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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

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

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

Opioids not recommended for regular use
The terms in health care payer contracts are not immutable

Docs Should Negotiate Health Care Payer Contracts

Items to negotiate include easing of prior authorization process, extension for submitting claim
Annual health care expenses are substantially higher for smokers and the obese

Obesity More Expensive to Treat Than Smoking

Health care costs associated with obesity, smoking increased noticeably during 1998 to 2011
A substantial number of Americans who drink also take medications that should not be mixed with alcohol

Many Americans Taking Meds Not to Be Mixed With Alcohol

Researchers couldn't determine if people surveyed were using both simultaneously
Parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated appear to be clustered in certain areas

Missed, Refused Vaccines Appear in ‘Clusters’

Clusters may deserve special outreach efforts, researchers say
On any given day in the United States in 2009 to 2010

Researchers Weigh in on Youth Pizza Consumption

More calories, fat, salt consumed on 'pizza days;' experts suggest pizza as target for intervention
An electronic alert triggered on order of intravenous (IV) proton pump inhibitors (PPI) can decrease the proportion of IV PPIs ordered

Electronic Alert Cuts Proportion of IV Proton Pump Inhibitors

Significant reduction in proton pump inhibitor use, associated institutional costs
About one in five children and adolescents had adverse lipid concentrations

Dyslipidemia, High BP Prevalent Among U.S. Youth

About one in five had dyslipidemia; one in ten had high or borderline BP in 2011 to 2012