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May 12, 2008 -
Last Friday the Bush administration asked a federal appeals court to stop allowing meatpackers to test all animals for mad cow disease. That's right, the government wants companies to test fewer animals.
Currently, under Agriculture Department guidelines, less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows are tested for the disease.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Central nervous system
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Definition
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a form of brain damage that causes a rapid decrease of mental function and movement.
Alternative Names
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; vCJD; CJD; Jacob-Creutzfeldt disease
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
CJD is believed to result from a protein called a prion. A prion folds abnormally.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
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Central nervous system
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Definition
Kuru is a nerve disease that slowly gets worse. It is due to an infectious protein (prion) found in contaminated human brain tissue.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Kuru is an extremely rare disease.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
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Endocrine glands
Height/weight chart
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Definition
Growth hormone deficiency involves abnormally short stature with normal body proportions. Growth hormone deficiency may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired (the result of an injury or medical condition).
Alternative Names
Panhypopituitarism; Dwarfism; Pituitary dwarfism
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
An abnormally short height in childhood may occur if the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone.
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Feb 25, 2008 -
I don't eat red meat all that often, but all these beef recalls make me scared to eat it at all. As consumers, we have the right to know what's causing these thousands of pounds of beef to be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
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Jun 25, 2008 -
Summertime and the living is easy. Well not exactly; the floods and natural disasters happening all over the country interfere with blood donations. Many states, from New Jersey to Alabama to Ohio, are facing critically low blood shortages.
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Jun 11, 2008 -
The right to assemble is alive and well in South Korea — and what's more, the government is paying attention. Between 80,000 and 100,000 people demonstrated last night in Seoul, the largest demonstration yet against a deal to resume imports of US beef into South Korea.
The South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today his government intends to make a fresh start following the protests, and that his entire Cabinet has offered to resign in response to weeks of rallies against the incoming beef.
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May 12, 2007 -
Blood donations are always needed by the American Red Cross. For most people, it's really not a big deal to give, but it can mean life to someone in need. So why not bring your significant other with you, and you'll be making a difference together.
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