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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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Statins Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke, Even in Low Risk Individuals
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Statins reduce ...
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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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Statins Reduce Heart Attack and Stroke Risk; Contact Sports Causing Learning Problems in College Athletes; Single Blast Can Cause Serious Brain Injury to Soldier (Video)
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Statins reduce ...
(May 16, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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. 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. From Boston - A new report published in Science Translational Medicine finds that soldiers exposed to explosions are at raised risk of serious brain injury. Researchers found that the brains of soldiers exposed to a single blast showed evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy--an injury similar to that experienced by athletes with a history of repetitive concussions.
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Medical Tattoos, On the Rise in Canada, Are Potentially Dangerous
(May 15, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - Research published ...
(May 15, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - Research published in the CMAJ examines the rise in medical tattoos. More and more young Canadians are getting tattoos that list their medical conditions and allergies, as a replacement for the widely used MedicAlert bracelets. The major problem, however, is that paramedics and physicians are trained to look for the bracelets and not tattoos.
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Fat Tax Can Reduce Obesity and Heart Disease, If 20%
(May 15, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - A 'fat' ...
(May 15, 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.
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Fat Tax Can Reduce Obesity and Heart Disease, If 20%; Beijing Olympics Study Connects Air Pollution and Heart Health; Medical Tattoos Potentially Dangerous (Video)
(May 15, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - A 'fat' ...
(May 15, 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 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 Ottawa - Research published in the CMAJ examines the rise in medical tattoos. More and more young Canadians are getting tattoos that list their medical conditions and allergies, as a replacement for the widely used MedicAlert bracelets. The major problem, however, is that paramedics and physicians are trained to look for the bracelets and not tattoos.
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Cannabis May Improve Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
(May 14, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - Cannabis ...
(May 14, 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 or placebo cigarettes once a day for three days. Results showed that the cannabis group had reduced pain and spasticity with mild adverse effects on attention.
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Cannabis May Improve MS Symptoms; Beta Blockers for Blood Pressure Do Not Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk; New Understanding of Childhood Brain Tumors (Video)
(May 14, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - Cannabis ...
(May 14, 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 Germany - A type of blood pressure medication does not reduce risk of colorectal cancer, according to a report published in CANCER. Researchers compared nearly 1,800 colorectal cancer patients to 1,700 controls and found that those taking beta blockers had no reduced risk of developing the cancer. From Sweden - Research published in Cancer Cell sheds new light on children's brain tumours. Scientists compared normal brain stem cells to brain tumour stem cells from over 100 children. They found that the tumours were much more diverse than previously believed--an aspect that may help scientists better personalize tumour treatment.
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Preventable Infections Cause Many Child Deaths Under 5; Sun Damage and Melanoma Link Confirmed; Exercise Reduces Death Risk for Some Cancer Patients (Week in Review)
(May 13, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore -Preventable infections cause ...
(May 13, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore -Preventable infections cause a majority of child deaths under-5, according to a report published in the Lancet. Assessing data on 193 countries, researchers found that 2/3 of 7.6 million children under 5 who died in 2010 died from preventable infectious disease such as pneumonia. From Boston - Sun damage is definitively linked to melanoma in a new report published in Nature. Scientists conducted whole-genome sequencing on 25 metastatic melanoma tumours, finding that genetic mutations occurred more frequently in patients with chronic sun exposure. From Maryland - Exercise reduces risk of death in colon and breast cancer patients, according to a report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Results of a meta-analysis examining 45 studies found a significant association between physical activity and reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients
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TV Linked to Unhealthy Eating Habits in Kids; 16% of Cancers Are Caused by Infections; Initial Treatment Response Determines Epileptic's Risk of More Seizures (Week in Review)
(May 12, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Bethesda - A new ...
(May 12, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Bethesda - A new report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine links TV viewing and unhealthy eating habits in children. Studying nearly 13,000 children with an avg. age of 13 years, researchers found that increased TV viewing was linked to lower likelihood of eating fruits and vegetables and an increased likelihood of easting candy, drinking soda daily, skipping breakfast and eating at fast food at least once a week. From France - 1 in 6 cancers caused by infections are largely preventable or treatable, according to a report published in the Lancet Oncology. Researchers analyzed over 25 cancers occurring in 184 countries, finding that 16% of these were caused by infections, such as HPV, hepatitis B and C, that can be prevented and treated. 80% of these infections occurred in developing regions From Australia - Epilepsy patients initial response to therapy can help predict future seizures, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers followed nearly 1,100 newly diagnosed epilepsy patients for up to 26 years. Results showed that the n patients who did not respond well to two initial drug regimens were more likely to continue having seizures after a year.
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Warfarin and tPA Safe for Stroke Patients
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Stroke ...
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Stroke patients taking warfarin are safe to take the blood thinner tPA, according to a report presented at the AHA's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions. Studying data on over 23,000 stroke patients taking tPA, researchers found that those also taking warfarin were at no increased risk of excessive bleeding.
