Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Cara Santa Maria

Is Cannibalism Good For You?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, Video, Neuroscience, Flesh Eating, Kuru, Brain, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Talk Nerdy to Me, Prions, Cannibalism, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Cara Santa Maria, Mad Cow Disease, Science News

2012-05-09-Screenshot20120509at1.36.03PM.jpgIs eating people dangerous? Nutritional? Healthy? What actually happens, physiologically, when human flesh is consumed?

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Mad Cow California: Stop Feeding Cows Chicken Manure

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Animal Feed, Mad Cow Disease, Poultry Litter, Bse, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, California Mad Cow Disease, Mad Cow, Dairy, Beef, Health, Milk, Public Health, Mad Cow Disease California, California, Food News
Michael Greger, M.D.

Cattle remains are still fed to chickens and the poultry litter is fed back to cows. In this way, prions -- the infectious proteins that cause mad cow disease -- may continue to cycle back into cattle feed and complete the cow "cannibalism" circuit blamed for the spread of the disease.

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Mad Cow California: Stop Weaning Calves on Cattle Blood

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Mad Cow Disease, Bse, Milk Replacer, California Mad Cow Disease, Mad Cow, Dairy, Beef, Milk, Public Health, Mad Cow Disease California, Food News
Michael Greger, M.D.

Let's hope that the newly reported case of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow will renew interest in closing the loopholes in feed regulations that continue to allow the feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood and manure to farm animals in the United States.

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Mad Cow Case Confirmed In California

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mad Cow California, Cattle Futures, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Cattle, Mad Cow Disease, Mad Cow, Video, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Mad Cow Risks, Food Safety, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Usda, Bse, Meat, Mad Cow Disease Prevention, USDA Mad Cow, Slidepollajax, Mad Cow Disease California, Food News

The USDA has confirmed that a case of mad cow disease was found in a California dairy cow. It is the fourth case of mad cow, or bovine spongiform en...

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Guess What's In The Picture [Foodlike Substance]

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Usda, Chicken, Food Safety Inspection Service, Turkey, Mecahnically Separated Meat, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Beef, Bologna, Chicken Nugget, Pork, Hot Dog, Meat, Pepperoni, Health, Healthy Living News
Hemi Weingarten

Is it strawberry ice cream? Pre-processed plastic foam? Is it possible that it's chicken? For the squeamish among us, avoid this all too enlightening exploration of enigma edibles.

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