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The percentage of primary care positions that go unfilled every year “continues to be a problem,” says an Association of Staff Physician Recruiters executive. Read more here.

A new study in 12 men, with and without brown fat, has shown that when activated by mild exposure to cold, brown fat increases blood glucose disposal and insulin sensitivity. Perhaps turning the thermostat down at night may expand brown fat tissue mass and activity, which could lead to a metabolic boost.
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There have been increases in melanoma cases – almost a tripling over the last 30 years.Is this caused by  ultraviolet exposure? Increased outdoor activities? indoor tanning maybe?
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A group of British scientists have identified 10 blood proteins that can predict with 87 percent accuracy whether someone with early signs of memory loss will develop Alzheimer’s disease within a year.
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In an analysis of data from one healthcare system, African Americans had greater improvements in HbA1c when taking the drug than did white patients, L. Keoki Williams, MD, MPH, of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Mich., reported online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
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After a call from the World Health Organization (WHO), it has emerged that the British government plans to run an investigation into the theory that mobile phones can affect a child’s mental development. Do you think this is an important area to Research? Read more

Medical errors leading to patient death are much higher than previously thought, and may be as high as 400,000 deaths a year, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. Makes this the third leading cause of death in the U.S.? Read Here

Brain changes—such as accumulation of the protein fragment called beta-amyloid—are found 10 to 20 years before dementia or even mild cognitive impairment is diagnosed. Read Here:

New Research sheds light on how we experience the flutters and pressures of touch. The research could help to spell relief from the unending pain of tactile allodynia. It could also help to restore fading senses of touch for diabetes sufferers, cancer patients undergoing chemo—and for everybody else as they age. Read Here.