21. CNN.com - Health - Senate Hears Testimony On Mad Cow Disease - April 4, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/mad.cow.hearing.02/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Senate hears testimony on mad cow disease From Peter Hartogs and Miriam Falco CNN Medical Unit WASHINGTON (CNN) There is very little chance that bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE, or mad cow disease will enter the United States, a panel of scientists and industry experts told senators Wednesday. But consumer advocates said even more needs to be done to ensure it is kept out. BSE is linked to a human brain-wasting disease new variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (nvCJD) that has killed some 80 Europeans, mostly Britons, since the mid-1990s. TRANSCRIPT CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses the Senate hearings on mad cow disease MESSAGE BOARD How concerned should the U.S. be about mad cow disease? IN-DEPTH Mad cow disease: Counting the cost The cross-species killer What's off the menu? EU beef consumption BSE cases in Europe ... Related sites Members of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer affairs, foreign commerce and tourism, asking if current government standards are sufficient to keep the diseases out of the United States, heard testimony from representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, beef industry and consumer groups. "The likelihood of BSE in the United States is very low," said veterinarian William Hueston of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. "We realize there are potential exposures to BSE in the United States, but they are very, very few and very low."

22. Mad Cow Culture Original satire and parody articles about mad cow disease and its cultural implications. http://www.madcowculture.com/

Mad Cow Culture Mad Cow Culture: Commentary on current events, slaying of sacred cows May 27, 2004 Bad Hair Day The US government announced that WMDs have been found and verifiedin Saddam Hussein's hair (and in his sinus cavities, under his nails and in his ear wax). James Twain, medical researcher at Bethesda Naval Hospitalwhere Saddam's DNA was checkedreports that excessive traces of Sarin gas were found in the dictator's hair (After Saddam was captured his hair and toenails were cut, his blood was drawn, and urine and stool samples were taken at gunpoint. All speciments for sent to Bethesda for analysis. The full medical report will be published in the September 2004 New England Journal of Medicine). Twain, with a coerced consent degree, subjected Saddam's blood to a battery of tests. He found that Hussein was generally healthy except for an elevated PSA (protein specific antigen) level of 9.3, a strong indication that the man has prostate cancer. The Bethesday researcher is trying to get permission to do a biopsy on Saddam but the government ruled that would be cruel and unusual punishment. Twan thinks Saddam would be a great poster boy for prostate cancer. The International Red Cross accuses the Bush administration of withholding medical care to reduce the sympathy vote for Saddam. On examing Saddam's brain scan Twain noticed large holes in the man's brain, consistent with the human version of mad cow disease. Saddam's US interrogators report that he is often incoherent, forgetting words and events, dropping phrases and sentences, and speking an Iraqi version of pig Latin. They also report that Saddam stumbles aimlessly around his cell, frequently falling down. displaying antics very similar to those of a downer cow. For Twain that is evidence enough of mad cow disease.

23. Howstuffworks "How Mad Cow Disease Works" mad cow disease is in the news again reportedly, new strains of the disease are present in bovines in Italy, Japan and France. Learn how this brain disease affects livestock and people. To the http://www.howstuffworks.com/mad-cow-disease.htm

ComputerStuff AutoStuff ElectronicsStuff ScienceStuff ... PeopleStuff Top Subjects Car Engines Lock Picking Nuclear Bombs Tattoos ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Categories Earth Science Engineering Life Science Military ... Browse the Science Library Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter Shop or Compare Prices ... Search HSW and the Web Search Google Main Science Life Science How Mad Cow Disease Works by Craig C. Freudenrich, Ph.D. Table of Contents Introduction to How Mad Cow Disease Works What is Mad Cow Disease? How BSE Works Secret Agent The Prion Hypothesis Control and Prevention Lots More Information To the cattle industry, an outbreak of mad cow disease is an ever-looming nightmare. In the 1980s and '90s, the brain disorder infected 180,000 livestock in Europe and claimed dozens of human lives, devastating the British cattle industry. Britain, the United States and most other major cattle-producing nations have imposed stringent measures to control the disease, but another outbreak is a very real possibility. In this article, we'll discuss what mad cow disease is, how it works, what the consequences for humans are and what is being done to control and prevent its occurrence.

