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NATION.(TO THE POINT)
No mad cow in suspect bovine
A cow suspected of having the brain-wasting disease does not, the USDA said, after a second test failed to confirmed a preliminary test that often delivers false positives. Tests on a second carcass are pending. People can get mad cow by eating infected beef. Concerns have heightened since a Wash. state bovine was discovered to have the disease in Dec.
ACLU sues for nude teen camp
The federal suit challenges a new Virginia law banning nude summer camps for teens. The ACLU says it violates the constitutional right to privacy. The law was passed in March after a nudist camp held a ...
- Mad over mad cow.(LETTERS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times January 4, 2004 700+ words
...Wednesday's story "U.S. will keep mad cow tests that take days" (Nation), the...saying that the more modern rapid tests for mad cow disease used in Europe and Japan are less...have been a problem with earlier tests, mad cow tests are on the market that have tested...
- USDA's message on mad cow raises critical questions.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Martin, Andrew June 26, 2005 700+ words
...the nation's second confirmed case of mad cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Michael...year, an enhanced program to search for mad cow disease in America's cattle herd tested...tests, just one cow was confirmed to have mad cow disease. "The point here is that after...
- USDA stance on mad cow a tough sell.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 27, 2005 700+ words
...the nation's second confirmed case of mad cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Michael...year, an enhanced program to search for mad cow disease in America's cattle tested 388...rare in this country that we run into [mad cow disease]." But Johanns' attempt to...
- USDA refused to release mad cow records.
- News wire article from: United Press International December 24, 2003 700+ words
...announcing the first documented case of mad cow disease in the United States. Yet the...repeatedly refused to release its tests for mad cow disease to United Press International...Mabton, Wash., had tested positive for mad cow disease. The farm has been quarantined...
- USDA urged to employ mad cow rapid test.
- News wire article from: United Press International July 9, 2003 700+ words
...Whether the U.S. beef supply is safe from mad cow disease cannot be determined because the...disease. A recent report of a case of mad cow disease in Canada has raised concerns...matter of hours and have helped detect mad cow disease in herds in several European countries...
- Thousands More Cattle to Be Tested for Mad Cow Disease.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 16, 2004 700+ words
...increase the number of cattle tested for mad cow disease to determine its prevalence in...of U.S. beef since a single case of mad cow disease was discovered in Washington state...all beef in California to be tested for mad cow disease. The USDA initially rejected...
- Japan mad cow case shows U.S. system gaps.
- News wire article from: United Press International October 21, 2003 700+ words
...International via COMTEX) The latest case of mad cow disease in Japan raises concerns the decision...its border to Canadian beef has allowed mad-cow-infected cattle into the country, consumer...in the U.S. surveillance program for mad cow, which can cause an agonizing and always...
- Thousands more cattle to be tested for mad cow.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 15, 2004 700+ words
...increase the number of cattle tested for mad cow disease to determine its prevalence in...of U.S. beef since a single case of mad cow disease was discovered in Washington state...all beef in California to be tested for mad cow disease. The USDA initially rejected...