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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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Very obese children already have high risk factors for heart disease; New drug class may treat MS, Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injury; Post-stroke life worse for women
(July 29, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From the ...
(July 29, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From the Netherlands - Two thirds of severely obese children already have risk factors for heart disease, according to a report published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers reviewed pediatric data on all new severely obese children in the Netherlands. Results showed that two out of three children had at least one heart disease risk factor, 56% had high blood pressure, 54% had high levels of bad cholesterol, 14% had high fasting blood glucose. From Chicago - A new class of drug may potentially treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury, according to a report published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers studied mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis, and found that giving the rodents the new class of drugs prevented onset of both conditions, and also prevented long term complications following a traumatic brain injury. From Sweden - Women have worse quality of life following a stroke than men, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Researchers followed nearly 500 stroke and ministroke patients, finding that women were significantly more harmed in nearly all quality of life categories, including, emotion, sleep, energy, pain and mobility.
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Sunbeds linked to melanoma; Chemical restores vision to blind mice; Diet high in antioxidants may reduce pancreatic cancer risk
(July 28, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From France ...
(July 28, 2012 - Insidermedicine Week in Review) From France - Tanning beds lead to over 3,000 cases of melanoma in Europe each year, according to a report published in the BMJ. Results of a meta-analysis examining 27 studies found that over 3,000 of nearly 64,000 melanoma cases in Europe every year are caused by tanning bed use. Risk of skin cancer was increased by 87% if tanning bed use occurred before 35 years of age. From California - Scientists have discovered a chemical that restores vision in blind mice, according to a report published in Neuron. Researchers genetically engineered mice to lose their vision months after birth, injecting the rodents with a 'photoswitch' chemical known as AAQ. They found that the chemical restored partial vision to the rodents--offering hope for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, the most common form of inherited blindness. From the UK - A new report published in Gut finds that high dietary intake of antioxidants may lower risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers examined the food diaries of over 23,000 adults taking part in a 10 year study. They found that those with the highest dietary intake of vitamins C, E and selenium had a 67% reduced risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
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Very little physical activity education at UK medical schools
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new ...
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that medical schools in the UK have inadequate education on physical activity. Studying all 31 medical schools in the UK, researchers found that only 4 included physical activity in each undergrad year, and that total teaching time spent on physical activity was practically non-existent
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New report disputes that MRSA is on the decline; researchers see 2x increase in infections in academic hospitals
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Rates of ...
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Rates of MRSA have doubled in academic hospitals in the US, according to a report published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers examined data from the University HealthSystem Consortium, finding that MRSA rates doubled from 2003-2008 to infect nearly 1 in every 20 patients.
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Childhood obesity linked to magnetic field exposure in utero
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Magnetic field ...
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Magnetic field exposure in the womb raises a child's risk of obesity, according to research published in Scientific Reports. Researchers examined data on women taking part in a long term study, in which participants wore a meter during pregnancy to measure their exposure to magnetic fields, and over 700 of their children. Results showed that elevated levels of magnetic exposure raised risk of childhood obesity by 69%
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Exposure to magnetic fields in womb raises child's risk of obesity; MRSA rates double in US academic hospitals; UK medical schools barely teaching physical activity
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Magnetic field ...
(July 27, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From California - Magnetic field exposure in the womb raises a child's risk of obesity, according to research published in Scientific Reports. Researchers examined data on women taking part in a long term study, in which participants wore a meter during pregnancy to measure their exposure to magnetic fields, and over 700 of their children. Results showed that elevated levels of magnetic exposure raised risk of childhood obesity by 69%. From Chicago - Rates of MRSA have doubled in academic hospitals in the US, according to a report published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers examined data from the University HealthSystem Consortium, finding that MRSA rates doubled from 2003-2008 to infect nearly 1 in every 20 patients. From London - A new report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that medical schools in the UK have inadequate education on physical activity. Studying all 31 medical schools in the UK, researchers found that only 4 included physical activity in each undergrad year, and that total teaching time spent on physical activity was practically non-existent.
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Risk of heart attack and stroke higher among shift workers; Glioblastoma cause discovered; Early antiretroviral therapy reduces clinical events
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London, Ontario - Shift ...
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London, Ontario - Shift work raises risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a report published in the BMJ. Results of meta-anaylsis examining 34 studies and over 2,000,000 people showed that shift work raised risk of heart attack 23%, coronary events by 24%, and stroke by 5%. From New York - Research published in Science identifies a genetic cause of glioblastoma--the most deadly brain tumour. Genetic analyses on 9 glioblastomas found that many of the tumours were caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. Researchers were able to slow the growth of brain tumours in a mouse model by targeting the protein that initiates this fusion. From Washington DC - Early antiretroviral therapy not only reduces HIV transmission, it reduces health issues as well, according to a report presented at the International AIDS conference. Analyzing data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network, a study of nearly 1800 couples in which only one partner was infected with HIV, researchers found that individuals randomized to receive early ART had significantly fewer clinical events than those who received delayed ART.
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New report out of the AIDS International Conference finds another benefit of early HIV treatment
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Washington DC - Early ...
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Washington DC - Early antiretroviral therapy not only reduces HIV transmission, it reduces health issues as well, according to a report presented at the International AIDS conference. Analyzing data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network, a study of nearly 1800 couples in which only one partner was infected with HIV, researchers found that individuals randomized to receive early ART had significantly fewer clinical events than those who received delayed ART.
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Scientists find cause for glioblastoma, the most deadly form of brain tumor
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Research ...
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Research published in Science identifies a genetic cause of glioblastoma--the most deadly brain tumour. Genetic analyses on 9 glioblastomas found that many of the tumours were caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. Researchers were able to slow the growth of brain tumours in a mouse model by targeting the protein that initiates this fusion
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Shift work raises risk of heart attack, stroke and coronary events
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London, Ontario - Shift ...
(July 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From London, Ontario - Shift work raises risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a report published in the BMJ. Results of meta-anaylsis examining 34 studies and over 2,000,000 people showed that shift work raised risk of heart attack 23%, coronary events by 24%, and stroke by 5%
