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Concussion-prevention rules for college football players may have led to an unintended consequence -- an increase in knee

Concussion Prevention Rules May Be Leading to Other Injuries

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Researchers suggest college rules to lessen head injuries might be causing more knee, ankle problems
For women

AHA: Exposure to Violence May Up Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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Exposure to physical violence in adulthood linked to carotid artery intima media thickness
For women

AHA: Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of High BP

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Effect seen in women, not men; strongest effect seen in the highest tertile of DASH scores
Individuals who consume about six cups of coffee a day are almost one-third less likely to develop multiple sclerosis than non-drinkers

Heavy Coffee Consumption May Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

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Those who average six cups a day are almost one-third less likely to have MS
High school football players wearing loose helmets experience worse concussion effects than players whose helmets fit properly

AAOS: Loose-Fitting Football Helmets = Worse Concussions

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Teens with loose-fitting helmets have higher rates of drowsiness, hyperexcitability, noise sensitivity
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