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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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Head injuries raise risk of early death threefold
(January 16, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Research published ...
(January 16, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Oxford - Research published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that head injuries greatly raise risk of early death. Researchers studied over 40 years of data on over 200,000 traumatic brain injury survivors, as well as on 150,000 siblings of the survivors, and over 2 million matched controls. Results showed that those who survived six months after suffering a TBI were 3x more likely to die prematurely when compared to controls, and 2.6x more likely than their siblings.
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Women treated for pre-cancerous cells in cervix at small risk of cervical cancer
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Women who ...
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Women who have been treated for pre-cancerous cells in their cervix are at raised risk of cervical cancer, according to a report published in the BMJ. Researchers studied data on over 150,00 women treated for abnormal cells on cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3. Over 1,000 of these women were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, and 147 of whom were diagnosed with vaginal cancer. Results showed that, as the women grew older, risk of cervical cancer and vaginal cancer were increased--though the overall risk was still quite low.
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Living in densely populated neighbourhoods lowers risk of diabetes, obesity
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - Living in ...
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - Living in a neighbourhood that is densely populated may actually lower risk of diabetes and obesity, according to a report published in PLOS One. Researchers studied the effect that residential density and closeness of walkable destinations had on Torontonian's health. Results showed that those who lied in more walkable and dense neighbourhoods were 2x more likely to walk, bike or take the bus/train--and thereby were at reduced risk of diabetes and obesity
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Heavy drinking in midlife may hasten memory loss by 6 years
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new ...
(January 15, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new report published in Neurology finds that heavy drinking in midlife may hasten memory loss in later life. Researchers studied over 5,000 men and over 2,000 women with an average age of 56. Participants had their drinking habits assessed and were followed for over 10 years. Results showed that middle-aged men that drank more than two and a half drinks per day were found to have sped up their memory loss by up to 6 years.
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At-home test may identify early Alzheimer's
(January 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - Research published ...
(January 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ohio - Research published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences finds a novel at-home test that identify early Alzheimer's disease. Researchers attended 45 community events and asked participants to undergo a self-administered test with pen and paper for early cognitive decline or dementia. Participants were 50 years of age or older, and were tested on orientation, language, reasoning/computation, visuospatial, executive and memory abilities. Results showed that, of the 1,047 individuals studied, 28% were identified as having early cognitive decline.
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Cervical screening in women up to age 69 can save lives
(January 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new ...
(January 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new report published in PLOS Medicine finds that screening women up to age 69 for cervical cancer can save lives. Researchers studied over 1,300 women, aged 65-83 years.Participants were diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2007 and 2012. Results showed that those who had not been screen past the age of 50 had a 6x increased risk of being diagnosed with cervical cancer than those with a screening history between 50-64 years
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Novel blood test for cervical cancer
(January 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Lousville - According to ...
(January 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Lousville - According to a report published in PLOS ONE, a novel test that may be able to identify cervical cancer. Researchers found that they were able to use the heat profile from an individual's blood, called plasma thermogram, to identify the major proteins that are in the person's blood plasma. As a result, researchers are able to identify biomarkers associated with the disease
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On field blood test to diagnose concussions
(January 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Rochester - Scientists have ...
(January 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Rochester - Scientists have developed a blood test which can help diagnose sports concussions--on the field, according to a report published in PLOS ONE. Researchers studied 46 athletes, all of whom underwent baseline testing for the brain protein S100B. After exertion, athlete's S100B levels only rose an average of 2%. However, 22 athletes went on to suffer clinically confirmed concussions, 17 who underwent S100B testing within 3 hours of injury. Results showed that S100B levels rose an average of 81% in these athletes, when compared to baseline
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Tobacco control over the past 50 years may have saved millions of lives
(January 9, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - A new ...
(January 9, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - A new report published in JAMA finds that efforts to reduce smoking in the US over the past 50 years have saved 80 million lives. Researchers studied smoking mortality from when tobacco control was initially implemented,1964, to 2012. Researchers then estimated mortality with no tobacco control. They estimated that over 17 million smoking attributable deaths occurred over that time period. However, they also estimated that 8 million premature smoking-attributable deaths were saved as a result of tobacco control efforts during this time period.
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Fit teens at reduced risk of heart attack later in life
(January 8, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Teenagers who ...
(January 8, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Teenagers who are fit are at reduced risk of heart attack later in life, according to a report published in European Heart Journal. Researchers studied data on over 700,000 Swedish men had an underwent a medical examination at 18 years of age, and conscripted into the armed forces from 1969-1984. Results showed that every 15% increase in a teen's aerobic fitness reduced risk of heart attack by 18% 30 years later
