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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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Fiber may reduce risk of stroke
(March 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Leeds – Eating more ...
(March 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Leeds – Eating more fiber in your diet can reduce risk of stroke, according to a report published in Stroke. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of eight studies from 1990-2012. The studies focused on all of the types of stroke—ischemic stroke, cerebral hemorrhage and TIA. Results showed that every 7g increase in daily fiber intake reduced risk of first-time stroke 7%.
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Moving multiple times before age 5 may cause behavioral problems in the child
(March 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New York – Moving ...
(March 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New York – Moving 3 or more times before the age of 5 may cause behavioral problems in the child, according to a report published in Child Development. Researchers studied data on nearly 3,000 children from a nationally representative sample. Parents were surveyed shortly after birth, and again when the children were 1, 3, and 5. Researchers also conducted in-home assessments of the children at 3 and 5. 44% of children who moved 3 or more times before age 5 were considered poor. Children who moved 3 or more times before age 5 demonstrate more attention problems, anxiousness, or depression, as well as aggressiveness or hyperactivity at age 5 when compared to those never moved or only moved once or twice. These behaviours, however, only occurred among children who were poor.
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Link found between telomere length and age-related disease such as multiple sclerosis, cancer
(March 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Leicester - A new ...
(March 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Leicester - A new report published in Nature Genetics finds a link between telomere length and risk of age-related diseases. Researchers from 8 countries studied over 48,000 individuals, examining participant's telomere length--a DNA feature that sits on the end of chromosomes. Telomeres shorten each time a cell divides, a process that occurs during aging. Results showed that seven genetic variants that were associated with telomere length raised risk of several cancers, as well as multiple sclerosis, and risk of heart disease.
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Cancer survivors to number 18 million by 2022
(March 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - According to ...
(March 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - According to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, the number of cancer survivors is set to significantly increase by 2022. Researchers analyzed cancer statistics from a national database, as well population projections from the US Census Bureau to form the AACR's second Annual Report on Cancer Survivorship. Results showed that there were nearly 13.7 million cancer survivors in 2012, and that number is estimated to increase by 31% to 18 million by 2022. Nearly two-thirds of these survivors are expected to be 65 years of age and older
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Overweight and obese women at raised risk of host of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ireland - Women who ...
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Ireland - Women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy are more likely to have adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes, according to a report published in BJOG. Researchers studied over 30,000 pregnancies over an 8 year period. Of this group of women, 28% were overweight and 17% were obese. Results showed that when compared to women who were normal weight, overweight and obese women were at raised risk of hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, having their labor induced, c-section, having a large birthweight baby, and postpartum hemorrhage. Women who were the most obese were at raised risk of preterm delivery, having the newborn admitted to the NICU, as well as a 3x increased risk of stillbirth. Overweight and obese women were also more likely to have postnatal problems such as difficulty breastfeeding.
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Many cancer websites offer inadequate, if any, nutritional recommendations for patients
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - A significant ...
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - A significant amount of cancer institution websites are not providing inadequate dietary recommendations for cancer patients, according to a report published in Nutrition and Cancer. Researchers studied all 21 of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network member institution's websites, finding that only 4 of these provided dietary guidelines for patients. Seven of the institutions simply linked to external sites. Those that did provide nutritional guidelines offered conflicting advice: half recommended a low-fat, high carb diet while the other half recommended of 1:1 ratio of fat to carbohydrate. These results are particularly troubling as previous studies have shown that over 60% of cancer patients use the Internet for dietary guidance.
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Early balding strongly associated with risk of prostate cancer in African-American men
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Early balding ...
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - Early balding may raise risk of prostate cancer in African-American men, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Researchers compared over 300 prostate cancer patients to nearly 300 controls. All of the participants were African-American and were followed between 1998 and 2010. Results showed that any baldness in the men raised risk of prostate cancer by 69%. Men who had frontal baldness were at 2x increased risk of advanced prostate cancer.
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Possible genetic link to childhood obesity
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new ...
(March 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From London - A new report published in the International Journal of Obesity finds a strong genetic link to childhood obesity. Researchers studied a cohort of over 2,200 children between the ages of 8 and 11. Using a new method known as Genome-wide Complex Trait Analysis, researchers examined whether genetic similarities in the children were linked to body weight similarities. They found that the additive effects of several genes accounted for roughly 30% of the individual differences in the children's body weight.
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Many lower back MRIs in Canada are unnecessary
(March 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alberta - A significant ...
(March 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Alberta - A significant amount of lower-back MRIs in Canada are unnecessary, according to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers studied 2,000 MRI imaging requests at the University of Alberta Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital. 1000 of these imaging requests for the spine and another 1000 were for the head. Results showed that over 50% of the lumbar spine (lower-back) requests were of questionable value or deemed inappropriate. Around 34% of the unnecessary tests were ordered by family doctors, while imaging requested by specialists was more likely to be appropriate. 83% of the head MRIs were deemed appropriate.
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3 or more hours of TV a day may cause antisocial behavior in children
(March 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Scotland - Children who ...
(March 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Scotland - Children who watch TV for 3 or more hours a day are at raised risk of antisocial behaviors, according to a report published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Researchers studied over 11,000 children taking part in a long-term health study. At ages 5 and 7, researchers asked the children's mothers a series of questions that assessed the offsprings conduct problems, emotional symptoms, attention span, difficulty making fiends and empathy. 2/3s of the children watched TV between 1 and 3 hours a day, while 15% watched over three hours daily. After accounting for other risk factors such as family dynamics, researchers found that those who watched TV over 3 hours a day were more likely to demonstrate conduct problems such as fighting and stealing by 7, though the overall risk was still quite small.
