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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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Green tea, coffee both reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
(March 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Japan – Drinking green ...
(March 18, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Japan – Drinking green tea and coffee may lower risk of stroke, according to a report published in Stroke. Researchers followed over 83,000 Japanese adults. Participants were asked about their green tea or coffee consumption and followed for an average of 13 years. Results showed that those drank one cup of coffee a day had a 20% reduced risk of stroke when compared to those who rarely drank it. Those who drank 2-3 cups of green tea a day had a 14% reduced risk of stroke, while those who had at least 4 cups were at 20% reduced risk. Those who drank one cup of coffee and 2 cups of green tea per day had a 32% reduced risk of intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Breastfeeding longer does not appear to prevent childhood obesity
(March 15, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Bristol – Breastfeeding duration ...
(March 15, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Bristol – Breastfeeding duration may not reduce risk of childhood obesity, according to a report published in JAMA. Researchers studied nearly 14,000 mother-infant pairs, following participants from birth until a median age of 11.5 years. Participants were randomized to either a breastfeeding promotion intervention or to usual practices. Results showed that women in the intervention group had significantly increased breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. However, there was no major difference between the two groups in respect to overweight or obese children at 11.5 years.
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High-fat dairy linked to worse survival in breast cancer patients
(March 15, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California – According to ...
(March 15, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California – According to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, high-fat dairy consumption may worsen survival in breast cancer patients. Researchers studied nearly 2,000 women, following participants for an average of 12 years. Women were asked how often they ate dairy and what type. Results showed that those who ate one serving or more per-day of high-fat dairy had a 64% increased risk of dying from any cause and a 49% increased risk of dying from their breast cancer during the study period.
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Exercise with some video games may improve cognitive abilities
(March 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Singapore – ‘Exercise’ with ...
(March 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Singapore – ‘Exercise’ with some video games may improve cognitive skills, according to a report published in PLOS ONE. Researchers studied the effects of video-gaming on a group of non-gamer volunteers. Participants played five different games on their phone for an hour a day/ 5 days a week for 1 month. Participants were randomized to different types of games—an action game, a virtual life simulation game, or a spatial memory game. Results showed that those who played the action game showed improvements in their ability to follow multiple objects in a short time-span, while those who played the memory game demonstrated improvements in their visual-search ability
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Report cautions against providing healthy children and teens with attention-boosting drugs
(March 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut – A position ...
(March 14, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut – A position paper published in Neurology cautions against prescribing attention-boosting drugs for healthy children and teenagers. Researchers reviewed several years worth of available research, after determining a growing trend in which parents and teens request ADHD drugs for their children to boost test scores, even though these children do not meet criteria for the medication. Researchers point to several reasons to deter this practice: -Emotional abilities are still developing in children -Risks of developing medication dependency -Lack of evidence examining long term use of neuroenhancements in children -Doctor-patient trust may be compromised
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HPV vaccination most effective at a young age
(March 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – The tobacco ...
(March 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – The tobacco industry is evading the FDA ban on labeling cigarettes light or mild—with color coding, according to a report published in Tobacco Control. Researchers examined retailer manuals from Philip Morris, annual manufacturing reports, national cigarette sales data, and a survey that asked smokers about their perception on whether their brands were ‘light’ or ‘regular’. Results showed that when the ban on using terms such as ‘light’ and ‘mild’ were banned in 2009, Philip Morris consequently removed these terms from their cigarette packs and replaced them with new names and colors. The cigarettes, meanwhile, remained the same. 82% of smokers said that it was ‘very easy’ to identify their usual brand of cigarettes and which ones were considered ‘light’—even though the term was removed.
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Tobacco industry evading ban on terming cigarettes 'light' by color coding packs
(March 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – The tobacco ...
(March 13, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – The tobacco industry is evading the FDA ban on labeling cigarettes light or mild—with color coding, according to a report published in Tobacco Control. Researchers examined retailer manuals from Philip Morris, annual manufacturing reports, national cigarette sales data, and a survey that asked smokers about their perception on whether their brands were ‘light’ or ‘regular’. Results showed that when the ban on using terms such as ‘light’ and ‘mild’ was implemented in 2009, Philip Morris consequently removed these terms from their cigarette packs and replaced them with new names and colors. The cigarettes, meanwhile, remained the same. 82% of smokers said that it was ‘very easy’ to identify their usual brand of cigarettes and which ones were considered ‘light’—even though the term was removed
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Aspirin might not be linked to age-related macular degeneration, after all
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Bleeding post-PCI significantly raises risk of in-hospital death
(March 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Kansas – According to ...
(March 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Kansas – According to research published in JAMA, major bleeding following a PCI greatly raises risk of death. Researchers studied over 3 million PCIs performed in the US between 2004-2011. There were nearly 58,000 major bleeding events and over 22,000 in hospital deaths. Results showed that major bleeding was strongly associated with risk of in-hospital mortality—accounting for roughly 12% of these deaths.
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Quitting smoking cuts heart attack and stroke risk in half, despite initial weight gain
(March 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Massachusetts – Quitting smoking ...
(March 12, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Massachusetts – Quitting smoking halves the risk of heart attack and stroke, despite any weight gain experienced after cessation, according to a report published in JAMA. Researchers studied over 11,000 comprehensive medical exams dating back to the mid-1980s. Participants were categorized as never smokers, current smokers, long-term quitters or recent quitters at each visit up until the mid-2000s. Results showed that smokers, never smokers and long-term quitters only gained an average of 1-2 pounds between visits, while recent quitters would gain an average of 5-10 pounds. Despite this weight gain, the risk of suffering a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke was reduced by 50% in the first 6 years after quitting.
