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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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VIDEO: New H1N1 Statistics From the CDC, Baby Boomers Face High Disability Rates, Pregnant Women Okay to Exercise Until End of Third Trimester
(November 13, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - According to ...
(November 13, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - According to new statistics released by the CDC, 22 million Americans have been infected with the H1N1 flu in the last six months. In that same time period, roughly 3,900 people have died from H1N1, with 540 of these deaths being pediatric. Furthermore, of the 98, 000 H1N1 patients hospitalized, 36, 000 were 17 years or younger. Over 2,900 patients who have died from H1N1 were between ages 18 and 64. From Los Angeles - Individuals now entering their 60s--or baby boomers--face unusually high disability rates, according to a report published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers analyzed information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination surveys, comparing the mobility and independence of baby boomers with that of the previous generation. Results showed that disability rates in both aspects have increased between 40 and 70% for the baby boom generation. And finally, from Madrid - Exercising up until the end of pregnancy is beneficial for both mother and child, according to a report published in the International Journal of Obesity. Researchers studied 160 pregnant women between 25 and 35 years old, half of whom took part in a supervised exercise regimen. Results showed that exercise in the second and third trimester had no negative effect on fetal health, but rather, made it less likely for the mother to have a heavier child.
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VIDEO: High Hemoglobin Levels Predictor of Diabetic Retinopathy, Old People More Likely to Die from H1N1, Western Diet Linked to Obesity Through Gut Microbes
(November 12, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Pittsburgh - High hemoglobin ...
(November 12, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Pittsburgh - High hemoglobin levels may be a predictor of diabetic retinopathy later in life, according to a report published in the Archives of Ophthalmology. Researchers followed 426 diabetic patients for 18 years. For ever 1 g/dl increase in hemoglobin levels, men were at 29% increased risk of diabetic retinopathy, while women saw their risk increase by 10%. From Mexico - While young people are more likely to get the H1N1 flu, older people are more likely to die from it, according to a report published in The Lancet. Researchers found several interesting statistics on over 63, 000 cases of flu-like illnesses studied: 10.3% of those aged 70 and older who were infected died, while only 0.9% of those aged 20-29 died; 6% of pregnant women with H1N1 died; nearly 1% of all H1N1 cases died; the risk of catching H1N1 fell by 35% for those vaccinated for the seasonal flu; chronic underlying illnesses raised risk 6 fold; and finally, people who did not go to the hospital within four days of developing H1N1 symptoms had a 20% increased risk of death for each day they put off going to the hospital. And finally, from St. Louis - According to a report published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a Westernized diet may lead to obesity through microbes found in the gut. Researchers implanted human intestinal microbes into mice and changed the rodents food from a plant based, low fat diet to a diet high in both fats and sugars. Results showed that microbes linked with obesity were immediately found in the mice intestines after the change in diet, with the mice eventually becoming obese.
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VIDEO: Obesity Linked With Left Atrium Enlargement, Hospitals Typically Do Not Explain Adverse Effects of Treatment to Patients, Back Pain Affecting US Soldiers
(November 10, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Germany – According to ...
(November 10, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Germany – According to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, obesity greatly increases ones chances of having an enlarged left atrium. Researchers examined information on over 1200 adults, administering echocardiograms at the beginning of the study as well as ten years later. Results showed that obesity increased the risk of left atrial enlargement by 2.5 times. From Boston – Patients who suffer adverse effects from hospital treatment do not typically receive explanations from medical personnel, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Surveying over 2,500 patients recently discharged from the hospital, researchers reported a total of 845 adverse events. Only 39.5% of the time were these adverse events actually explained to the patient by medical personnel. And finally, from Baltimore – According to another report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, US soldiers are frequently unable to return to combat because of back pain. Researchers reviewed information on over 1,400 soldiers evacuated from either Iraq or Afghanistan who were suffering back pain. Results showed that only 13% of these soldiers actually returned to duty following their evacuation.
