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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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Children's cardiovascular fitness declining worldwide
(November 19, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - A new ...
(November 19, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - A new report presented at the AHA's Scientific Sessions finds a global decline in children's cardiovascular fitness. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis, comprised of 50 studies and over 25 million children between the ages of 9-17. Results showed that cardiovascular fitness declined significantly across the globe since 1975. In the US, children's cardiovascular endurance declined by an average of 6% per decade. Worldwide, children's endurance declined by about 5% per decade.
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Elite male athletes at significantly reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
(November 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Finland - Elite male ...
(November 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Finland - Elite male athletes are at reduced risk of type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a report published in Diabetologia. Researchers studied over 1,500 former athletes and over 1,000 controls. Results showed that being a former elite athlete reduced risk of type 2 diabetes by 28%, while those who had a career in endurance sports had a 61% reduced risk.
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Calorie postings at fast food restaurants often unnoticed
(November 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Georgia - According to ...
(November 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Georgia - According to a report presented at the Obesity Society's Annual Meeting, posting calories at fast-food restaurants has little effect on food choice. Researchers studied receipts from over 2,000 customers who visited two major fast-foot restaurants both before and after calorie-label laws came into effect. Each customer was asked if they noticed the calorie information and if so, whether that info affected their food choice, Results showed only 34% of McDonald's customers noticed the laves, and 49% of Burger King customers noticed the labels. As well, there was no decrease in the amount of times participants visited the fast-food restaurants after the laws came into effect.
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Lack of physical activity linked to heart problems in type 2 diabetes patients
(November 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Heart problems ...
(November 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sweden - Heart problems in type 2 diabetics can be associated with their levels of physical activity, according to a report published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Researchers studied over 15,000 diabetics with a mean age of 60, following participants for five years or until their first cardiovascular event or death. Results showed that those who had the lowest levels of physical activity had a 25% increased risk of coronary and cardiovascular events than those who had high levels, and a 70% increased risk of a fatal cardiovascular event
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Moderate coffee consumption may lower diabetes risk
(November 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - According ...
(November 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - According to research released by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee, moderate coffee consumption may lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 5 studies examining the effect coffee consumption has on diabetes risk. Results showed that drinking 3-4 cups a day resulted in an approximate 25% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, when compared to drinking none or less than 2/day. Results also showed an inverse-dose relationship, with every additional cup lowering risks of 7-8%.
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Middle age hypertension linked to memory loss later in life
(November 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - A ...
(November 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - A new report published in Neurology finds that middle age hypertension may predict memory loss later in life. Researchers studied nearly 200 individuals with no symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Participants were between 55-100 years of age, ad had their pulse pressure taken, in addition to lumbar punctures to obtain spinal fluid. Results showed that those in middle age with high pulse pressure were also more likely to have amyloid beta and p-tau protein in their cerebrospinal fluid.
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Retinal cells may help diagnose Alzheimer's
(November 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - A layer ...
(November 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - A layer of retinal cells may be able to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, according to a report presented at the annual meeting of Neuroscience. Researchers studied the eyes in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's Disease. Researchers examined the thickness of the retina to determine if there was a link between retinal layers and the neurological condition. Results showed that the rodents showed a significant loss of thickness in both the inner nuclear layer and the retinal ganglion cell layer
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Diet high in acidity may raise woman's risk of diabetes
(November 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From France - A new ...
(November 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From France - A new report published in Diabetologia finds that a high acidity diet may raise risk of diabetes in women. Researchers studied occur 60,000 women for over 14 years. During follow-up, over 1,300 women developed type 2 diabetes. Results showed that those with the highest overall acidity in their diet had a 56% increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Exercise during pregnancy may boost brain development in newborn
(November 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal - A new ...
(November 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal - A new report presented at the Neuroscience Congress finds that exercise during pregnancy can boost newborn brain development. Researchers studied a group of pregnant women in their second trimester, randomly assigning participants to either exercise 3x a week or to remain sedentary. Researchers then assessed the brain activity in the newborns using EEG at 8-12 days. Results showed that children of the mother's who exercised had more mature cerebral activation than the children of the sedentary mothers.
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Brain stem abnormalities linked to SIDS
(November 11, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - According to ...
(November 11, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - According to a report published in Pediatrics, brain stem abnormalities may raise risk of SIDS. Researchers reviewed the cases of 71 infants who died from SIDS, and examined the infants brain stems. They grouped the infants into three categories: 1) 15 cases that did not involve asphyxia, 2) 35 that possibly included asphyxia, and 3) 9 that died from other causes (control causes). Results showed brainstem neurochemical abnormalities in groups 1 and 2--and not in the control group. Importantly, they found that neurochemical measures were present regardless of safe or unsafe sleeping environment and did not differ between these two groups.
