Red meat blues.Cattle futures tell much of last week amid ongoing concerns about the discovery of mad cow disease mad cow disease: see prion. mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g. in a Washington state cow. While the risks of the disease being passed to humans was considered quite low, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a ban on the sale of meat from so-called downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. cattle - the type of animal that tested positive for mad cow. And the ban on U.S. beef imports remained in effect. So the Business Journals asks: Have you had any second thoughts about eating meat since mad cow disease was discovered in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ? David E. Coleman Engineering Specialist Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp. Not at all. I think the food supply in this country is safe. It looks like it came from a Canadian cow anyway, and it's probably an isolated case. In fact, I'm going out to get some steak right now. Eduardo Maal Chief Executive PC Mango Computer Consulting Services Not in the least. I ate meat yesterday. I ate meat today. I think the odds of getting hit by that thing are pretty slim. I'm not worried about it. Frank Stiefel Executive Vice President @radical.media Inc. I have not. I'd say that in the Olympics of fear, this one didn't get a bronze. I do eat beef, probably a couple times a week. I figured I had a better chance of getting smallpox than I did of getting mad cow disease, I'm intellectually concerned by anything that could have such an effect on our economy, and I'm certainly concerned for anyone whose livelihood is dependent on it. At my house, we're making lobster and salmon for New Year's Eve dinner, no beef, but not because of mad cow disease. Susan Love Medical Director Susan Love MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation I actually stopped eating red meat several years ago and managed to escape the excesses of the Atkins diet Atkins Diet Definition The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. and so I have no second thoughts at all. Dena Duran Licensed Vocational Nurse licensed vocational nurse n. Abbr. LVN A licensed practical nurse who is permitted by license to practice in California or Texas. Harbor UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Research and Education Institute No. I just had filet mignon yesterday. Apparently it's passed along through the brain and the spinal fluid spinal fluid n. See cerebrospinal fluid. and I am not having any of that. I don't think there's much risk of contamination because they only found one cow and there's no way that one cow can get all the way across the United States. Terry Fahy Vice President and General Manager Salem Los Angeles Group of Stations No. The extremely small occurrence of this in our country is not enough for me to change my eating habits. It is much more dangerous to drive the L.A. freeways. |
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