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Having a drink each day might help lower a middle-aged person's odds for heart failure

A Drink a Day May Keep Heart Failure at Bay

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Highest risk seen for those who used to drink, but had stopped
A study of adults aged 71 to 80 indicates that daily consumption of 2

A Dash More Salt Than 1,500 mg Seems to Lower Mortality Risk

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Trend toward higher death in study participants who had high salt intake
Researchers have reviewed recent scientific literature and concluded that a number of classes of drugs are effective for treating acute migraine. The study

AHS: Research Informs New Migraine Rx Guidelines

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Opioids not recommended for regular use
Surgery and more conservative treatments provide similar long-term outcomes for people with spinal stenosis

Meds/PT May Work As Well As Surgery for Spinal Stenosis

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More conservative treatments work just as well after eight years of follow-up
The terms in health care payer contracts are not immutable

Docs Should Negotiate Health Care Payer Contracts

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Items to negotiate include easing of prior authorization process, extension for submitting claim
Decreased vegetable protein intake and increased dietary acid load are associated with higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes

Fewer Vegetable-Based Proteins Tied to Metabolic Syndrome

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Carbohydrate intake is associated with quality of dietary protein and acid load
For patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who undergo atrial fibrillation ablation

Ablation Effectiveness Quotient Predicts Clinical Success

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High AEQ linked to freedom from atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal a-fib
For fourth-year medical students

Collaboration Between Med Students Cuts Diagnostic Errors

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Diagnostic accuracy higher for pairs than individuals assessing cases of respiratory distress
About one in five children and adolescents had adverse lipid concentrations

Dyslipidemia, High BP Prevalent Among U.S. Youth

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About one in five had dyslipidemia; one in ten had high or borderline BP in 2011 to 2012
Among women who initiate highly-active antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy

Viral Load at Delivery in ~13 Percent of Women Taking HAART

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Detectable viral load linked to multiparity, black ethnicity, education, timing of HAART initiation