Recent content by THX-1079

I think you mean 'mane'...*sniff*...but I'm a girl

I just read that a case of vCJD was confired in Dublin and the man was a previous blood donor (apparently the disease / virus can be spread through blood transfusion as well) http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0630/cjd.html

From what I know there are at least 2 types of CJD. One that is sporadic (sCJD) and the other that is genetic or hereditary (I think it's hCJD or gCJD) The majority of CJD cases are not sCJD

Plus the cattle that consumed the animal feed prior to 1997 and all of their offspring may also be infected and they may still (and obviously are) still alive in the US and may be wiating to be used for human consumption--plus I do not know how many generations the prions can be genetically...

I think that the FDA decided to stop using the brain and spinal cord of cattle for cattle feed in 1997--however there has been known violations by many companies.. --another concern I have is the use of elk, deer, cat, ect. that are from rendering plants. These animals have known prion...

Does anyone else know or believe that there is a strong link between CJD, Kuru and Alzheimers? Kuru is directly linked to cannibalism and is pretty much the same thing as CJD. CJD is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimers and in some cases it is believed that it is linked to eating beef from a cow...

no. I was thinking along the lines of the neurotransmitters that are produced by these chemicals such as dopamine and if they are produced in large amounts or if any of these chemicals may inhibit certain neurotransmitters which in effect creates the feeling... i was only experimenting because i...

Chemicals in foods that produce "high" This is a strange question i suppose...but I've wondered about it for a while- When I combine certain foods or candy + certain drinks + ephedrine I get a feeling (a type of "high") that is so extreme I nearly pass out. I am not into drugs and I only...