Health bosses accused of flu-mongering (Toronto Star) Public health officials are misleading Canadians by continuing to characterize the H1N1 virus as a threat, charges Ontario's former chief medical officer of health. [News Source]

Flu is waning, say U. of C. professors (Chicago Tribune) Trio uses Google data to track illness The flu in the United States is on track to bottom out by the end of the year, returning to levels seen nine months ago, before the first case of H1N1 hit the U.S. That forecast is from three University of Chicago professors who have created a new method for predicting the spread of the disease. [News Source]

LAX customs officials warn travelers not to bring home dried foods (Daily Breeze) What do sliced deer horn, dried beef strips and lizards have in common? People traveling through LAX have tried to bring them into the U.S. from abroad, even though they're all prohibited. [News Source]