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Insidermedicine is a daily health and medical video news service created by a leading physicians. Our content library contains videos in many languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, on over 100 different diseases. Joining the likes of the Associated Press and Reuters, Insidermedicine's newstories are featured ...
Insidermedicine is a daily health and medical video news service created by a leading physicians. Our content library contains videos in many languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, on over 100 different diseases. Joining the likes of the Associated Press and Reuters, Insidermedicine's newstories are featured by Google News and The News Room. April 25, 2007 Patients with HIV who are treated with protease inhibitors have an increased risk of heart attack, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Combination antiretroviral therapy has had a dramatic effect in reducing illness and death associated with the HIV virus, however an earlier study showed that the risk of heart attacks increased by 17% with every year a patient spent on antiretroviral. It isn’t known, though, whether all antiretroviral drugs carry this risk. The assessment of the role of any specific drug is difficult because patients with HIV usually receive a combination of drugs, and often switch regimens because of the availability of newer substances, adverse events, or drug regimen failure. Previous studies have shown a relationship between the use of protease inhibitors, a class of antiretroviral drug, and cardiovascular disease, but there is little information on the risks associated with another class of antiretroviral therapy called nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors. In this study, more than 23,000 patients infected with the HIV virus were assessed to determine the incidence of heart attack and the association between heart attack and exposure to protease inhibitors or nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors. Confirming the earlier results, the researchers found the risk of having a heart attack increased by 16% per year of exposure to protease inhibitors alone, which is equal to twice the risk over five years. Not such effect was observed with nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors. It is thought that protease inhibitors raise the level of blood lipid, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack. Patients treated with protease inhibitors should have their cholesterol and blood pressure levels monitored, and take steps to reduce their lifestyle-related risk factors. This includes maintaining a healthy weight, eating a low-fat diet rich in fruits in vegetables, and getting regular exercise. Reporting for Insidermedicine, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.
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Rise in colonoscopy screening results in decline in colorectal cancers
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research published ...
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research published in Gastroenterology links declining colorectal cancer rates to increased use of colonoscopy. Studying 20 years of data on over 2 million patients, researchers found that a significant decline in colorectal cancer in the past 10 years coincided with widespread colonoscopy screening for the disease
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Removing age restrictions on rotavirus vaccine may save nearly 50,000 lives
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - Removing age ...
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - Removing age restrictions on the rotavirus vaccine could save many lives, according to a report published in PLoS Medicine. Currently, only infants under the age of 32 weeks can have the vaccine, as age raises risk of intussusception--a deadly form of bowel obstruction that can occur following vaccination. However, removing the age restriction on the vaccine in low and middle income countries would prevent an additional 47,000 deaths from the rotavirus while only causing 294 additional deaths from intussusception.
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Smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes greatly raise risk of peripheral artery disease in men
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Certain risk ...
(October 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Certain risk factors raise a man's risk of peripheral artery disease, according to a report published in JAMA. Researchers followed nearly 45,000 men for over 20 years, finding that those with at least one risk factor of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and smoking were at raised risk of PAD, while every additional risk factor raised risk twofold. Men with none of the 4 risk factors were at 77% reduced risk of the disease
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Healthy lifestyle results in successful aging
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - Research published ...
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - Research published in CMAJ finds that engaging in multiple healthy behaviours in midlife is strongly connected to successful aging. Studying over 5,000 men and women for 16 years, researchers found that those who engaged in healthy behaviours such as eating fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, did not smoke, consumed moderate amounts alcohol, and exercised regularly were much more likely to remain healthy as they aged.
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Dramatic increase in Americans with high blood pressure under control
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - Almost half ...
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - Almost half of all hypertension patients in the US have their condition under control, according to a report published in Circulation. Researchers reviewed nationally representative survey data from 2001-2010, and found that in 2010, 47% of high blood pressure patients had their condition controlled, an increase of 29% from 2001.
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Scientists develop new x-ray method that reduces radiation to the breast by 25x
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Los Angeles - Scientists ...