24. Organic Consumers Association Wants A Moratorium On Genetically Engineered Food Promotes organic food, labeling of genetically engineered food, labeling of irradiated food. Supporters of organic farming, permaculture, biodynamic farming and other sustainable agricultural practices. Information provided on mad cow disease, GMO and GE food, biotechnology and grassroots activism. http://www.organicconsumers.org/

O rganic C onsumers A ssociation News Events Campaigns Participate ... Search Home Genetically Engineered Food Organic Food Irradiation ... Top Stories June 2, 2004 OCA Campaigns Click here for hundreds more news headlines! Secret Biopharm Plantings Increase Again After Contamination Incidents in 2002 Open Letter to USDA: Struggle Over Safeguarding Organic Standards is Not Over ... bi-weekly news briefs: e-mail address: privacy policy and get involved JOIN THE OCA NETWORK! email address: Purchase Fair Trade organic coffee at Higher Grounds and profits go to OCA! About the OCA News Campaigns ... About the OCA The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. and internationally. We provide consumers with factual information they can use to make informed food choices. Genetic engineering, irradiation, toxic sludge fertilizer, mad cow disease, and rBGH are some of the issues we address. The OCA gives interviews and supplies background material for journalists, news organizations, and public interest activists worldwide. Our campaign strategies include public education, activist networking, boycotts and protests, grassroots lobbying, media and public relations, and litigation. We publish one print newsletter (

25. Howstuffworks "How Mad Cow Disease Works" mad cow disease is in the news again reportedly, new strains of the disease are present in bovines in Italy, Japan and France. How mad cow disease Works. http://science.howstuffworks.com/mad-cow-disease.htm

ComputerStuff AutoStuff ElectronicsStuff ScienceStuff ... PeopleStuff Top Subjects Car Engines Lock Picking Nuclear Bombs Tattoos ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Categories Earth Science Engineering Life Science Military ... Browse the Science Library Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter Shop or Compare Prices ... Search HSW and the Web Search Google Main Science Life Science How Mad Cow Disease Works by Craig C. Freudenrich, Ph.D. Table of Contents Introduction to How Mad Cow Disease Works What is Mad Cow Disease? How BSE Works Secret Agent The Prion Hypothesis Control and Prevention Lots More Information To the cattle industry, an outbreak of mad cow disease is an ever-looming nightmare. In the 1980s and '90s, the brain disorder infected 180,000 livestock in Europe and claimed dozens of human lives, devastating the British cattle industry. Britain, the United States and most other major cattle-producing nations have imposed stringent measures to control the disease, but another outbreak is a very real possibility. In this article, we'll discuss what mad cow disease is, how it works, what the consequences for humans are and what is being done to control and prevent its occurrence.

26. CNN.com - EU Extends Tests For Mad Cow Disease - November 21, 2000 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/11/21/madcow.testing/index.html

world europe Editions myCNN ... Feedback CNN Sites CNN CNN Europe CNNfn CNNSI myCNN CNNfyi AllPolitics Languages Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web WORLD TOP STORIES Thousands dead in India; quake toll rapidly rising Israelis, Palestinians make final push before Israeli election Gates pledges $100 million for AIDS Davos protesters face tear gas ... MORE TOP STORIES Thousands dead in India; quake toll rapidly rising Israelis, Palestinians make final push before Israeli election Davos protesters face tear gas MORE ... MORE MARKETS 4:30pm ET, 4/16 DJIA NAS SPORTS Jordan says farewell for the third time ... LOCAL EDITIONS: CNN.com Europe change default edition MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists Enter your address: DISCUSSION: chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: CNNfyi.com CNN.com Europe AsiaNow Spanish ... Korean Headlines TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: CNN anchors transcripts Turner distribution SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: EU extends tests for mad cow disease BRUSSELS, Belgium European Union agricultural ministers have agreed to extend testing to all cattle aged over 30 months in an effort to stamp out mad cow disease.