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VIDEO: Hospitalization for COPD Patients Possibly Dependent on Type of Treatment, Dense Breast Raises Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Early PSA Levels Linked With Mortality Risk
(November 9, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - According ...
(November 9, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - According to research presented at the American College of Chest Physicians meeting, the risk of hospitalization for COPD patients may be dependent on the type of bronchodilator they use. Researchers examined the cases of over 50, 000 COPD patients, dividing the patients into five different treatment groups. Results showed that monotherapy with tiotropium had the lowest amount of hospitalizations. From Toronto - Women who have dense breasts and breast cancer may be at higher risk of recurrence, according to a report published in the journal Cancer. Researchers reviewed over 335 breast cancer patients, all of whom had their breast density assessed before undergoing breast conserving surgery. Results showed that women with high breast density had 6 times the recurrence rate after undergoing surgery. And finally, from Chicago - According to a report presented at the meeting for the American Society of Radiation Oncology, prostate cancer patients who have early rising PSA levels after radiation therapy are at increased risk of mortality. Researchers examined records on over 6000 prostate cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. Survival rates after 5 years were 20% lower for patients who had biochemical failure within 18 months of treatment as opposed to those whose PSA failure occurred after 18 months.
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VIDEO: Cries of Baby Mimic Mothers Language, Pollution Linked With Bronchiolitis, Home Fetal Heart Monitors Not to Be Relied Upon
(November 6, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Germany - According to ...
(November 6, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Germany - According to a report published in the journal Current Biology, babies cries mimic the intonations of their mothers language. Researchers compared the cries of 60 French and German babies. They found that the German newborns cries had a 'falling' melody, much like the German language, while French babies cries had a rising accent that mimicked French inflections. These findings, researchers believe, indicate that babies imitate the sound of the language that first makes it through to the womb. From Washington - Heavy air pollution increases an infants risk of bronchiolitis, according to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers studied nearly 12,000 infant bronchiolitis cases, analyzing the ambient pollution exposure 10 km within the child's home. Results showed that increased exposure to nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide all raised an infants risk of bronchiolitis. And finally, from England - According to a report published in the British Medical Journal, pregnant women should not rely on home fetal heart monitors to indicate the health of the fetus. Researchers suggest that an untrained ear may misinterpret sounds from the monitor as reassurance, when in fact something may be wrong and the sounds could be the mothers pulse or placental flow.
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VIDEO: No Advantage For Off Pump Heart Surgery, X Rays For Mechanical Ventilation Patients Taken As Needed, Green Tea Good Against Oral Cancer
(November 5, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Colorado - Coronary artery ...
(November 5, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Colorado - Coronary artery bypass surgery without a heart-lung machine has been shown to be no better than the traditional 'on-pump' process, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers examined over 2000 patients; half underwent surgery aided by use of a heart-lung machine (or, 'on-pump') while the other half underwent surgery with their heart still beating (or, 'off-pump'). Results showed that both procedures had similar outcomes after 30 days, though outcomes after a year appeared to favor the on-pump procedure. From Paris - According to a report published in The Lancet, x rays for mechanically ventilated patients should be taken only as needed. Researchers examined 21 different ICUs, randomly conducting either routine, daily chest x rays on patients or x rays as needed. Results showed a 32% reduction of the amount of x rays taken with the as needed approach, with no difference in the amount of diagnostic interventions. And finally, from Houston - According to a report published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, green tea may have promise as an oral cancer prevention agent. For nearly 6 years, researchers studied 41 oral leukoplakia patients--administering either green tea extract or placebo. They found that 58.8% of patients who took the green tea extract had a clinical response, compared with only 18.2% on placebo.
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VIDEO: Low Cholesterol Linked With Reduced Risk of Cancer, Light Cigarettes Make It Harder to Quit Smoking, HER2 Positive Breast Tumors More Likely to Recur
(November 4, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – According to ...