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Los Angeles - Scientists have developed a new method of x-ray imaging that greatly lowers radiation exposure during breast scans, according to a report published in PNAS. A multidisciplinary team of radiologists, mathematicians and physicists developed a way to enhance the spatial resolution of conventional imaging by 2-3x. In addition, the imaging exposes the breast to a 25x reduced radiation dose.
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New breast x-rays may be revolutionary; Nearly 50% of high blood pressure patients have condition controlled; Healthy behaviors in midlife lead to healthy aging
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Los Angeles - Scientists ...
(October 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Los Angeles - Scientists have developed a new method of x-ray imaging that greatly lowers radiation exposure during breast scans, according to a report published in PNAS. A multidisciplinary team of radiologists, mathematicians and physicists developed a way to enhance the spatial resolution of conventional imaging by 2-3x. In addition, the imaging exposes the breast to a 25x reduced radiation dose. From Washington - Almost half of all hypertension patients in the US have their condition under control, according to a report published in Circulation. Researchers reviewed nationally representative survey data from 2001-2010, and found that in 2010, 47% of high blood pressure patients had their condition controlled, an increase of 29% from 2001. From London - Research published in CMAJ finds that engaging in multiple healthy behaviours in midlife is strongly connected to successful aging. Studying over 5,000 men and women for 16 years, researchers found that those who engaged in healthy behaviours such as eating fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, did not smoke, consumed moderate amounts alcohol, and exercised regularly were much more likely to remain healthy as they aged.
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Formula linked to pediatric ALL; Cholesterol levels improved in the US since 1988; SSRIs raise risk of stroke
(October 21, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From Texas ...
(October 21, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From Texas - Prolonging formula feeding and delaying solid foods raises risk of paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, according to a report presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Researchers studied nearly 300 healthy children and over 140 who were diagnosed with ALL. They found that risk of ALL rose 16% for every additional month a child was on formula, while every additional month that solid foods were delayed raised risk by 14%. From Maryland - Cholesterol levels have improved in the US in the past 20 years, according to a report published in JAMA. Examining nationally representative data from 1988 to 2010, researchers found that average total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels declined over 22 years, with an increase in HDL cholesterol levels as well as cholesterol lowering medications From London - Antidepressants may raise risk of stroke, according to a report published in Neurology. In a meta-analysis of 16 studies examining over 500,000 individuals, researchers found that those who used of SSRIs were 50% more likely to suffer an intracranial hemorrhage and 40% more likely to suffer an intracerebral hemorrhage--though the overall risk having one of these strokes was still very low.
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Millions of years of healthy life lost to cancer in 2008; Alcohol may be more damaging to lifespan than smoking; Multivitamins cut cancer risk in men by 8%
(October 20, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From France ...
(October 20, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From France - A new report published in the Lancet estimates that over 160 million years of healthy life were lost to cancer in 2008. Researchers studied cancer registries worldwide, using disability-adjusted life years to calculate the amount of healthy lives lost due to both fatal and non-fatal cancers. They found that 169.3 million years were lost, with lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancers accounting for 18-50% of the cancer burden From Germany - Alcohol dependence may shorten lifespan more than smoking, according to a report published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Researchers studied over 4,000 adults for 14 years, 149 of whom were alcohol dependent. Results showed that mean age at death for females dependent on alcohol was 60 and 58 for males, both of which are 20 years earlier than the general population. From Boston - A new report presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting finds that daily multivitamins may lower risk of cancer in men. Researchers randomized over 15,000 men to take daily multivitamins or placebo for more than 10 years, and found that those taking the vitamins had a 8% reduction in cancer rates as well as a reduction in cancer deaths
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Heart attack sufferers have better chance of surviving if they call an ambulance
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - People suffering ...
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - People suffering a heart attack improve their chances of survival by calling an ambulance, according to report presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress. Researchers found that patients who present to a local hospital with a heart attack might be at raised risk of death, as the hospital is likely not capable of performing PCI. However, using the ambulance as a pre-hospital triage can ensure that 75% of heart attack patients are brought to a hospital capable of performing the procedure.
