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Many physicians report encountering barriers when referring cancer patients to specialty care

Physicians Hit Barriers in Making Cancer Referrals

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Sixty percent of physicians report encountering any barrier to cancer specialty referrals
Only about a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries fill a high-intensity statin prescription after discharge from hospitalization for a coronary heart disease event

Few Patients Fill High-Intensity Statin Rx After CHD Discharge

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Twenty-seven percent of Medicare beneficiaries fill prescription for high-intensity statin
For 8- to 11-year-olds

Bullying Linked to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Children

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Vancouver Symptom Score linked to bullying victimization and perpetrator scores
Women who harbor the bacteria Helicobacter pylori may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis

H. Pylori Tied to Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Women

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Research suggests infection with H. pylori may be somewhat protective
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