-Caveat Lector- 14-year-old dies from mad cow disease in England The Associated Press LONDON (October 28, 2000 5:01 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A 14-year-old girl became the latest person to die of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of mad cow disease, on Saturday. Zoe Jeffries died at her home in Wigan in northern England, just days after her family allowed television cameras to record her plight. She was seen lying virtually motionless in bed. Helen Jeffries, whose family has since stopped eating meat, said she felt guilty for buying cheap beefburgers, which she fears may have caused her daughter's illness. "They were the cheapest ones. Zoe ate them probably three times a week," she said. The British government this week promised millions of dollars in compensation for families stricken by the disease. It released an independent report Thursday showing officials were slow to respond to evidence of its threat to human health. It said mistakes were made in the handling of the crisis, including a six- month delay in informing the public about the disease after government scientists identified it in late 1995, for fear of causing panic and damaging British trade. Eighty-one people have now died from the brain-wasting disease in Britain and five other cases are suspected. Three lawsuits have been filed against the government. Both the cow form and its variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are varieties of a rare group of brain-wasting diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Such illnesses cause microscopic holes in the brain. There is no cure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}> ANOMALOUS RADIO <{{{ - Techno, Ambient, Talk (33k+) http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=anomalous }}}> RADIO ANOMALY <{{{ - Techno, Ambient, Jazz (Cable, DSL) http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=stevew168 Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
