, and fatal familial insomnia.
(Note: The one case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States is in a young woman who likely contracted the disease while living in the United Kingdom. Symptoms appeared after she moved to the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not found additional cases in the United States through its surveillance program.)

85. Freezerbox Mad Cow Disease The Chemical Industry Plays Dirty
Forget farm feed made from animal remains, Dr. Paul Kail explores the possible link between pesticides and mad cow disease.
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86. CNN.com - Mad Cow Disease Found In Azores - November 24, 2000
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Mad cow disease found in Azores
LISBON, Portugal Portugal has detected the first case of mad cow disease in the Azores, a region exempted from a European Union ban on Portuguese beef exports, the Agriculture Ministry said.

87. Mad Cow Disease
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We consulted with university scientists, farmers, government agencies, and other experts to answer the questions most frequently asked of us by American consumers.
  • CDC Undermines Mad Cow Hysterics
    Posted On: May 5/10/2004
    Mad Cow Four Months Later

    Posted On: May 5/4/2004
    Food Scares: Short On Facts, Long On Lawsuits

    Posted On: March 3/8/2004
    The Spider At The Center Of The Mad-Cow Web
    Posted On: January 1/15/2004 Mad Cow Disease And The Workers' Revolution Posted On: January 1/9/2004 Combating Mad Cow Confusion Posted On: January 1/6/2004 Mad Cow Bloody Propaganda Of The Week Posted On: January 1/6/2004 Mad Cow News Update: Day Ten Posted On: January 1/2/2004 Mad Cow News Update: Day Eight Posted On: December 12/31/2003
  • Mad Cow Scaremongers These people are activists, not knowledgeable scientists. Their expertise is in scare mongering, not livestock agriculture.

    88. NPR : Unraveling Mad Cow Disease
    mad cow disease and related illness are thought to be spread by an infectious protein, not a germ. But some prominent scientists don t agree.
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    89. CNN.com - Europe Battles Mad Cow Disease Panic - December 4, 2000
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    Europe battles mad cow disease panic
    A ban on all meat-based animal feed could be extended throughout the EU BRUSSELS, Belgium New measures to prevent the spread of mad cow disease have been approved by European Union farm ministers at an emergency meeting.

    90. Mad Cow Disease
    Click here to read about mad cow disease in the United States. It s ten years since the first colossal outbreak of mad cow disease.
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    • * FOURTH TEENAGER IS KILLED BY CJD
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    FOURTH TEENAGER IS KILLED BY CJD
    Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease used to take decades to kill. Sufferers tended to be over 55. But CJD is changing. Now it kills the young. Can it be a coincidence that, in the last 10 years, we've eaten 1.5 million BSE-infected animals? On Friday morning at 11 o'clock, 20-year-old Peter Hall was buried at Chester-le-Street Parish Church cemetery, near Sunderland, Co Durham. He was killed by Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD), the human equivalent of Mad Cow Disease (BSE). First striking him at 19, just 13 months ago, it made Peter Hall the fourth British teenager to succumb to the disease to date. Two others died last year-Stephen Churchill, at 19, and an un-named 17-year-old girl. The very first teenage CJD victim, Victoria Rimmer, 16 when she was diagnosed by live biopsy late in 1994, is still in a coma. Government scientists argue that the recent increase in surveillance is the most likely reason why more cases, including teenage cases, are now being identified. But Britain's leading CJD specialist, Dr John Collinge, at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, disagrees. 'Given the rarity of CJD in teenagers,' he says, 'It is unlikely that such cases would have been previously missed.' In other words, we're faced with something new. The Government still insists that there is no evidence to link BSE and CJD. Most recently, Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell said that 'there was no conceivable risk' in eating beef. But the facts tell a different story.

    91. Making Sense Of Mad Cow Disease
    Separating fact from fiction about mad cow disease in this interview with University of Maryland School of Medicine pathology professor Niel Constantine.
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    Making Sense of Mad Cow Disease
    A UM researcher answers frequently asked questions about Mad Cow Disease and talks about an effort he's heading to develop a quick and inexpensive test for prion diseases.
    By Chris Lindsley
    University of Maryland Medical System Web Site Editor
    Niel Constantine, Ph.D.
    Concerned about Mad Cow Disease? If so, you’re not alone. With the first case of Mad Cow Disease reported in the United States in mid December, the awareness of and concern about this disease have reached record levels. Recent recalls of meat from a number of states, and economically-devastating international bans on beef exports from the United States have shown what just one case of the deadly disease can cause. Improve your Mad Cow Disease IQ by reading the following interview with Niel Constantine, Ph.D., a Professor of Pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Director of the Clinical Immunology Laboratory. Dr. Constantine is heading a research effort funded by the Department of Defense to develop a quick and inexpensive screening test for prion diseases in animals and humans – of which Mad Cow Disease is one.

