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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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