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Is the Government Mad For Not Testing More Cows?
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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Mad Cow Disease Strikes Again!
I didn't realize it made you a jerk with no fashion or dancing skills who loves Burger King. What a strange side effect...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Kuru
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Beef Recalls: Caused by Chronic Staff Shortages?
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.
If You're Healthy, Donate Some Blood
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.
80,000 Protest Beef Imports in South Korea, Government Hears
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.
Get Physical: Give Blood, Give Life
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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