Help! Battery expanded

Hi, i've a MacBook white bought in June 2007 and i'm out of warranty. Three months ago I noticed that my battery has expanded and the charge lasts only an hour and a half. I called the italian apple support but they told me that they can't do anything because I'm out of warranty. They also added that the battery loses efficiency after 300 cycles but I have only made 76. So I think that they should replace my battery because it is not a problem of my ill-usage, but a lack of production as has been documented from the same apple. What should I do? Please give me advice
Informazioni sul modello:
Numero di serie: DP-ASMB016-36a8-2a04
Produttore: DP
Nome dispositivo: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Versione firmware: 102a
Revisione hardware: 0500
Revisione cella: 0102
Informazioni sulla carica:
Carica restante (mAh): 5532
Carica completa: Sì
In carica: No
Capacità a carica completa (mAh): 5586
Informazioni sulle condizioni della batteria:
Conteggio cicli: 76
Condizione: Buona
Batteria installata: Sì
Amperaggio (mA): -1177
Voltaggio (mV): 12285

Please explain what you mean by "battery has expanded".
If you mean the battery is swelling up, I urge you to replace the battery. A bulging battery is a ticking time bomb.
Briefly, Lithium ion batteries if they are over-charged, produce excess heat and expand. Although very rare, such a battery could even explode.
See here: http://www.ecnmag.com/lithium-ion-batteries.aspx
(The internal charging circuits are supposed to control over-charging, but can sometimes fail to do their job.)

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