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  • Is swine flu epidemic slowing down?

    MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA

    If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October. One U.S. expert said the epidemic has "one foot in the grave," and there are many reasons to believe there won't be another wave later in the year. For one thing, the virus has...