Mad Cow Disease

From Mad Cow Disease to Agrochemicals: Time to Put Public Need Ahead of Private Greed

The first part of this article documenting the development of BSE in Britain was written by Rosemary Mason and is taken from her new report. It is fully referenced and cites sources and evidence in support of her claims. Additional reporting for the second part of the article was provided by Colin Todhunter.

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Texas Man’s Mad Cow Disease Likely from Contamination more than 10 Years Ago

A Texas man recently suffered first from anxiety and depression, then hallucinations, followed by a stroke-like immobility of one side of his face. Eventually he died at just over 40, 18 months after his symptoms first appeared. He was diagnosed with mad cow disease only after an autopsy was conducted following his death.
The concerning thing is how he contracted mad cow disease at all – experts think he was exposed in another country more than a decade ago.