27. New Mad Cow Woes new worries about mad cow disease, CreutzfeldtJacob disease, chronic wasting disease in Europe and United States. New mad cow woes British beef blues. http://whyfiles.org/012mad_cow/

New mad cow woes British beef blues Curious cause Down deer, ill elk ... Glossary Serving up encephelopathy? Your average meatball is made from ground beef, among other things. University Communications A beef with beef Photo by Brian Prechtel. Courtesy Agricultural Research Service , USDA POSTED 8 FEB 2001 Years after it was supposedly vanquished, mad cow disease, the brain infection that kills cows and some people who eat them, is on a comeback. The disease has spread widely in Europe, and there are danger signs in the United States, where it's never appeared. Mad cow disease is one of several fatal brain diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or TSEs. (Want The Why Files guide to mad cow lingo?) The jargon says it all: These infectious diseases shoot the brain full of holes, making it look like a sponge. The TSEs were once considered unlikely to infect other species, but some seem to move rather easily among animals. Most glaringly, many scientists believe people can get vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) from eating mad cows. The awkward name reflects the similarity to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a deadly brain illness that strikes about one person per million per year, due to genetic or unknown causes. While CJD mainly afflicts the elderly, vCJD appears among younger people, almost certainly from eating mad cow meat. The gruesome death starts with mood swings, numbness and uncontrolled body movements. Eventually the mind is destroyed, somewhat like Alzheimer's, another brain-wrecking disease.

28. Mad Cow Disease Band from Glendale, Calif. Contains band member profiles, pictures, and lyrics. http://fatqueen78.tripod.com/

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29. How To Spot A Mad Cow Public Service Announcement How to identify if your cow has mad cow disease If your cow sound like this. moo.wav. then fire up the barbecue. http://viswiz.imk.fraunhofer.de/~steffi/madcow/madcow.htm

Public Service Announcement How to identify if your cow has mad cow disease... If your cow sound like this moo.wav then fire up the barbecue. If your cow sounds like this madmoo.wav may we suggest the fish. (a copy from a PowerPoint File - thanks to the unknown original author :-) )

30. Could Mad-Cow Disease Happen Here? - 98.09 mad cow disease Links to more than than four thousand articles on mad cow and CreutzfeldtJakob disease, prions, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, BSE http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98sep/madcow.htm

Return to the Table of Contents. S E P T E M B E R 1 9 9 8 Britain's horrifying experience taught us a few things, but perhaps not enough to preclude an outbreak of our own by Ellen Ruppel Shell The online version of this article appears in three parts. Click here to go to part two. Click here to go to part three. Discuss this article in From the archives: "The Rancher Subsidy," by Todd Oppenheimer (January, 1996) The West's fabled ranchers are in trouble. The damage done to the land by cattle has become a contentious environmental issue. The ranchers' greatest enemy, though, is the free market. "Whatever Happened to the Cranberry Crisis?", by John F. Henahan (March, 1977) Each day brings new discoveries, most of them alarming, about chemical poisoning in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the air we breathe, and the manufacturing procedures we depend upon. Are we victims of crisis overkill, or are the dangers all too real? A report on the status of environmental crises, past and present. Related links: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy "This site is an authoritative source of information on BSE provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a UK Government department."

31. CNN.com - Mad Cow Disease Reported In Canada - May. 21, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/05/20/mad.cow.disease/index.html

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Mad cow disease reported in Canada U.S. temporarily bans Canadian beef Story Tools VIDEO Canadian authorities announce the discovery of a single case of mad cow disease. CNN's Greg Clarkin reports (May 20) PLAY VIDEO RELATED Fear, mystery of mad cow disease HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library Men's Health Women's Health Care for the whole family THE HUMAN LINK Mad cow disease was first reported in the United Kingdom in 1986, peaking in 1993 with almost 1,000 new cases per week. In 1996, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) was detected in humans and linked to the mad cow epidemic. Eating contaminated meat and cattle products is presumed to be the cause. Both are fatal brain diseases with unusually long incubation periods, often lasting years. To date, no case of mad cow disease has been identified in the United States. As of April 2, 2002, a total of 125 cases of vCJD had been reported in the world: 117 from the United Kingdom, six from France, and one each from Ireland and Italy. Source: CDC EDMONTON, Canada (CNN)

