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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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Insulin plays major role in breastmilk production
(July 8, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new ...
(July 8, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new report published in Health Affairs finds that Medicaid programs frequently do not provide coverage for preventive care. Researchers studied reviewed the Medicaid policies of all 50 states. They found that most policies did not cover all of the preventive services--such as colorectal cancer screening, cholesterol testing, and diet counselling--that are recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force. They also found that while most provided coverage for mammograms, not all of the programs offered this care to existing beneficiaries. Further, the analysis revealed that states rarely cover preventive care such as genetic testing for the BRCA1 gene.
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Scientists identify microRNA involved in cancer onset and metastasis
(July 5, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Massachusetts - A new ...
(July 5, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Massachusetts - A new report published in Cell identifies a microRNA highly involved in both cancer onset and metastasis. Researchers studied a mouse model, finding that microRNA-22 (miR-22) triggers genetic rewiring--in turn repressing the expression of genes and other microRNAs. In turn, miR-22 silences a family of enzymes that also act as tumour suppressors. This process led to the onset of breast and blood cancer in the rodents. Overexpression of miR-22 resulted in metastasis of the breast cancer to the lungs
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Single men, smokers more likely to get HPV infection
(July 5, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Florida - Single men ...
(July 5, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Florida - Single men and smokers are at increased risk of HPV, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers studied oral mouthwash samples from a group of men taking part in the HPV Infection in Men study. They found that, during the first year, over 4% acquired an oral HPV infection. Of these men, results showed that smokers and singled men were at the highest risk of the virus.
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Public reporting of surgery death rates does not illustrate poorly performing surgeons
(July 5 - Insidermedicine) From London - According to research ...
(July 5 - Insidermedicine) From London - According to research published in the Lancet, publicly reporting death rates does not identify poorly performing surgeons. Researchers collected national mortality data on adult cardiac surgery, bowel cancer resection, gastrectomy and hip fracture surgery. Using this data, researchers calculated exactly how many surgeries would be necessary to enable reliable detection of poorly performing surgeons. They found that there would need to be significantly more operations performed in a year to be able to detect poorly performing surgeons. There would need to be 10x more bowel cancer surgeries a year, in particular, to achieve statistical power.
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Two drug combo reduces stroke risk by one third
(July 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From San Francisco - A ...
(July 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From San Francisco - A new report published in the NEJM finds a two drug combo that can greatly reduce risk of stroke. Researchers studied over 5,000 individuals who had suffered a minor ischemic stroke or a TIA. Patients were randomized to receive either aspirin alone, or aspirin and clopidogrel for 3 months. Results showed that the two drug combo reduced risk of stroke by almost one-third.
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Reading and writing at any age may delay mental decline
(July 3, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Participating in ...
(July 3, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Participating in brain-stimulating activities such as reading and writing at any age may reduce risk of memory decline, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers studied nearly 300 elderly individuals with an average age of 89. Participants underwent annual memory tests for about 6 years before they died. They were also surveyed about whether they read books, wrote, or participated in other brain stimulating activities any any time in their life. Results showed that those who did participate in these activities had a slower rate of memory decline than those who did not take part in these activities. Those who participated in frequent mental activity late in life had a 32% slower decline.
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Over 13% of Canadian soldiers deployed in Afghanistan developed mental disorders
(July 2, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - A significant ...
(July 2, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - A significant amount of Canadian soldiers have developed mental disorders after being deployed to Afghanistan, according to a report published in the CMAJ. Researchers reviewed data on over 30,000 military personnel deployed outside of North America or Europe between 2001 and 2008. They found that 13.5% of those who served in Afghanistan were found to have a mental disorder related to their deployment.
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Tobacco control policies can save millions of lives
(July 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new ...
(July 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - A new report published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization finds that tobacco control policies will save 7.4 million lives by 2050. Researchers studied 41 countries that had implemented at least one 'MPOWER' measure. The MPOWER tobacco control policies include reducing secondhand smoke, offering cessation assistance, warning about the dangers of smoking, enforcing bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, as well as raising taxes on tobacco. Researchers then conducted a modelling exercise to project the amount of premature deaths that these policies could prevent. Results showed that 7.4 million lives would be saved with the implementation of one or more of these measures, and that fewer adverse outcomes--such as low birth weight--would occur.
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Not getting enough sleep may lead to weight gain
(June 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Going to ...
(June 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Going to bed late and not getting enough sleep may lead to weight gain, according to a report published in Sleep. Researchers studied 225 healthy, non-obese individuals, whose ages ranged from 22-50 years. Participants were randomized to either go to sleep at 4 am and wake up at 8 am or to sleep from 10pm to 8am for 18 consecutive days in the laboratory. Results showed that individuals who had their sleep restricted ate significantly more calories--typically eaten during the period of the late night that they were awake.
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Genetic risk of asthma raises likelihood of suffering from the disease for life
(June 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Having ...
(June 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Having a higher genetic risk of asthma raises the likelihood of lifetime suffering from the condition, according to a report published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Researchers studied over 1,000 individuals who had been followed since being born in 1972-1973. Genetic risk was assessed by summing the number of risk variants each of the participants were known to have. Results showed that those at higher genetic risk of asthma were indeed more likely to develop asthma at an earlier age than those at lower risk. As well, those with the highest genetic risk were more likely to suffer persistent asthma into adulthood.
