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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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Mother's Vitamin D While Pregnant May Affect Child's Body Fat
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A ...
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A new report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that a mothers vitamin D levels may affect their child's body fat. Studying nearly 1,000 pregnant women, researchers found that children of mothers who had low vitamin D levels during pregnancy had increased body fat at age 6
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Cesarean Section Increases Risk of Childhood Obesity
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - C-sections may ...
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - C-sections may double risk of childhood obesity, according to research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers studied nearly 1300 mother/baby pairs from 22 weeks gestation until the child was three years old. Results showed that 16% of those delivered via c-section were obese compared to only 7.5% of those born vaginally.
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Heart Attack Risk Strongly Linked to Calcium Supplementation
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - Calcium supplements ...
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - Calcium supplements greatly increase risk of heart attack, according to a report published in Heart. Studying nearly 24,000 individuals for an avg. of 11 years, researchers found that those who regularly took calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who took no supplements at all
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Calcium Supplements Up Heart Attack Risk; C-Section Babies 2x More Likely to Be Obese by 3; Vitamin D in Mother May Raise Body Fat in Child
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - Calcium supplements ...
(May 23, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Switzerland - Calcium supplements greatly increase risk of heart attack, according to a report published in Heart. Studying nearly 24,000 individuals for an avg. of 11 years, researchers found that those who regularly took calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have a heart attack when compared to those who took no supplements at all. From Boston - C-sections may double risk of childhood obesity, according to research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers studied nearly 1300 mother/baby pairs from 22 weeks gestation until the child was three years old. Results showed that 16% of those delivered via c-section were obese compared to only 7.5% of those born vaginally. From the UK - A new report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that a mothers vitamin D levels may affect their child's body fat. Studying nearly 1,000 pregnant women, researchers found that children of mothers who had low vitamin D levels during pregnancy had increased body fat at age 6.
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Skin Cells Successfully Repair Heart Damage; Prevalence of Dementia in Middle Income Countries; MRSA Sequenced by Harvard Scientists (Video)
(May 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Israel - For the ...
(May 22, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Israel - For the first time, scientists have transformed a patient's own skin cells to repair a damaged heart, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal. Researchers took skin cells from two heart failure patients and reprogrammed the cells to become heart muscle cells. When transplanted into an animal model, the new cells effectively integrated with existing heart tissue and repaired damage. From London - Dementia is more prevalent in some countries than previously thought, according to a report published in the Lancet. Studying nearly 13,000 individuals in 6 middle-income countries, researchers found that incidence of dementia was 2x higher than previously thought. These results demonstrate the link between lack of education--which is common in these countries--and neurodegeneration in later life. From Boston - Scientists may be step closer to effectively treating MRSA, according to a report published in mBio. A team of Harvard scientists sequenced the genome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), providing much needed insight into how the deadly infections work
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Fat Tax Needs to Be Significant to Make An Impact; Google Algorithm Used to Detect Cancer Biomarkers; Head Impacts Affecting College Athletes Learning Ability (Week in Review)
(May 20, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - A 'fat' ...
(May 20, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - A 'fat' tax would need to be relatively high in order to make a significant impact on population health, according to a report published online in the British Medical Journal. Reviewing multiple studies, researchers found that taxing unhealthy food and drink can greatly reduce non-communicable diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The tax would need to be at least 20% and combined with subsidies for healthy foods in order to be effective. From Germany - Scientists have used Google to screen for cancer biomarkers, according to a report published in PLoS Computational Biology. Using Google's algorithm that determines relevance of search results, researchers found 7 specific proteins that determine aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer tumours. From New Hampshire - Contact sports such as football and hockey may cause learning problems in the athletes, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers compared over 200 college athletes participating in contact sports to 45 non-contact athletes. They found that the contact sport athletes experienced more head impacts and performed worse on tests measuring new learning.
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Marijuana Improves MS Symptoms, Pain; Air Pollution Cleanup for Beijing Olympics Improved Heart Health; Statins Reduce Risk of Vascular Events (Week in Review)
(May 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - Cannabis ...
(May 19, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - Cannabis may improve symptoms of multiple sclerosis, according to a report published in the CMAJ. Researchers randomly assigned 30 MS patients to either smoke cannabis once a day for three days or smoke placebo cigarettes for the same duration. Results showed that the cannabis group had reduced pain and spasticity with mild adverse effects on attention. From California - Reduced air pollution improves cardiovascular health, according to a report published in JAMA. Researchers examined 125 young and healthy doctors in Beijing, before and after the environmental cleanup that preceded the 2008 Olympics. Results showed that the reduction in air pollution due to this cleanup improved biomarkers of cardiovascular health in the study participants. From Oxford - Statins reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes, even in low-risk individuals, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis examining nearly 30 trials and 175 000 individuals--including both young and old men and women who were at low to high risk for suffering a vascular event. Results showed that that statins reduced risk of vascular events in all of the individuals by 21% for every 1mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol.
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Azithromycin Increases Risk of Death Within First 5 Days of Treatment
(May 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Tennessee - A common ...
(May 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Tennessee - A common antibiotic carries an increased risk of death, according to a report published in NEJM. Researchers studied about 348,000 azithromycin prescriptions, and found that the antibiotic carried a 2.5x increased risk of cardiovascular death in the first 5 days of treatment, though the overall number of deaths was very low.
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Google Algorithm Used by Scientists to Identify Cancer Biomarkers
(May 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Germany - Scientists have ...
(May 17, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Germany - Scientists have used Google to screen for cancer biomarkers, according to a report published in PLoS Computational Biology. Using Google's algorithm that determines relevance of search results, researchers found 7 specific proteins that determine aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer tumours. ??
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Contact Sports Causing Learning Problems In College Athletes
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New Hampshire - Contact ...
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New Hampshire - Contact sports such as football and hockey may cause learning problems in the athletes, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers compared over 200 college athletes participating in contact sports to 45 non-contact athletes. They found that the contact sport athletes experienced more head impacts and performed worse on tests measuring new learning.
