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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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Gender disparities in heart attack outcomes
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From France - A new ...
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From France - A new report presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress highlights some significant gender disparities in heart attack outcomes. Researchers examined the outcomes of 5,000 heart attack patients, finding that women had higher in-hospital mortality rates than men, were less likely to receive all recommended treatments at discharge, had longer hospital stays and had more complications from the event.
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Healthy children can still die from the flu
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - The flu ...
(October 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - The flu can be deadly even in children who are otherwise healthy, according to a report presented at the IDWeek conference. Studying the 2004-2012 flu seasons, researchers found that 43% of paediatric flu-related deaths occurred in children who were otherwise healthy. These results underline the importance of annual immunization against the virus.
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Flu can be deadly to children, even if they are otherwise healthy; Women more likely to die from a heart attack; Calling 911 can improve chances of surviving heart attack
(Octboer 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - The flu ...
(Octboer 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - The flu can be deadly even in children who are otherwise healthy, according to a report presented at the IDWeek conference. Studying the 2004-2012 flu seasons, researchers found that 43% of paediatric flu-related deaths occurred in children who were otherwise healthy. These results underline the importance of annual immunization against the virus. From France - A new report presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress highlights some significant gender disparities in heart attack outcomes. Researchers examined the outcomes of 5,000 heart attack patients, finding that women had higher in-hospital mortality rates than men, were less likely to receive all recommended treatments at discharge, had longer hospital stays and had more complications from the event. 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
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SSRIs raise risk of stroke, though overall risk is still very low
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - Antidepressants may ...
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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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Antimicrobial soap lowers MRSA infections in 43 US hospitals
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Antimicrobial soap ...
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Antimicrobial soap can greatly reduce MRSA infections among patients in the intensive care unit, according to a report presented at the IDWeek 2012 conference. Studying nearly 75,000 patients from 43 hospitals, researchers found that use of antimicrobial soap and ointment on all ICU patients reduced MRSA infections by 44%.
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Long term breast cancer risk significantly affected by blood hormone levels
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Blood hormone ...
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Blood hormone levels can predict a woman's long term breast cancer risk, according to a report published presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Researchers matched nearly 800 postmenopausal breast cancer patients to healthy controls, and found that women with hormone levels in the highest 25% for estradiol, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate were 50-107% more likely to develop breast cancer than those in the lowest 25%.
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Hormone levels strongly linked to long term breast cancer risk; MRSA infections down 44%; Antidepressants raise risk of stroke
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Blood hormone ...
(October 18, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Blood hormone levels can predict a woman's long term breast cancer risk, according to a report published presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Researchers matched nearly 800 postmenopausal breast cancer patients to healthy controls, and found that women with hormone levels in the highest 25% for estradiol, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate were 50-107% more likely to develop breast cancer than those in the lowest 25%. From California - Antimicrobial soap can greatly reduce MRSA infections among patients in the intensive care unit, according to a report presented at the IDWeek 2012 conference. Studying nearly 75,000 patients from 43 hospitals, researchers found that use of antimicrobial soap and ointment on all ICU patients reduced MRSA infections by 44%. 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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Cancer risk cut by 8% with daily multivitamins
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - A new ...
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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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Lesbians significantly less likely to undergo routine screening cervical cancer
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - A significant ...
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - A significant amount of lesbians are not being screened for cervical cancer, according to a report presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Surveying over 1,000 women who identified themselves as lesbian, researchers found that nearly 40% were not routinely screened for cervical cancer--a percentage much higher than the rest of the population.
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Formula in infancy raises risk of pediatric leukemia
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Texas - Prolonging formula ...
(October 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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%.