32. Online NewsHour -- Mad Cow Disease -- April 2001 Click on the map below to learn more about mad cow disease in Europe. Mad Cow Diease Map. Last updated 4/26/01. What is mad cow disease? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/mad_cow.html

Click on the map below to learn more about mad cow disease in Europe. This report examines efforts to contain mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, after infected animals were discovered in European countries. Last updated 4/26/01. What is Mad Cow Disease? Background information on the origins of mad cow disease. French Teen Dies From Mad Cow Disease Update : A 19-year-old dies in France from the human variant of mad cow, bringing the European death toll to 94. His parents are suing the French government. (4/26/01) U.N. Warns Disease Could Spread Update : U.S. officials look to tighten regulations while concern spreads to the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. (1/29/01) The history of mad cow disease in Western Europe. (1/26/01) RealAudio : Three food and health experts discuss the mad cow threat. (1/26/01) Links Creutzfeldt Jakob disease fact sheet National Institutes of Health World Health Organization U.S. Cattlemen's Association ... off camera The NewsHour is funded, in part, by:

33. Dog Nutrition - Nutrition Information About Selecting The Right Diet For Your Do Articles on BARF, vegetarian diet, supplements, commercial diets and mad cow disease. http://www.dognutrition.com/

Dog Nutrition Dog Nutrition Dog Health Dog Diet Diet Articles Welcome To Dog Nutrition Please do not attempt to use our site to diagnose or treat your pet. Your veterinarian is the best source of health advice; however it is a good idea to be informed so you would know what questions to ask and I hope you find this web site useful. Dog Nutrition Articles BARF Diet? Bones And Raw Food ? Vegetarian Diet For Dogs ? Does my dog need supplements ? Reading Dog Food Labels ... Can dogs eat chocolate ?

34. The Observer | International | BSE Rules Threaten Bullfight Fiestas Emma Daly in Madrid. The famous Iberian fighting bull is threatened by mad cow disease, although no case has ever been found among these privileged animals, which spend their first four years running wild and feeding on grass, hay and vegetable proteins. UK. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,436508,00.html

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35. FDA/CFSAN - Commonly Asked Questions About BSE In Products Regulated By FDA's Ce What is mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/BSE)? mad cow disease is the commonly used name for Bovine Spongiform http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html

FDA Home Page CFSAN Home Search/Subject Index Help January 14, 2004; Updated January 30, 2004 Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) In light of the December 23, 2003, diagnosis of BSE in a single cow that had been imported into the United States, CFSAN has reviewed the products it regulates to ensure their safety. What is "Mad Cow Disease" (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/BSE)? Mad Cow Disease is the commonly used name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a slowly progressive, degenerative, fatal disease affecting the central nervous system of adult cattle. Since 1990, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conducted aggressive surveillance of the highest risk cattle going to slaughter in the United States, in which 10,000- 20,000 animals per year have been tested. To date, the only cow that has been found to be affected with BSE was the one diagnosed with BSE in December 2003. What causes BSE? The exact cause of BSE is not known but it is generally accepted by the scientific community that infectious forms of a type of protein, prions, normally found in animals cause BSE. In cattle with BSE, these abnormal prions initially occur in the small intestines and tonsils, and are found in central nervous tissues, such as the brain and spinal cord, and other tissues of infected animals experiencing later stages of the disease.

36. CNN.com - Food Central - French Consumers Want Greater Testing For Mad Cow Disea CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/FOOD/news/10/23/beef.france.reut/index.html

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37. CNN.com - Blood Donor, Recipient Die Of Mad Cow Disease - Dec. 17, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/12/17/madcow.disease.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Blood donor, recipient die of mad cow disease Story Tools RELATED Fear, mystery of the disease Italy's first mad cow death Canada's mad cow investigation HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Blood transfusion Mad cow disease Great Britain United States or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? THE HUMAN LINK Mad cow disease was first reported in the United Kingdom in 1986, peaking in 1993 with almost 1,000 new cases per week. In 1996, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) was detected in humans and linked to the mad cow epidemic. Eating contaminated meat and cattle products is presumed to be the cause. Both are fatal brain diseases with unusually long incubation periods, often lasting years. To date, no case of mad cow disease has been identified in the United States. Source: CDC LONDON, England (AP) The British government reported on Wednesday a patient died of the human form of mad cow disease after a blood transfusion from an infected donor the first time such a connection has been reported. Health Secretary John Reid told Parliament it was not possible to determine whether the transfusion recipient contracted the fatal brain-wasting illness through the blood transfer or whether the two people were independently infected. He said, however, it was the first report supporting the idea that the disease might be transmitted through blood transfusions.

