| Fri 5 Mar 2010 |
New Form of Prion Disease Damages Brain Arteries
redOrbit Posted on: Friday, 5 March 2010, 08:21 CST | Study in mice may offer clues for treating Alzheimer's disease | National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in... |
Families lose vCJD compensation battle
The Independent | Families of victims of the incurable disease vCJD lost a High Court challenge today over what they claim is a "flawed" Government compensation scheme. | The action before Mr Justice Silber was led by Annie McVey, whose 15-year-old daughter Claire, ... |
Families lose vCJD courts battle
The Guardian | Families of victims of the incurable disease vCJD have lost a High Court challenge over what they claim is a "flawed" Government compensation scheme. | The action before Mr Justice Silber was led by Annie McVey, whose 15-year-old daughter... |
Families lose battle over vCJD compensation scheme
BBC News | The families of victims of the brain disease vCJD have lost a High Court challenge over what they claimed was a "flawed" compensation scheme. | Annie McVey, from Devon, led the action after her teenage daughter Claire died from the human ... |
| Thu 4 Mar 2010 |
Stampede auctions clues to economic strength
CBC The annual auction to sponsor chuckwagon canvases runs Thursday, March 4. (CBC) | People who keep tabs on the health of the Calgary economy had two important indicators to watch at the Stampede grounds Thursday. | The annual Calgary Bull Sale and the... |
| Wed 3 Mar 2010 |
ABARE plays down BSE beef issue
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABARE says the lifting of the ban on imports from BSE-affected countries will have very little impact on Australian beef producers. | Paul Morris, ABARE deputy director, says he's not expecting any imports at all this year, as rigorous assessment pro... |
| Tue 2 Mar 2010 |
Legislator proposes banning Japanese cars at Toyota hearing
USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By James R. Healey, USA TODAY A U.S. Senator said Tuesday that the U.S. should consider banning Japanese-made cars until 's government guarantees the vehicles have no defects. | That would be n... |
Top US official ties Toyota woes to Japan US beef dispute
Yahoo Daily News | WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood vowed Tuesday to make the case on an upcoming trip to Japan that US regulators are treating Toyota more fairly than their Japanese counterparts treat US beef. | "It's a point ... |
Purge Nazi past, doctor tells medical community
National Post By Tom Blackwell, National PostMarch 2, 2010 12:00 AM Nazi doctor and war crminal Josef Mengele in his SS uniform. | Photograph by: Getty Images Files, National Post | Medical science must purge itself of its Nazi past, suggests a Canadian... |
| Mon 1 Mar 2010 |
Purge Nazi legacy from medical science, Canadian doctor urges
National Post By Tom Blackwell, Nationasl PostMarch 1, 2010 11:41 PM Nazi doctor and war criminal Josef Mengele in his SS uniform. | Photograph by: Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Hulton Archive/Getty Images | Medical science must purge itself of its Naz... |
Health Canada approves first recombinant human thrombin surgical hemostatic solution
Canada Newswire | RECOTHROM(R) provides an aid to hemostasis on demand, allowing surgeons to deal with bleeding and complete the surgical procedure | TORONTO, March 1 /CNW/ - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced today that RECOTHROM(R) (Thrombin alfa (Recombin... |
Super disinfectant kills even the nastiest hospital bugs
m&c | Berlin - A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions could help to reduce the spread of deadly infections in hospitals, according to a team of German scientists. | The researchers from the Robert Koc... |
Beef industry rallies against BSE decision
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Angry beef farmers have demanded major changes to their industry. | About 500 producers and industry players met in the NSW city of Armidale on Saturday. | They demanded the government reverse its decision to allow imports from countries affected by ... |
| Sun 28 Feb 2010 |
Battery farm for cows: 8,000 animals to be housed in milk factory
The Daily Mail | A factory farm housing more than 8,000 'battery cows' will be built in the English countryside. | Under the controversial plans, Britain's largest ever dairy herd will be kept in industrial-scale sheds with little access to pasture or sunshine. | T... |
| Sat 27 Feb 2010 |
Children to get filtered blood transfusions to beat mad cow disease
The Daily Mail | Thousands of children who need transfusions are set to get specially filtered blood because UK supplies may still be tainted with the human form of mad cow disease. | A powerful Government committee has approved the use of a filter that can remove ... |
| Fri 26 Feb 2010 |
Cattle Council wants Opposition to apologise for mad cow remarks
Australian Broadcasting Corporation A beef industry leader wants a formal apology from the Federal Opposition for scaring the public about imports. | Some Opposition politicians raised concerns about mad cow disease, after the Federal Government decided to remove the ban of imports of ... |
| Thu 25 Feb 2010 |
No backdown from Federal Government on lifting BSE ban
Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Federal Government maintains that it'll go ahead and open Australia's borders to beef from BSE-affected countries from Monday, despite a swirl of media and political pressure. | In response to Opposition concerns, Federal Trade Minister Simon Cre... |
| Wed 24 Feb 2010 |
Senator claims Australian BSE protocols too lax
Australian Broadcasting Corporation A Liberal Senator, who's also a vet, says the protocols for BSE-affected countries wanting to send beef to Australia merely rely on importers "ticking the right boxes." | Food Standards Australia and New Zealand last night released details of a quest... |
| Mon 22 Feb 2010 |
Cattle Council attacks mad cow Senate inquiry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Cattle Council of Australia says a Senate inquiry looking at beef imports from BSE-infected countries is "mischievous" and damaging to the beef industry. | The Federal Government will allow beef from countries infected by mad cow disease from nex... |
US beef industry backs relaxation of Australia's beef import rules
Australian Broadcasting Corporation The US beef industry has called on Australia to defy growing criticism and stand by plans allow imports from disease-prone countries. | The Federal Government intends to lift the import ban on beef from countries with previous mad cow outbreaks from ... |
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