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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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Stress may impact a woman's ability to conceive
(March 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - A new ...
(March 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - A new report published in Human Reproduction finds that stress may inhibit a woman's ability to get pregnant. Researchers studied over 500 women between the ages of 18-40 years. All participants were free of fertility problems and had just started attempting to conceive. Participants were followed for 12 months or until they became pregnant, and saliva samples were collected consistently during the study period. Results showed women with high levels of stress as measure in their saliva samples were 29% less likely to get pregnant each month, and 2x more likely to meet clinical definitions of infertility
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Low back pain responsible for more disability worldwide than any other condition
(March 24, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - According to ...
(March 24, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - According to research published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease, low back pain is responsible for more disability worldwide than any other condition. Researchers studied data in the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study, which examined disability in nearly 190 countries. They also examined 117 studies and looked at the prevalence, incidence, remission, duration, and risk of death associated with low back pain. Results showed that of the nearly 300 conditions in the Global Burden of Disease study, low back pain ranked at the top in terms of lost years due to disability--and ranked as the top contributor to disability in 12 of 21 world regions.
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Children more active when their mothers are
(March 24, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Cambridge - A new ...
(March 24, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Cambridge - A new report published in Pediatrics finds that children are more active when their mothers are, though most mothers are not. Researchers studied data on over 500 women and their 4 year old children, analyzing participants physical activity levels with activity monitors. They found that activity levels of the mother and the child were closely related--and that overall activity levels among the mothers were very low
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Overweight teens who eat a lot of sugar show faster signs of aging
(March 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Georgia - According to ...
(March 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Georgia - According to a report published in AHA's Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism Scientific Session, overweight teens who eat a lot of salt show faster signs of aging. Researchers studied nearly 800 adolescents, aged 14-18, dividing participants into two groups: high sodium intake and low sodium intake. Researchers then measured participants telomere length--chromosomes associated with aging. Results showed that overweight and obese teens with high sodium intake had significantly shorter telomere lengths than normal weight teens with high sodium intake.
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Breast cancer risk lowered by physical activity, regardless of age
(March 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A ...
(March 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A new report presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference finds that regular physical activity lowers breast cancer risk, regardless of age. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of nearly 40 studies ranging from 1987-2013, comprised of over 4 million women. Results showed that those who were the most physically active were at 12% reduced risk of 12%, when compared to those who were the least active
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Developing diabetes in middle age may lead to brain cell loss later in life
(March 20, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - A new ...
(March 20, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - A new report published in Neurology finds that those who develop diabetes in middle age are at raised risk of losing memory and thinking skills later in life. Researchers studied thinking and memory skills in over 1,400 individuals with an average age of 80. 72 participants had developed diabetes in middle age, and nearly 1,200 did not have diabetes at all. Results showed that those who developed the disease in middle age were 2x more likely to have thinking and memory problems than those without the disease. They also had 2.9% smaller average total brain volume--indicating brain cell loss.
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SSRIs may raise risk of cataract surgery
(March 20, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - SSRIs may ...
(March 20, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Minnesota - SSRIs may increase risk of cataract surgery, according to a report published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Researchers compared 6,000 individuals over the age of 50 who underwent first cataract surgery to 6,000 matched controls. Results showed that 17% of cataract patients were SSRI users, compared to just 13% of those without the disease.
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Those at highest risk of cervical cancer also least likely to be offered HPV vaccine
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) London - Those most at ...
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) London - Those most at risk of cervical cancer are also least likely to be offered the HPV vaccination, according to a report published in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Researchers studied over 2,200 young women between 13 and 19 years old. Participants were attending sexual health clinics. Results showed that those most at risk of cervical cancer--girls who smoked, had sex under the age of 16, and had previous STIs--were least likely to be offered the HPV shot.
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Headache sufferers in US undergo 1 billion dollars worth of brain scans annually
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - According to ...
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - According to research published JAMA Internal Medicine, headache sufferers in the US undergo $1 billion worth of brain scans annually. Researchers studied national data on head-ache related visits to the doctor and brain scans among individual over 18 years. Results showed that there were over 50 million doctor visits from 2007-2010 for headache. 12% of these visits ended up in MRI or CT scan. The total estimated cost of these scans was $3.9 billion
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Colon cancer rates drop significantly among older US adults
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new ...
(March 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians finds that colon cancer rates have dropped significantly in the US over the past 10 years. Researchers studied data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, as well as data from the CDC. They found that colon cancer incidence rates dropped by 30% among adults over the age of 50 in the past ten years. The decline was greatest among individuals over the age of 65. Researchers believe this decrease can be attributed to widespread use of colonoscopy
