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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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Upper GI bleeds raise risk of dying from other causes
(April 30, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - Gastrointestinal ...
(April 30, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - Gastrointestinal bleeds raise risk of dying from other causes, according to a report published in PLOS Medicine. Researchers compared over 16,000 people who had suffered an upper gastrointestinal bleed to over 80,000 matched controls. Just over 6,000 of these patients died in the first 5 years following the bleed. Researchers found that individuals who suffered the upper GI bleed were at raised risk of dying due to gastrointestinal causes, as well as raised risk of dying from other causes--such as heart disease and malignant tumours
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Women who smoke are more likely to get colon cancer than men who smoke
(April 30, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Norway - Women smokers ...
(April 30, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Norway - Women smokers are more likely to get colon cancer than men, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Researchers studied a cohort of over 600,000 men and women, who had completed surveys regarding their smoking habits, activity levels and other lifestyle factors. Participants were followed for an average of 14 years. Over the course of the study, there were nearly 4,000 cases of colon cancer. Researchers found that female smokers were at 19% increased risk of the disease, while male smokers were at 8% increased risk.
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Mediterranean diet may help prevent decline in thinking and memory skills
(April 29, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alabama - The Mediterranean ...
(April 29, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alabama - The Mediterranean diet may prevent thinking and memory decline, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers studied data on over 17,000 individuals with an average age of 64. Participants reported their dietary habits and underwent tests measuring their thinking and memory skills. 7% of participants developed impairments in their thinking and memory skills. Results showed that among healthy people, those who most closely followed a Mediterranean diet were at 18% reduced risk of developing impairments with their thinking and memory skills.
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Obesity in early 20s greatly raises risk of dying by middle age
(April 29, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark – According to ...
(April 29, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark – According to research published in BMJ Open, men who are obese in their early 20s are less likely to reach middle age. Researchers followed 6,500 men for 33 years, from age 22 to age 55. All of the men underwent a series of fitness and psychological tests. Results showed that nearly 50% of those who were obese at age 22 were diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, blood clots or had died by age 55. These men were at 8x increased risk of diabetes, 4x increased risk of fatal blood clots, and over 2x increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke or death.
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Researchers use placenta to predict child's risk of autism
(April 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - Researchers may ...
(April 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - Researchers may have found a way to predict autism at birth, according to a report published in Biological Psychiatry. Researchers compared over 100 placentas from infants of families at-risk of autism too 100 controls. They examined the placentas for abnormalities known as trophoblast inclusions. Results showed that children from the at-risk group had up to 15 trophoblast inclusions in their placentas, while none of the control placentas had more than 2. Having a placenta with 4 or more trophoblast inclusions predicted an infant's risk of autism with a 96.7% probability.
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Negative parenting may lead to bullying
(April 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - Negative ...
(April 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - Negative parenting may make children more likely to experience bullying, according to a report published in Child Abuse & Neglect. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of over 70 studies and 200,000 children. They found that children who were exposed to negative parenting--including overprotection, neglect and abuse--were more likely be both a victim of bullying or a perpetrator of bullying.
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Report describes alternative treatment for lazy eye
(April 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal – A new ...
(April 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Montreal – A new report published in Current Biology outlines an alternative treatment to lazy eye. Researchers studied a group of 18 adults with amblyopia. Nine participants played the video game Tetris with the weaker eye patched, while the other nine played the game dichoptically—in that, each eye viewed separate parts of the game, forcing the eyes to work together. After two weeks followup, patients who played the game with both eyes had a significant improvement in the vision of their weaker eye as well in their 3D depth perception. Individuals in the patching group had moderate improvements in their vision, but when allowed to switch to the diphoptic training, these improvements increased dramatically
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Teen years in the 'stroke belt' could raise risk of future stroke
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alabama - The teenage ...
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alabama - The teenage years could be vital to determining later stroke risk among certain individuals in the United States, according to a report published in Neurology. Researchers studied over 24,000 people with an average age of 65, 57% of whom lived in the 'stroke belt' in the Southeastern area of the US. None of the participants had had a stroke at the outset of the study, and were followed for an average of 5.8 years. After adjusting for risk factors, researchers found that those who had lived in the stroke belt during their teen years had a 17% increased risk of stroke later in life.
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One 12 oz sugar-sweetened drink a day raises risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new ...
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new report published in Diabetologia finds that just one 12oz sugar-sweetened drink a day raises risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers compared nearly 12,500 type 2 diabetics to over 16,000 controls. Participants were taking part in a long term study on cancer and nutrition. After adjusting for risk factors, researchers found that consuming just one 12oz sugar-sweetened soft drink per day raised risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%
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Heart failure costs to double in the next 20 years
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California - According to ...
(April 24, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California - According to a policy statement published in Circulation: Heart Failure, the costs of treating heart failure are expected to double by 2030. Researchers estimate that the number of Americans with heart failure could increase from 5 million in 2012 to 8 million in 2030. As a result, the direct and indirect costs of treating the condition are expected to double--from $31 billion in 2012 to $70 billion in 2030
