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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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Men at high risk of heart disease lower their blood pressure with non-alcoholic red wine
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Non-alcoholic red ...
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Non-alcoholic red wine may reduce high blood pressure in men, according to a report published in Circulation Research. Researchers randomized nearly 70 men at high risk for heart disease to incorporate either red wine, non-alcoholic red wine or gin into their diet for 4 weeks. Results showed that men drinking non-alcoholic red wine had significant reductions in their blood pressure, while men in the other two groups had no such reduction.
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Radiation exposure to the chest raises risk of breast cancer in some women
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From the Netherlands - Radiation ...
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From the Netherlands - Radiation exposure to the chest may increase risk of breast cancer in some women, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers examined nearly 2000 women who carried the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation. Results showed that women who were exposed to either chest x ray or mammogram before the age of 30 had a 29% increased risk of breast cancer, while exposure prior to the age of 20 raised risk by 62%
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1 in 5 children who survive cancer suffer from PTSD
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - A significant ...
(September 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - A significant amount of childhood cancer patients suffer from a trauma disorder, according to a report published in Psycho-Oncology. Researchers interviewed 48 mothers of childhood cancer patients between 8 and 48 months old. They found that nearly 1 in 5 of the children suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Groundbreaking ENCODE project maps millions of DNA switches controlling human genes
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Massachusetts - Results of ...
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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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Animal study finds that sleep disruptions may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From St. Louis - Research ...
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From St. Louis - Research published in Science Translational Medicine finds that sleep problems may predict Alzheimer's disease. Studying mice genetically engineered to form amyloid plaques, researchers found that plaque formation coincided with a significant decrease in the rodent's sleep.
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Former NFL players have 4x increased risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease or Lou Gehrigs disease
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - Professional football ...
(September 5, 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
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NFL players at raised risk of dying from neurological conditions; Sleep problems may predict Alzheimer's disease; Genome project spans multiple countries, schools
(September 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - Professional football ...
(September 5, 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 St. Louis - Research published in Science Translational Medicine finds that sleep problems may predict Alzheimer's disease. Studying mice genetically engineered to form amyloid plaques, researchers found that plaque formation coincided with a significant decrease in the rodent's sleep. 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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Risk of cancer death nearly doubled by severe sleep apnea
(September 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Spain - Sleep apnea ...
(September 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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
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Study: Cholesterol not lowered by vitamin D
(September 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Vitamin ...
(September 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Vitamin D supplements do not reduce cholesterol, according to a report published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Researchers randomized over 150 vitamin D deficient individuals to either a weekly high dose of vitamin D or placebo for 8 weeks. They found that vitamin D supplementation failed to lower cholesterol in the study participants, though it did return their vitamin D levels to normal.
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Organic foods have no additional vitamins, nutrients
(September 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Organic foods ...
(September 4, 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.
