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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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Breast cancer risk factors during pregnancy may put future generations at risk; Regular use of asthma inhalers not necessary; Pain relief for early labor
(September 11, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Virginia - Pregnant women ...
(September 11, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Virginia - Pregnant women exposed to certain chemicals or foods may be putting future generations at risk of breast cancer, according to a report published in Nature Communications. Researchers fed a pregnant animal model a diet supplemented with synthetic estrogen or fat, both of which are known to raise estrogen levels and increase risk of breast cancer. Results showed that the rodent's daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters were at increased risk of developing breast cancer. From San Francisco - A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that daily inhaler use may not be necessary for millions of asthma patients. Researchers studied over 300 adults with mild asthma, randomizing participants to either standard care or to only use their inhaler based on symptoms. Results showed that patients fared no better if they used their inhaler daily or if they used the inhaler only when they had symptoms. From the Netherlands - Research published in the Cochrane Library examines the safety of inhaled pain relief for women in labor. Results of a meta-analysis examining 26 studies and nearly 3,000 women found that inhaling a pain relief mixture in the early stages of labour was both safe and effective.
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Smoking marijuana may raise risk of testicular cancer
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research published ...
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research published CANCER finds that marijuana use may raise risk of testicular cancer. Comparing over 150 young men with testicular cancer to nearly 300 healthy controls, researchers found that those with a history or marijuana use had a twofold increased risk of developing dangerous subtypes of testicular cancer.
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Aspirin significantly raises risk of recurrent heart attack, death
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - Heart attack ...
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - Heart attack survivors who take painkillers are at raised risk of having a second heart attack and dying, according to a report published in Circulation. Researchers studied nearly 100,000 individuals who had a previous heart attack. They found that individuals taking NSAIDs were at 30% increased risk of having another heart attack and 59% increased risk of dying from any cause one year after their first heart attack, as well as a 63% increased risk of all-cause death after 5 years.
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NSAIDs raise risk of second heart attack, death; Reducing red meat in diet lowers disease rates, greenhouse gasses; Marijuana linked to testicular cancer
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - Heart attack ...
(September 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - Heart attack survivors who take painkillers are at raised risk of having a second heart attack and dying, according to a report published in Circulation. Researchers studied nearly 100,000 individuals who had a previous heart attack. They found that individuals taking NSAIDs were at 30% increased risk of having another heart attack and 59% increased risk of dying from any cause one year after their first heart attack, as well as a 63% increased risk of all-cause death after 5 years. From Cambridge - Reducing red meat consumption can help prevent chronic disease and lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report published in BMJ Open. Researchers used data from the British National Diet and Nutrition Survey to estimate the effects of reducing national consumption of processed meats. They found that eating less red meat could lower chronic disease rates by as much as 12%, and could lower greenhouse gas emissions by .45 tonnes per person per year. From California - Research published CANCER finds that marijuana use may raise risk of testicular cancer. Comparing over 150 young men with testicular cancer to nearly 300 healthy controls, researchers found that those with a history or marijuana use had a twofold increased risk of developing dangerous subtypes of testicular cancer.
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Organic foods offer no added nutrition; Sleep apnea raises risk of stroke, heart failure in the elderly; Multinational ENCODE project has groundbreaking results
(September 8, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Organic foods ...
(September 8, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Organic foods offer no added nutritional benefit, according to a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Results of a meta-analysis examining over 200 studies found no difference in nutritional content of organic and non-organic fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, poultry and eggs and milk. From Spain - Severe sleep apnea raises risk of cardiovascular death in the elderly, according to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers studied nearly 1,000 elderly patients for over 5 years, finding that untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea increased participant's risk of dying from stroke and heart failure. From Massachusetts - Results of a groundbreaking international genome project are being published this week in the journals Nature, Science, Genome Research, and Genome Biology. The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (or ENCODE) project began in 2003 and was comprised of over 30 participating institutions and 440 researchers. The main finding of the study is a comprehensive map of millions of DNA switches that control human genes.
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Report finds many benefits of exercise in the very frail and elderly
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal - A new ...
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal - A new report published in the Journals of Gerontology finds that exercise benefits even the very elderly and frail. Researchers studied 83 elderly individuals, 43 of whom were considered frail, randomizing participants to either group exercise or no exercise at all. Results showed that frail individuals in the exercise group had improvements in their physical capacity, cognitive abilities and quality of life.
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Even gaining 1.5 pounds per year raises blood pressure in college students
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Illinois - Even a ...
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Illinois - Even a little bit of weight gain raises blood pressure in college students, according to a report published in Public Health. Studying nearly 800 18-20 years olds, researchers found that even gaining 1.5 pounds per year raised blood pressure in the students.
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Elderly people with severe sleep apnea at raised risk of stroke, heart failure
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Severe sleep ...
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Severe sleep apnea raises risk of cardiovascular death in the elderly, according to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers studied nearly 1,000 elderly patients for over 5 years, finding that untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea increased participant's risk of dying from stroke and heart failure
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Sleep apnea in elderly raises risk of cardiovascular death; Small weight gain raises blood pressure in college students; Exercise beneficial for very frail and elderly
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Severe sleep ...
(September 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Severe sleep apnea raises risk of cardiovascular death in the elderly, according to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers studied nearly 1,000 elderly patients for over 5 years, finding that untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea increased participant's risk of dying from stroke and heart failure. From Illinois - Even a little bit of weight gain raises blood pressure in college students, according to a report published in Public Health. Studying nearly 800 18-20 years olds, researchers found that even gaining 1.5 pounds per year raised blood pressure in the students. From Montreal - A new report published in the Journals of Gerontology finds that exercise benefits even the very elderly and frail. Researchers studied 83 elderly individuals, 43 of whom were considered frail, randomizing participants to either group exercise or no exercise at all. Results showed that frail individuals in the exercise group had improvements in their physical capacity, cognitive abilities and quality of life.
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NFL players at raised risk of dying from Alzheimer's, ALS; Weight gain in college may raise blood pressure; Sleep apnea linked to cancer death
(September 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - Professional football ...
(September 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - Professional football players may be at increased risk of dying from neurological conditions, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers studied over 3,400 former NFL players who played at least 5 seasons from 1959-1988. Results showed that players were at 4x increased risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when compared to the general population. From Illinois - Even a little bit of weight gain raises blood pressure in college students, according to a report published in Public Health. Studying nearly 800 18-20 years olds, researchers found that even gaining 1.5 pounds per year raised blood pressure in the students. From Spain - Sleep apnea raises risk of cancer death, according to a report presented at the European Respiratory Society's annual congress. Studying over 5,600 individuals, researchers found that those with the most severe sleep apnea had a 2x increased relative risk of cancer death
