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Add water polo to the list of sports where concussions are common

Concussions Found to Be Common in Water Polo

Average was just over two per person; researchers found they were more common among females
A metabolomics signature can predict the transition from gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes

Metabolomics Signature Can Predict GDM to T2DM Transition

Metabolomics with baseline fasting plasma could predict transition from gestational diabetes to T2DM
Lisinopril therapy is associated with a significant reduction in incident conduction system disease

Lisinopril Therapy Cuts Incident Conduction System Disease

Factors independently associated with disease include increased age, male sex, white race, diabetes
There is a positive association between reported pharmaceutical payments and use of aflibercept and ranibizumab injections among ophthalmologists who prescribe anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medications

Pharmaceutical Payments Linked to Anti-VEGF Injection Use

Findings among U.S. ophthalmologists who prescribed anti-VEGF medications
Florida's first case of a Zika-related birth defect has been reported by state officials.

Florida Reports First Case of Zika-Linked Microcephaly

Mother, a citizen of Haiti, came to Florida to deliver her baby
Women who regularly attend religious services may have a lower risk of suicide than those who don't

Religious Service Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk in Women

Going to services at least once a week appears to reduce the odds five-fold
Too much or too little sleep may raise the risk of diabetes in men

Too Little, Too Much Sleep Can Impair Insulin Sensitivity in Men

However, similar association not found in women
The rate of decline in cardiovascular disease mortality has decelerated

Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Progress Slowing Down in U.S.

Mortality rates dropped less than 1 percent from 2011 to 2014
Certain cancer immunotherapy drugs may increase risk for rheumatic disease

Cancer Immunotherapy May Induce Arthritis, Sicca Syndrome

Findings with ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) and/or nivolumab (anti-PD-1) for solid tumors
The antidepressant escitalopram may not help heart failure patients suffering from depression

Escitalopram Not Beneficial for Heart Failure Patients

Depression in heart failure may not be same depression patients without heart failure experience