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Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle (AP)

AP - A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.

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Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad (AP)

AP - Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.

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China anti-tobacco efforts failing, officials say (AP)

AP - Efforts to curb tobacco use in the world’s most populous nation have had no real impact and 301 million Chinese are still smoking, China’s Center for Disease Control said in a report.

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Report: Cancer is the world’s costliest disease (AP)

AP - Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer conference in China this week.

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Missing centenarians cause angst in aging Japan (AP)

AP - Japan prides itself on the world’s longest life expectancy but is struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic — revelations that hundreds of people listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven’t been heard from for decades.

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Female circumcision victims seek out Colo. doctor (AP)

AP - This picturesque southern Colorado town known for decades as the sex-change capital of the world — thousands of gender-reassignment operations have been performed here — is becoming a beacon for victims of female genital mutilation.

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WHO: Decision on swine flu pandemic likely Tuesday (AP)

AP - The World Health Organization says it will likely decide Tuesday whether to declare the swine flu pandemic over.

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Deadly flooding spreads to Pakistan’s heartland (AP)

AP - Floodwaters spread into Pakistan’s heartland Tuesday, submerging dozens of villages along bloated rivers whose torrents already have killed at least 1,200 people. Fresh rains in the hardest-hit northwest threatened to overwhelm a major dam and unleash a new deluge

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Pakistani flood survivors salvage little they have (AP)

AP - Relief efforts in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged northwest picked up pace Monday, but survivors complained about government inaction — a worrying sign for authorities seeking public support for the fight against militants in the region.

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Growing debate in SKorea over traditional medicine (AP)

AP - Kim Nam-soo has stuck needles into generals, actors, tycoons and at least one president for more than six decades as South Korea’s acupuncturist to the stars.

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