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New BSE cases blamed on ineffective feed ban

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:26:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: New BSE cases blamed on ineffective feed ban
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Banning ruminant-to-ruminant feed reduces the chance of cattle ingesting the abnormal, disease-causing prion that causes the disease.

Clip Source: www.canada.com

New BSE cases blamed on ineffective feed ban

The Edmonton Journal

Published: Sunday, May 18

12 BSE cases uncovered since May 2003, at least half are BABs -- born after the ban -- a development that raises serious questions about the efficacy of the 1997 feed ban which prohibited the risky practice of feeding rendered cattle parts to cattle.

Vendors Hesitate to Sell US Beef

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:53:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Vendors Hesitate to Sell US Beef
코리아타임즈 - South Korea
... likely to contract variant Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (vCJD) • thought to be caused by prion transmission from BSE infected cows than Westerners

Clip Source: www.koreatimes.co.kr

Vendors Hesitate to Sell US Beef

Military, Schools and Hospitals Concerned Over Safety

By Jung Sung-ki

Consumer worries about the safety of U.S. beef are likely to dampen future sales here.

Creekstone Farms Request for 100% BSE Testing Denied

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:22:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Iowa tv same old story,no to prion testing

Clip Source: www.iptv.org

Creekstone Farms Request for 100% BSE Testing Denied

SHOW TAPED ON: August 27, 2004

U.S. negotiators will be back in Tokyo soon to try and broker a deal that would ease Japan's insistence on 100 percent testing of cattle for Mad Cow disease. Japan has blocked imports of U.S. beef since a single case of Mad Cow was found in the States last December. Japan says 100 percent testing is needed to prevent contaminated beef from entering the human food chain. The U.S. says such blanket testing is unnecessary.

Tags: madcow, prion, testing

The beneficial prion, evolution and the origin of life

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:51:36 GMT

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Clip Source: highboldtage.wordpress.com

The beneficial prion, evolution and the origin of life

Filed under: DNA, biology, evolution, origin of life, prion — takaita @ 11:01 pm

The beneficial prion, evolution and the origin of life

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Little Headway Made in Treatment of Prion Diseases

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:12:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: By bmartin
UK researchers indicate that minimal progress has been made in treatment of prion diseases, such as sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (sCJD) or the human variant of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (vCJD), during the last 30 years.

Clip Source: bmartinmd.com

Little Headway Made in Treatment of Prion Diseases

By bmartin on April 23, 2008 11:59 AM

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Interesting twist added to cattle disease

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:04:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
Misshaped prion proteins cause the degeneration and spread the disease between individuals. Very rarely BSE may arise spontaneously, but more often it

Clip Source: www.minotdailynews.com

Interesting twist added to cattle disease

By MARVIN BAKER, Staff Writer

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First atomic-level look at a protein that causes brain disease

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:00:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
More common prion diseases include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. All are incurable and fatal.

Clip Source: www.genengnews.com

First atomic-level look at a protein that causes brain disease

Contact: Christopher Jaroniec

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Human 'Mad Cow' Could Cause Eventual Epidemic

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:05:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: prion incubation examined

Clip Source: www.naturalnews.com

Human 'Mad Cow' Could Cause Eventual Epidemic (press release)

Monday, August 28, 2006 by: NaturalNews | Key concepts: epidemic, vCJD and BSE

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Brain legacy of ancient cannibals

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:37:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: people who have two particular variations of a gene associated with the prion protein appear to be protected from the disease.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Brain legacy of ancient cannibals

The cannibal habits of ancient humans probably caused epidemics of diseases similar to CJD, claim researchers.

Tags: prions, prionimmunity

Prion Diseases Transmitted In Milk

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:24:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: study provides important information on the transmission of this prion-associated disease and the control of scrapie in affected flocks. Scrapie is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goats.

Clip Source: www.scientificblogging.com

Prion Diseases Transmitted In Milk

Submitted by News Account on 7 April 2008 - 1:01am.

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Prion Protein in Milk

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:10:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.plosone.org

Prion Protein in Milk

Nicola Franscini¹, Ahmed El Gedaily¹, Ulrich Matthey¹, Susanne Franitza¹, Man-Sun Sy², Alexander Bürkle³, Martin Groschup⁴, Ueli Braun⁵, Ralph Zahn¹^*

1 Alicon AG, Schlieren, Switzerland2 Institute of Pathology, Biomedical Research Building, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America3 Lehrstuhl Molekulare Toxikologie, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany4 Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Greifswald, Gemany5 Departement für Nutztiere, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Martha Rosenberg: Hunter Humanitarian Program Backfires as Venison ...

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:44:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: BuzzFlash - Chicago,IL,USA
Until, that is, chronic wasting disease (CWD), a terminal neurological illness similar to mad cow, surfaced in US deer and elk five years ago.

Clip Source: www.buzzflash.com

Martha Rosenberg: Hunter Humanitarian Program Backfires as Venison is Found Unfit

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Mad Cow Disease What the Government Isn't Telling You!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:01:33 GMT

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Clip Source: www.drday.com

Mad Cow Disease
What the Government Isn't Telling You!

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Prion White Paper

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:36:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: prions in water

Clip Source: www.wef.org

Prion White Paper

Tags: prions, groundwater

Ammunition for R-CALF

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:11:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: prions survive in soil & water for years

Clip Source: www.saskatoonhomepage.ca

Ammunition for R-CALF

Written by Neil Billinger -

Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that BSE was discovered in a 6 year old dairy cow. Thats means it was born well after the 1997 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban.

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