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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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Heart Attack Patients Treated Faster if Rushed Directly to PCI Capable Hospital
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Heart ...
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Heart patients who are rushed to hospitals capable of percunateous coronary intervention (PCI) get treated faster, according to a report presented at the AHA's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions. Researchers studied over 1,200 heart attack patients, finding that those who went directly to a PCI-hospital were treated within 93 minutes, while those who went to a non-PCI hospital were treated within 124 minutes.
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Two Thirds of Child Deaths Under 5 Due to Preventable Infections
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore -Preventable infections cause ...
(May 10, 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.
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Two Thirds of Child Deaths Under 5 Due to Preventable Infections; Heart Attack Patients Treated Faster if Taken to PCI Hospital; Warfarin and tPA Safe for Stroke Patients (Video)
(May 10, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore -Preventable infections cause ...
(May 10, 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 North Carolina - Heart patients who are rushed to hospitals capable of percunateous coronary intervention (PCI) get treated faster, according to a report presented at the AHA's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions. Researchers studied over 1,200 heart attack patients, finding that those who went directly to a PCI-hospital were treated within 93 minutes, while those who went to a non-PCI hospital were treated within 124 minutes. 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. ..
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Doctors Can Aid Heart Attack Patient's Sex Life
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - A doctor's ...
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - A doctor's advice can help heart attack patients regain a healthy sex life, according to a report published in the American Journal of Cardiology. Studying over 1,800 heart attack victims, researchers found that patients' were 1.5x more likely to return to a healthy sex life if they received medical guidance from a doctor before leaving the hospital.
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Sun Damage and Melanoma Link Confirmed
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - Sun damage ...
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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.
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Epilepsy Patients First Response to Therapy May Predict Future Seizure Risk
(May 8, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - Epilepsy patients ...
(May 8, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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 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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Epilepsy Patients First Response to Therapy May Predict Future Seizure Risk; Sun Damage and Melanoma Link Confirmed; Doctor's Can Aid Heart Attack Patient's Sex Life (Video)
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - Epilepsy patients ...
(May 9, 2012 - Insidermedicine) 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. 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 Chicago - A doctor's advice can help heart attack patients regain a healthy sex life, according to a report published in the American Journal of Cardiology. Studying over 1,800 heart attack victims, researchers found that patients' were 1.5x more likely to return to a healthy sex life if they received medical guidance from a doctor before leaving the hospital.
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Exercise Benefits Both Young and Old Heart Failure Patients (Video)
(May 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) Both younger and older patients ...
(May 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) Both younger and older patients with heart failure can equally benefit from the muscle-building effects of exercise, according to new research published in Circulation. Here is some information about heart failure: • It is a condition in which the heart is too weak to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to meet the body’s needs • It can occur suddenly after an injury to the heart, such as a heart attack, or slowly over time through chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes • Muscle wasting is a known effect of heart failure Researchers from University Hospital at the Martin-Luther-University of Halle recruited 60 patients with heart failure and 60 healthy volunteers to participate in a study about the benefits of exercise for those with heart failure. In each group, half of participants were 55 or younger while the other half were 65 or older. The participants were then randomly assigned to an exercise or no exercise group. Those in the exercise group participated in a supervised program consisting of 4 weeks of 20 minutes of aerobic exercise per day, 5 days a week plus one 60 minute group exercise sessions per week. The exercise increased both muscle force endurance and the body’s uptake of oxygen among those with heart failure and had a similar impact regardless of age. Testing a small piece of muscle tissue revealed that a protein involved in muscle breakdown was found in higher levels among those with heart failure than healthy volunteers. The exercise, however, reduced levels of this protein as well as muscle inflammation in the heart failure patients. Leg muscle strength increased among the exercisers with heart failure, and once again the older participants were found to benefit as much as the younger ones. Today’s research lays to rest any concern that exercise does not benefits older patients with heart failure as much as it does younger ones. It demonstrates that anyone with heart failure could likely benefit from a properly-tailored exercise regimen. If you have heart disease, talk to your health care professional about exercise that might help you.
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Television Contributing to Childhood Obesity; Depression Raises Risk of Dementia; PSA Screening Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Deaths (Video)
(May 7, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From Bethesda - A new ...
(May 7, 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 San Francisco - Depression in mid and late life raises risk of dementia, according to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Results of a long term study following over 13,000 individuals aged 40-55 found that depressive symptoms in midlife and late life greatly raised risk of vascular dementia, while depression only in late life raised risk of Alzheimer's disease From the Netherlands - PSA screening can reduce prostate cancer deaths and should not be abandoned, according to a report published in the CMAJ. Using data from a randomized trial that examined over 160,000 men, researchers found that PSA screening does reduce prostate cancer deaths. The authors note, however, that screening is mainly beneficial in younger men, or those at high risk of the disease.
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Aspirin Equal to Warfarin for Heart Failure Patients; AMD on the Rise as Populations Age; Garlic Compound Extremely Effective at Fighting Food Borne Illness (Week in Review)
(May 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Aspirin ...
(May 6, 2012 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Aspirin is as effective as Warfarin in preventing death in most heart failure patients, according to a report published in the NEJM. Results of a 10 year trial following over 2,300 heart failure patients in 11 countries found no statistically significant difference between aspirin and warfarin in preventing stroke, cerebral hemorrhage or death among those w/ normal heart rhythm. From Singapore - Age-related macular degeneration is increasing as populations age, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers found that approx. 20% of people aged 60 and older in certain countries may be in the early stages of the disease, emphasizing the importance of controlling risk factors such as smoking as poor diet. From Washington - A compound found in garlic is much more effective at fighting food-borne illness than antibiotics, according to a report published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Laboratory studies revealed that the compound, diallyl sulphide, was 100x more effective than erythromycin and ciprofloxacin at killing the Campylobacter bacterium.
