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WHO To Recommend Countries Stop Testing For H1N1
Within the next few days, the WHO "will recommend that countries stop trying to test all suspected cases of swine flu, said Keiji Fukuda, the agency"s assistant director-general of health security and environment," Tuesday during a conference call with reporters, Bloomberg reports. Instead, countries who have previously confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in their population should diagnose the flu based on symptoms alone, opening up "laboratories to test samples in unusual or severe cases, clusters of illnesses and cases with odd symptoms, he said," Bloomberg writes (Serafino/Hallam, 7/7).

Pilot Study Removes Standard Hospital Bed As Focal Point Of Labor
A University of Toronto pilot study that re-conceptualized the hospital labour room by removing the standard, clinical bed and adding relaxation-promoting equipment had a 28 per cent drop in infusions of artificial oxytocin, a powerful drug used to advance slow labours.
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Association of American Medical Colleges Supports Hospital Agreement On Health Care Reform

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement on the agreement reached by the hospital community, the Obama administration, and the Senate Finance Committee in support of health care reform: "The AAMC strongly supports the agreement announced today and believes it moves our nation closer to achieving meaningful health care reform. U.S. teaching hospitals provide 71 percent of all hospital-based charity care and are often the only of specialized services in their communities. We greatly appreciate the thoughtful approach this agreement takes to guarantee that the safety net remains intact during the transition to a better system. This accord helps to fulfill two key principles that the AAMC established for health care reform last year, namely that all Americans should have health care coverage, and that existing safety net mechanisms be supported and preserved until new ones are in place. By voluntarily accepting reduced market increases in hospital payments over the next decade, hospitals will contribute $100 billion toward the funding needed to provide all Americans with health insurance. We also are pleased that this agreement takes appropriate steps to ensure that new coverage mechanisms are in place before any reductions are made to Disproportionate Share payments. Congress and the administration will need to continually evaluate the effects of coverage expansion before making any cuts that could jeopardize the safety net for the uninsured and underinsured. The nation"s teaching hospitals are working hard to help expand access to health care while maintaining an environment where clinical care, discovery, and the training of the next generation of health professionals can occur-and will continue to make sacrifices as long as patient care comes first. As the Obama administration and Congress move forward with health care legislation, the AAMC and its members stand ready to make the positive changes needed for successful reform." Association of American Medical Colleges


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