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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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Hormone replacement therapy linked to acute pancreatitis
(January 28, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Hormone replacement ...
(January 28, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Hormone replacement therapy may raise risk of acute pancreatitis, according to a report published in CMAJ. Researchers studied data on over 31,000 postmenopausal women, aged 48 years at the outset of the study. Participants were followed for 13 years. Results showed that those who currently or previously used HRT were at 1.5x increased risk of acute pancreatitis when compared to those who never used the therapy at all
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Cannabis during pregnancy affects development of fetus
(January 28, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Austria - A new ...
(January 28, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Austria - A new report published in EMBO Journal finds that cannabis exposure during pregnancy impairs fetal brain development. Researchers studied mice and human brain tissue, examining the effect that cannabis had on a fetus' brain development. They found that cannabis during pregnancy impaired development of cells in the cerebral cortex, the area of the brain responsible for cognitive function and memory formation.
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Prevalence of alcohol abuse, anxiety in children with strabismus
(January 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From China - A new ...
(January 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From China - A new report published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology finds an association between alcohol use, anxiety and depression among children presenting with strabismus. Researchers studied nearly 8,000 children aged 6-17 years, all of whom had their ocular alignment measured. 4000 children also took questionnaires examining their use of alcohol use, and anxiety and depression levels. Results showed that children with strabismus had significantly higher rates of alcohol use as well as emotion problems when compared to those without strabismus.
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Hormone replacement therapy lowers risk of repeat knee, hip surgery
(January 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Hormone replacement ...
(January 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Hormone replacement therapy greatly reduces risk of repeat knee/hip replacement surgery, according to a report published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Researchers compared over 2700 women taking HRT to 8100 women not taking the therapy--all of whom had undergone a knee or hip replacement therapy. Results showed that those taking HRT regularly for at least 6 months after their surgery were at 38% reduced risk of having a repeat surgery.
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Middle school girls frequently playing soccer despite concussion symptoms
(January 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - Many middle-school ...
(January 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - Many middle-school girls in the US continue to play soccer even with concussion symptoms, according to a report published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers studied over 300 female soccer players, aged 11-14 years, 59 of whom suffered a concussion. Overall, researchers studied over 43,000 hours of athletic hours. Results showed that nearly 60% of the girls continued to play with concussion symptoms, though 45% had sought medical attention
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Secondhand smoke raises risk of hospital readmission for asthma among children
(January 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - A new ...
(January 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Cincinnati - A new report published in Pediatrics finds that secondhand smoke exposure raises a child's risk of hospital readmission for asthma. Researchers studied over 600 children between 1 and 16 years of age who were admitted to a hospital for asthma. Children were followed for at least a year following their admission. Results showed that children exposed to secondhand smoke were 2x more likely to be readmitted for asthma than those not exposed at all.
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NHL pays hundreds of millions of dollars to injured players every three years
(January 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - According to ...
(January 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - According to research published in Injury Prevention, the NHL pays hundreds of millions of dollars to injured players. For 30 weeks, researchers studied the types of injuries, and the where these injuries occurred, in order to determine which hockey injuries cost the most amount of money. Concussions alone accounted for over 40 million dollars a year. The total cost of injuries over 3 years was 653 million dollars.
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Vitamin D may reduce symptoms in those with fibromyalgia
(January 20, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Austria - Vitamin D ...
(January 20, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Austria - Vitamin D supplementation may reduce symptoms in fibromyalgia patients, according to a report published in PAIN. Researchers studied 30 women with fibromyalgia, randomizing participants to receive vitamin D supplementation or placebo for 13 weeks. Results showed that, 25 weeks after treatment stopped, participants taking vitamin D supplements had significantly improved pain and fatigue symptoms, while those in the placebo group experienced no such improvement.
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Statins reduce delirium in critically ill patients
(January 20, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A ...
(January 20, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A new report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine finds that statins can help reduce delirium in critically ill patients. Researchers studied nearly 500 patients, 150 of whom received status. After adjusting for age, sex and severity of the patients illness, results showed that use of statins significantly lowered risk of delirium, as well as a reduction in serum C-reactive protein.
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Report examines pros and cons of using claims data to study ophthalmological conditions
(January 17, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - A new ...
(January 17, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - A new export published in Ophthalmology examines the pros and cons of using health care claims to study ophthalmology-related conditions. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis and claims-based data analyses. They found advantages in using claims data--namely, the large and diverse sample sizes, long term follow-up, no selection bias and the potential of complex multivariable modelling. Disadvantages included incomplete or inaccurate claims data, the lack of using specific billing codes for conditions, as well as the inability to assess the appropriateness of care
