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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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Larger waist raises diabetes risk
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cambridge - Waist circumference ...
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Cambridge - Waist circumference is linked to risk of diabetes in research published in PLoS Medicine. Analyzing data from a case-control study, researchers found that larger waist circumference was independently linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Antiseptic cloths help control deadly infection among the elderly
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - A new ...
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - A new report presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology finds that antiseptic cloths can greatly reduce MRSA rates in the elderly. Researchers introduced daily bathing with disposable, antiseptic cloths in a geriatric facility without changing any other aspect of care. After 33-months, rates of MRSA transmission were reduced by 82%
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Blood test predicts death risk after surgery; Researchers reduce MRSA in senior population by 82%; Waist circumference linked to risk of type 2 diabetes
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Hamilton - A simple ...
(June 5, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Hamilton - A simple blood test can help predict risk of postoperative death, according to a report published in the JAMA. Researchers studied over 15,000 patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery, measuring their troponin levels in the first 3 days following the operation. Results showed that elevated levels of the biomarker greatly raised risk of death in the first 30 days after surgery. From Toronto - A new report presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology finds that antiseptic cloths can greatly reduce MRSA rates in the elderly. Researchers introduced daily bathing with disposable, antiseptic cloths in a geriatric facility without changing any other aspect of care. After 33-months, rates of MRSA transmission were reduced by 82% From Cambridge - Waist circumference is linked to risk of diabetes in research published in PLoS Medicine. Analyzing data from a case-control study, researchers found that larger waist circumference was independently linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Neglect in early childhood affects skin cancer risk
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - Early childhood ...
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - Early childhood neglect may affect skin cancer risk, according to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Studying nearly 100 men and women with basal cell carcinoma, researchers found that those who reported the most maltreatment by their mothers during childhood had a 350% reduction in their immunity when compared to those who reported the least maltreatment. These individuals were at much greater risk of their cancer returning due to weakened immune response
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Antidepressant lowers pain in chemo patients
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - A new ...
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - A new report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting finds that Cymbalta can reduce pain in chemotherapy patients. Studying 231 patients undergoing chemotherapy, researchers found 59% of patients randomized to the antidepressant had reduced pain, compared with only 39% on placebo.
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Rehospitalizations from surgery infections greatly raising health care costs
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Detroit - Surgical infections ...
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Detroit - Surgical infections significantly raise health care costs in the US, according to a report presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Researchers examined nearly 175,000 patients who underwent knee or hip replacement procedures in 2007. They found that health care costs from rehospitalizations due to surgical site infections cost up to $65 million annually.
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Cancer-related exhaustion much improved with ginseng capsules
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - Ginseng helps ...
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - Ginseng helps relieve cancer-related fatigue, according to a report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. Researchers randomized over 300 cancer patients to ginseng capsules or placebo. After 8 weeks, patients taking ginseng had much greater improvement in exhaustion and fatigue when compared to those on placebo
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Ginseng relieves fatigue from cancer; Surgical infections costing up to $65,000,000 a year; Cymbalta reduces chemotherapy pain
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - Ginseng helps ...
(June 4, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - Ginseng helps relieve cancer-related fatigue, according to a report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. Researchers randomized over 300 cancer patients to ginseng capsules or placebo. After 8 weeks, patients taking ginseng had much greater improvement in exhaustion and fatigue when compared to those on placebo. From Detroit - Surgical infections significantly raise health care costs in the US, according to a report presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Researchers examined nearly 175,000 patients who underwent knee or hip replacement procedures in 2007. They found that health care costs from rehospitalizations due to surgical site infections cost up to $65 million annually. From Michigan - A new report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting finds that Cymbalta can reduce pain in chemotherapy patients. Studying 231 patients undergoing chemotherapy, researchers found 59% of patients randomized to the antidepressant had reduced pain, compared with only 39% on placebo.
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Daily dark chocolate good for the heart; Aspirin, Ibuprofen may protect against deadly skin cancer; Diabetes patients over-treated for blood pressure goals
(June 3, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - Dark chocolate ...
(June 3, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - Dark chocolate may reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes in high risk individuals, according to a report published in the BMJ. Researchers used a mathematical model to predict the effectiveness of 10 years of daily dark chocolate consumption among over 2,000 metabolic syndrome patients. Results showed that even with 80% compliance, consumption could avert a substantial amount of non-fatal and fatal cardiovascular events. From Denmark - Aspirin may help protect against skin cancer, according to a report published in CANCER. Researchers compared data on nearly 19,000 skin cancer patients to over 178,000 healthy controls, and found that those who filled more than 2 prescriptions for NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen had a 15% reduced risk of squamous cell carcinoma and a 13% reduced risk of malignant melanoma From Michigan - Many diabetes patients are being over-treated with blood pressure medications, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Recent efforts in blood pressure control have resulted in as many as 94% of diabetes patients receiving blood pressure treatment. However, these efforts have also resulted in over 8% of patients being over-treated.
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Less TV, more veggies makes weight loss easier; How much arsenic is OK in the drinking water?; In 2 decades, cancer will have risen by 75% worldwide
(June 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago -Simple lifestyle changes ...
(June 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago -Simple lifestyle changes can greatly improve healthy behaviour, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers randomized over 200 adults with unhealthy habits to either increase fruits and vegetables and physical activity, decrease fat and inactive leisure, decrease fat and increase physical activity or increase fruits and vegetables and decreases inactive leisure. They found that all participants improved their fruit and vegetable consumption and activity levels and successfully maintained these improvements through the course of the study From Massachusetts - Normal amounts of arsenic in the drinking water may adversely affect health in breastfeeding mothers and their infants, according to a report published in PLoS ONE. Researchers studied pregnant and/or breastfeeding mice with a 'safe' amount of arsenic in their drinking water. Results showed that the mothers had impaired lipid metabolism and their offspring were much slower to develop physically. From France - Worldwide cancer cases are expected to increase 75% by 2030, according to a report published in the Lancet Oncology. Researchers examined data on over 180 countries from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). They predict that cancer cases could increase by 93% in low income countries and 78% in middle income countries, mainly as a result of a 'westernized' lifestyle becoming more global.
