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AFP - Over 650 people have died from meningitis and measles in Burkina Faso since the start of the year, health authorities in the west African country said Friday.

AP - The World Health Organization said confirmed swine flu cases rose to 257 worldwide Thursday and announced it will would stop using the term “swine flu” to avoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs.

Reuters - * No evidence for raising pandemic alert to highest level

Reuters - Allergan Inc’s wrinkle-filler Botox and a similar product must carry a strong warning about the risks of severe complications if the injected botulinum toxin spreads in the body, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.

Reuters - Mexico’s president ordered a partial economic shutdown to slow the spread of the swine flu virus as officials urged increased precautions against an imminent pandemic.

Reuters - U.S. health officials said on Thursday new flu infections are still occurring in the United States, and said the latest case began on April 26.

AFP - Hong Kong health authorities Thursday said two women admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms had tested negative for swine flu as the city stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

AFP - The United States has enough anti-viral drugs to combat a spreading outbreak of swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer risk
assessment and prevention should start much earlier in life than it
currently does, say Canadian researchers who examined breast cancer risk
factors in young women.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — The World Health
Organization on Wednesday raised the swine flu epidemic level from 4 to 5,
signifying that a pandemic is imminent, and urged countries to implement
their pandemic plans.