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

Concussions Found to Be Common in Water Polo

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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