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A popular smartphone app that measures blood pressure is inaccurate

AHA: Too Many Errors With Smartphone Blood Pressure App

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Measurements were off four out of five times when popular mobile application was tested
In as little as an hour after consuming an alcoholic beverage

AHA: Even One Alcoholic Drink May Temporarily Up CV Risk

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But within 24 hours, that same beverage can be generally protective
A $1 million donation to fight the spread of the Zika virus and an offer to help analyze data to predict the spread of the mosquito-borne disease was announced by Google.

Google Pledges $1 Million to Help Fight Zika Virus

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Google's engineers also helping develop a platform to process virus data
Use of a vestibular intake questionnaire can predict common vestibular diagnoses

Pre-Visit Questionnaire Can Help ID Common Vestibular Diagnoses

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Variables can predict benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Ménière's disease, vestibular migraine
Controlling the cost of fruits and vegetables to encourage increased consumption could prevent cardiovascular disease mortality

AHA: Cutting Price of Fruits, Vegetables Could Prevent Deaths

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Studies show reductions in cardiovascular deaths, events with decrease in price of fruits, vegetables
Physicians who are married to a highly-educated spouse are less likely to work in rural underserved areas

Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice

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Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
Iron supplementation in infancy

Iron Supplement in Infancy May Benefit Motor Development

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Improved gross motor test scores at age 9 months
The Supreme Court has ruled against state efforts to collect health care data from insurance plans.

SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release

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Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data

February 2016 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Zika virus infection may be associated with incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Zika Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Most patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré during Zika outbreak have Zika virus IgM