    92. Putting Mad Cow Disease Into Perspective: A Top Ten List Of Things To Really Wor
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    Putting Mad Cow Disease Into Perspective: A Top Ten List of Things to Really Worry About
    Now that a cow in Washington State has tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, a somewhat predictable series of events has begun to occur. Fueled by media coverage, beef prices in the United States have ceased their recent Atkins-diet-stimulated increases. Foreign nations are refusing to accept beef exports from the US. There are widespread calls for the government to increase surveillance of cattle herds. Although these effects are understandable and may have some as-yet-undetermined beneficial outcome, what they also do is to increase the public's anxiety over what is likely a very small threat. In humans, the disease caused by eating the tissue from the nervous systems of afflicted cows is called

    93. CNN.com - Report: Mad Cow Disease May Be Transferred Through Blood - September 1
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    Report: Mad cow disease may be transferred through blood
    LONDON (AP) Sheep in the early, symptom-free stages of the brain-wasting "mad cow" disease can pass the illness to other sheep through blood transfusions, new research has found. The findings published Friday in the Lancet medical journal raise the possibility that the human form of the disease could be transmitted through blood transfusions.

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    95. MedlinePlus: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
    Specific Conditions; mad cow disease Frequently Asked Questions Don t Panic Related Issues; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and New
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    96. January 26, 2001, Hour 2: Mad Cow Disease / BSE
    Concern over mad cow disease continued to spread in Europe this week. Two cases of the disease Scifri May 12, 2000, Hour Two mad cow disease and CJD
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    Archives January Hour Two: 'Mad Cow Disease' / BSE Concern over 'mad cow disease' continued to spread in Europe this week. Two cases of the disease, more properly known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, have been found in cattle in Italy. In November 2000, Germany and Spain reported discovering their own native cases of BSE. BSE has not yet been found in the USA, although scrapie (found in sheep) and chronic wasting disease (found in deer and elk), two related diseases, have been found on U.S. soil.
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    BSE is thought to be passed from animal to animal through consumption of nervous system tissues from infected animals. These tissues have been included in 'meat and bone meal' in the past, which many farmers have used as protein supplements for their livestock, thus spreading the disease. Many scientists believe that BSE is linked to a human brain disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). According to the World Health Organization, vCJD is "strongly linked to exposure, probably through food, to BSE." Worldwide, over 80 people are known to have died from vCJD. In addition to food products, there is concern over some vaccines made with animal products. Although an FDA advisory committee found the risk of transmission of BSE through vaccines to be 'theoretical and remote,' the committee recommended that vaccines produced with bovine-related materials from countries known to have BSE be replaced with ones from BSE-free countries.

    97. CNN.com - U.S. Judge To Rule Soon On Fate Of Vermont Sheep That May Have Mad Cow
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    98. May 12, 2000, Hour Two: Mad Cow Disease And CJD
    May 12, 2000, Hour Two mad cow disease and CJD. mad cow disease USDA APHIS Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Scientific American The Prion
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    SCIENCE FRIDAY... Science Friday Archives May Hour Two: Mad Cow Disease and CJD A study released last week in the U.K. failed to find evidence that tainted beef from the "mad cow disease" epidemic of 1996 has caused widespread illness in people. After studying samples taken from over 3000 people, the researchers found no signs of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (nvCJD), which is strongly believed to be related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly called mad cow disease or BSE.) They reported early results of their work in the medical journal The Lancet.
    Changes to a small portion of this protein may change it from a normal protein to an infectious prion. (image: Inst. for Mol. Biology and Biophysics, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology) Another paper recently released in the Annals of Neurolog y, however, paints a gruesome picture of the progression of nvCJD. There is no treatment for nvCJD doctors can simply try to make the patient comfortable. Tracking 35 patients over a period that averaged 14 months, the research team watched as the patients progressed from psychiatric symptoms such as depression to neurologic symptoms, such as coordination problems and involuntary movements. Some felt numbness or painful sensations in their skin and limbs. As the patients neared death, they gradually slipped into helplessness, losing the ability to move or speak.

    99. Important Data Concerning BSE In The USA
    Provides editorial and background information on mad cow disease with links to various news sources.
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    BSE in the USA
    For overall statements about BSE and CJD, please see the FDA site and the USDA site that are present here. Index:
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    It is quite likely that the media in the US and the public may not rally around their farmers in quite the same way that the USDA are hoping. What would be expected would be an immediate fall in beef sales but with a long, slow return of the sales over the following year. The levels may not return to where they were ever again and beef may well become a much less desired meat than the farmers are hoping. This can be predicted because of the way in which beef sales fell following the cases of vCJD in UK and the cases of BSE appearing in Europe as a whole. The way in which the American media have pointed the BSE finger at Europe in the past and suggested that eating beef in Europe was a risk must make it difficult to claim that US BSE is in some way safer. Exactly that took place in Japan where, when BSE appeared, the beef sales crashed.

    100. Mad Cow Web Quest -Home Page
    Beyond the range what will the impact of mad cow disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have on America? THE PROCESS
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    [ Home ] Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teacher Resources INTRODUCTION This quest challenges you to investigate a greatly debated global issue, Mad Cow disease, also known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. In the past several years, much of the attention has focused on the economic, environmental, social, and cultural impact this disease and its associated health concerns has had on Great Britain and other European Countries. Beyond the range...what will the impact of Mad Cow Disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have on America? THE PROCESS The class will be divided into five teams with four members in each team. Each team will assume one of the following roles in an effort to research and obtain information, formulate opinions, and draw conclusions concerning "Mad Cow." After reviewing your roles, discuss how you want to share responsibilities for completing your team tasks. Begin the research process by reading the following news articles:
    • Cowley, Geoffrey. "Cannibals To Cows-The Path of a Deadly Disease." Newsweek 12 Mar. 2001: 53-61. Lexus-Nexus. 20 Mar. 2001

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