(November 4, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – According to a report published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, low blood cholesterol levels may reduce risk of prostate cancer. Researchers studied over 5500 men aged 55 and older. For men with cholesterol levels under 200, results showed a 59% reduced risk of developing high grade prostate tumors. From Pittsburgh – Lite, low tar, or mild cigarettes actually make it harder for smokers to quit, according to research published in the journal Tobacco Control. Researchers surveyed over 30, 000 smokers, 12,000 of whom smoked a ‘light’ brand of cigarettes. Results showed that people who smoked lite cigarettes were 46% less likely to give up smoking. And finally, from Houston - According to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, even small HER2 positive breast tumors are more likely to recur within 5 years. Examining nearly 1000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in a twelve year period, researchers found that women with HER-2 positive tumors were at a five times increased risk of metastases if the cancer returned.
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VIDEO: Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best Approach to Quit Smoking, Obese HIV Patients Have Slower Immune Response to Therapy, Midlife Hypertension Linked With Alzheimer's
(November 3, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Wisconsin - According to ...
(November 3, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Wisconsin - According to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, smokers who want to quit may find that the best approach is to use both a nicotine patch and lozenges. Researchers studied over 1500 adult smokers, randomizing participants to five different smoking cessation regimens. After six months, those who took the patch plus lozenge were less likely to smoke than those who took the other treatments. From Philadelphia - According to a report presented at the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, obese HIV patients have a slower immune response to antiretroviral treatment than HIV patients of normal weight. Using data from the US Military Natural History Study, researchers examined the BMIs of over 1100 HIV patients. They found that patients with a BMI greater than 30 regained less CD4-positive T cells following treatment than those whose BMI was between 18.5 and 24.9. And finally, from the Netherlands - Middle aged hypertension may be a predictor of Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to another report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Dutch researchers studied nearly 200 families, half whom had parents with late-onset Alzheimer's disease and the other half with no history of the condition. They found that 40% of middle aged offspring of parents with Alzheimer's had high blood pressure, compared with only 29% of offspring with no family history of dementia.
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VIDEO: MRSA Strain Has Unusually High Death Rates, Dialysis Patients With Low Body Fat At Risk of Mortality, Lack of Insurance Puts Children in Danger
(November 2, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - According to ...
(November 2, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - According to a report presented at the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, a specific strain of MRSA has been connected with unusually high death rates. Compared with a 10-30% death rate within a month with a typical MRSA infection, this partially resistant vancomycin strain known as USA600 has a 50% one month mortality rate. From San Diego - Dialysis patients who have low body fat are at a higher risk of mortality, according to a report presented at the meeting of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers compared the body fat percentage of over 650 dialysis patients with mortality rates over 5 years. They found that dialysis patients who had less than 10% body fat were almost 3 times more likely to die than those whose body fat was between 20-30%. And finally, from Baltimore - According to a report published in the Journal of Public Health, a significant number of children die from lack of health insurance. Examining roughly 23 million pediatric cases from 1988 to 2005, researchers estimate that almost 17, 000 pediatric deaths may have been prevented had the children had insurance.
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VIDEO: Flu Shots During Pregnancy Good for Size and Health of Baby, Many People Lack Sleep, One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Sufficient, Pregnant Women Okay to Take Adjuvant Vaccine
(October 30, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Seasonal flu ...
(October 30, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Seasonal flu shots during pregnancies may result in larger, healthier newborns that are better protected against the flu, according to two reports presented at the meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of America. The first study revealed that the risks of having a small baby and/or premature birth were reduced by 70% for women who were vaccinated during their pregnancy . In the second study, results showed that the flu vaccination was nearly 79% effective at preventing hospitalization in the first year of the childs life. From Washington - According to a report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, most adults in the US say they do not get enough sleep. Researchers from the CDC surveyed over 400,000 people by phone, and found that over 11% of Americans reported not getting enough sleep even once in the previous month. And finally, from Geneva - According to new recommendations released by the World Health Organization, one dose of the H1N1 vaccine is sufficient, even for young children. The WHO has also reversed its earlier recommendations that pregnant women should preferably take the non-adjuvant vaccine, as results have shown that the adjuvant vaccine is safe and does not effect the development of the fetus, pregnancy or birthing process.
