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New Incentives Needed To Encourage GPs To Teach Medical Students, Australia
New strategies are needed to encourage general practitioners to teach medical students in their practices, according to a letter published in this year"s General Practice edition of the Medical Journal of Australia.

Link Between Pain In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients And Depression/Inflammation
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. More than 1.3 million adults in the U.S. suffer from RA with 75% of those afflicted being women. Patients with RA experience pain, stiffness, swelling, and deterioration of joints. Severe chronic pain accompanied by progressive joint destruction, disability, and disfigurement is known to increase the risk of experiencing emotional disturbances, with RA patients twice as likely to be depressed as people in the general population. Emotional wellness for persons with RA plays a critical role in disease course and disability.
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Secrets Revealed About How Disease-Causing DNA Mutations Occur
A team of Penn State scientists has shed light on the processes that lead to certain human DNA mutations that are implicated in hundreds of inherited diseases such as tuberous sclerosis and neurofibromatosis type 1. The results one day could influence the way couples who seek to have children receive genetic counseling. The team, led by Kateryna Makova, an associate professor of biology, also includes Erika Kvikstad, a graduate student in the Department of Biology, and Francesca Chiaromonte, an associate professor of statistics. Their findings will be published in the July 2009 issue of the journal Genome Research.
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Fees Announced By Society's Council, UK

The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has announced a fee increase of 2.2% for 2010, following the outcome of the 2010 fees consultation and a review of the Society"s financial position. It is the second year in a row that fees have not been raised significantly. Last year"s fees only rose by the annual inflationary rise and were between 3.9% - 4.5%. This year"s fees were kept to a minimum and were set within the Retail Price Index (RPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures of inflation. Council agreed to consult on a proposal to set fees at 2.2% in April 2008. The consultation ran 24 April to 17 July 2009 and only 59 responses were received, including seven from organisations. The Society"s Treasurer, John Gentle, said; "I understand that Members may be disappointed that fees have increased this year but we have tried to reflect the current economic climate in the fee setting process. It"s difficult to call for any increase but 2.46 pence a day extra for a full time working pharmacist will help us to ensure, as far as we can, a stable financial platform to launch the new professional body. " "We are going through a time of significant organisational change and the fees revenue will help to ensure financial stability when the Society separates in 2010. " In response to earlier feedback from members, a discounted fee for pharmacists on a lower income will again be included. This fee was bought in last year to help lessen the financial impact on pharmacists who work part-time. The Council has also implemented staged payments as a result of the 2008 fee consultation results. Practising pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will continue to have the option to pay their retention fee in four quarterly instalments by direct debit. The findings of the fees consultation and the Council"s response will be available on the Society"s website and in The Pharmaceutical Journal in August 2009. The majority of respondents to the fees consultation (76%) disagreed that a fee increase should be implemented and 19% agreed to the fees proposal. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain


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