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Women who sit for long periods of time but are either moderately or very fidgety have a mortality risk similar to that seen in more active women

Fidgeting Offers Health Benefits to Sedentary Women

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Fidgeting may mediate some of the negative effects of prolonged sitting, British study contends
Although drinking alcohol during pregnancy poses a risk to the unborn child

CDC: 10 Percent of U.S. Women Consume Alcohol While Pregnant

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And 3 percent binge drink while expecting
Orthostatic hypotension may be an early warning sign of a serious neurological disease and an increased risk of premature death

Orthostatic Hypotension Could Signal Neurological Disease

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Could serve as an early indicator of a degenerative brain disease such as Parkinson's or dementia
Unexplained chronic fatigue

Damage to Mitochondrial DNA May Explain Gulf War Illness

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Exposure to chemicals could be cause of unexplained fatigue and pain among Gulf War veterans
Use of letrozole (Femara) may reduce a couple's risk of having a pregnancy with multiple embryos -- but it might also slightly lower their chances of a live birth

Fewer Multiple Embryos With Femara in Unexplained Infertility

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But also lower frequency of live birth, compared with gonadotropin
Sleep-time ambulatory blood pressure predicts new-onset diabetes

Sleep-Time Ambulatory BP Predicts New-Onset Diabetes

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And, ingestion of hypertension medications at bedtime linked to reduced risk of new-onset diabetes
The estimated prevalence of HIV is 0.39 percent among U.S adults

CDC Estimates HIV Prevalence in U.S. Adults From ’07 to ’12

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Prevalence estimated at 0.39 percent; 51.9 percent of HIV-infected on antiretroviral tx
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord benefits extremely premature newborns

Very Premature Infants Benefit From Later Cord Clamping

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Better blood pressure, less need for transfusions with delayed clamping
Greater numbers of high-risk women eligible for primary prevention of breast cancer are identified by incorporating benign breast disease diagnoses into the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium risk model

Adding Benign Breast Dz to Risk Model May Boost Preventive Care

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Found to increase the number of high-risk women deemed eligible for primary prevention
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Saxagliptin Not Linked to Increased Fracture Risk in T2DM

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Risk of fracture linked to female gender, older age, diabetes duration, major hypoglycemic events