38. CNN.com In-Depth Specials - Mad Cow Disease: Counting The Cost Since it was identified in the mid1980s in Britain, mad cow disease, or BSE, has resulted in the slaughter of millions of cattle and the deaths of dozens http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/madcow/

In-depth Archive CNN.com Sections MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER BUSINESS SPORTS POLITICS LAW SCI-TECH SPACE HEALTH ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EDUCATION IN-DEPTH QUICK NEWS LOCAL COMMUNITY Since it was identified in the mid-1980s in Britain, mad cow disease, or BSE, has resulted in the slaughter of millions of cattle and the deaths of dozens of people from the related brain-wasting disease known as vCJD. Mad cow scares have since spread across Europe as governments try to cope with possible infections and resultant fears. Fear and mystery of cross-species killer It was a routine visit by a country vet to a dairy farm in southern England that set off the chain of events that was to become Britain's and perhaps Europe's most notorious food scare. Still, mad cow disease and its jump from cattle to humans mystifies scientists and inspires public fear. FULL STORY STORIES 100th vCJD case in UK Belgian heritage ends Mad cow remains piling up Analysis: The UK crisis ... TIME: CJD photo essay RESOURCES BSE cases in Europe EU beef consumption What's off the menu? Geographical BSE risk ... Timeline: Crisis unfolds NEWSBANK Recent news TIME recent news Audio/video archive Related sites

39. CNN.com - Texas Cattle To Be Tested For Mad Cow Disease - March 23, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/US/03/23/texas.cows/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Texas cattle to be tested for mad cow disease AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) Animal health officials in Texas plan to put to death 22 German-imported cows to test them for signs of bovine spongiform encelphalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease. The animals are among 29 that were imported legally into Texas between February 1996 and September 1997, said Carla Everett, a spokeswoman for the Texas Animal Health Commission. She said four of those have already been destroyed and tested, with negative results for BSE, and three others died of causes not related to BSE. The 22 remaining are to be euthanized some time this spring, she said. Twelve others cows came over at the same time as the 29 sent to Texas, with eight going to Colorado, one to California, one to Illinois and two to Minnesota. There was no immediate word on what has being done with those. In 1992, Germany found a BSE-positive animal, one that had been imported from Britain. Three more animals imported to Germany tested positive in 1994, and another two in 1997.

40. CNN.com - First Apparent U.S. Case Of Mad Cow Disease Discovered - Dec. 24, 2003 The first apparent case of mad cow disease in the United States has been discovered, the US Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Skip to main content, http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/12/23/mad.cow/

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com First apparent U.S. case of mad cow disease discovered Japan, other nations ban import of U.S. beef Mad cow disease causes severe nervous system deterioration and has been linked to a similar disease in humans. Story Tools VIDEO CNN's Christy Feig reports on the first apparent case of mad cow disease in the United States. PLAY VIDEO U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman confirms the mad cow case. PLAY VIDEO RELATED The outbreak in Europe Canada nears end of mad cow probe THE HUMAN LINK Source: CDC YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Diseases Agriculture Food Washington or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? WASHINGTON (CNN) The first apparent case of mad cow disease in the United States has been discovered, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Two tests have been carried out on meat from the cow, enabling Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to call the case a "presumptive positive." A sample is being flown to England for a third test to confirm the case. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is linked to a similar form of the incurable and fatal brain-wasting disease in humans, called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or vCJD. There have been a small number of cases of vCJD reported worldwide, primarily in the United Kingdom, in people who ate BSE-contaminated meat.

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