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BBC news reports here: A cancer drug can dramatically reduce the chances of a relapse or a deterioration of an MS patient’s condition, UK work shows.

AP reports here sat Yahoo News: LOS ANGELES – Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association said in a report released Wednesday.

BBC news reports here: Vitamin D is an effective treatment for prostate cancer in some patients, a UK study suggests.

CNN reports here: “First thing is, I’m annoyed — furious is a better word — that I wasn’t told,” he said, calling the aviation administration’s decision to withhold details about the flight “ridiculous” and “poor judgment.”

CNN reports here: The European Union’s health commissioner Monday called on people to avoid traveling to both Mexico and the United States as health officials around the world worked to contain what appears to be a spreading swine flu outbreak.

AP reports here at Yahoo News: GENEVA – Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu. Nations from New Zealand to France reported new suspected cases and some warned citizens against travel to North America.

Prostate cancer is a major killer, BBC News reports here: Taking cholesterol-lowering statins may be an effective way to keep the prostate healthy, research suggests.

AP reports here at Yahoo News: MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government has issued a special decree clarifying Health Department powers to isolate patients and to inspect homes, incoming travelers and baggage to curb an outbreak of swine flu.

CNN reports here: Mexican officials close schools, museums and public buildings in the capital city in an effort to combat the swine flu virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico and infected eight people in the U.S. Soldiers have also distributed surgical masks to pedestrians and motorists.