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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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American public is mostly supportive of government initiatives to fight chronic diseases
(March 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - A new ...
(March 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - A new report published in Health Affairs finds that the American public is supportive of government action aimed at fighting obesity and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. Researchers conducted an online survey of nearly 2,000 US adults. Participants were asked questions regarding their support for several public health policies and why. Among these questions, there were 7 specific questions regarding chronic diseases and 14 strategies aimed at addressing them. Results showed that between 70-90% of participants supported government action aimed at the following diseases and lifestyle factors: obesity, tobacco use, diabetes, alcohol consumption, heart disease, and cancer.
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HIV patients at increased risk of heart attack
(March 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Pittsburgh - HIV patients ...
(March 4, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Pittsburgh - HIV patients are at raised risk of heart attack, according to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers studied data on over 80,000 military veterans ages 40-69, following participants for a median of 5.9 years. Over the course of the study, there were nearly 900 heart attacks. Results showed that heart attacks occurred more often among HIV-infected individuals when compared to those without the virus. This increased risk was present even after accounting for risk factors, co-existing illness and substance use.
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Iron-rich diet may ward off PMS
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – Women who ...
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – Women who eat an iron-rich diet may be less likely to suffer PMS, according to a report published in the American Journal of Epidmeiology. Researchers studied the mineral intake of nearly 3,000 women, all of whom were free from PMS at the outset of the study. Participants were followed for 10 years, frequently filling out food questionnaires. Results showed that women who consumed the most non-heme iron in their diet—the type found mainly in plant foods and supplements—were at 30-40% reduced risk of PMS.
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Heading a ball during soccer may have an impact on cognitive abilities
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Texas - Heading a ...
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Texas - Heading a ball during soccer may affect cognitive abilities in the player, according to a report published in PLOS ONE. Researchers studied assessed cognitive function in female high school students, some of whom were soccer players, using a tablet-based application. They found that the female soccer players were much slower at tasks that required them to point away from a target on the screen--an aspect that may indicate damage incurred from multiple sub-concussive blows to the head.
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BPA exposure raises risk of asthma and wheeze in children
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New York – BPA ...
(March 1, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New York – BPA exposure raises risk of asthma in the child, according to a report published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers studied nearly 700 pregnant women and their children, measuring their BPA levels while pregnant and following up with the children at ages 3,5, and 7. After adjusting for secondhand smoke exposure and other risk factors for asthma, researchers found that postnatal exposure to BPA raised the child's risk of wheeze and asthma. Exposure to BPA during the second trimester, a time that is critical for airway development in the fetus, was also positively linked with asthma.
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Newborns of obese mothers demonstrate early signs of heart disease
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sydney – Newborns of ...
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Sydney – Newborns of obese mothers already demonstrate early signs of heart disease, according to a report published in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease inChildhood. Researchers studied 23 pregnant women with an average age of 35 from 16 weeks gestation until they gave birth. Researchers examined the abdominal aorta in the newborns within seven days of being born, focusing on the thickness of the intima and the media in the artery. Results showed that the higher the mother’s weight, the greater the child’s intima-media thickness. These results were irrespective of the baby’s weight at birth.
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Simply sitting less could reduce type 2 diabetes risk
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK – Simply ...
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From the UK – Simply sitting less and moving around more can reduce risk of type 2 diabetes for those at high-risk of the condition, according to a report published in Diabetologia. Researchers studied 150 people from two diabetes studies, measuring participant's sedentary time and physical activity with an accelerometer. Results showed that, for patients at high-risk of type 2 diabetes, sedentary time had a negative impact on 2 hour glucose, HDL cholesterol and triacyglycerol—even after accounting for adiposity and physical activity levels. The researchers believe that simply reducing this sedentary time by 90 minutes a day could have a significant impact on the risk of developing diabetes.
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Report suggests extending follow-up with ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore – A new ...
(February 28, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore – A new report published in JAMA Ophthalmology finds that increasing follow-up with ranibizumab in diabetic macular edema patients may improve their long-term visual outcomes. Researchers studied over 70 diabetic macular edema patients, randomizing participants to receive either ranibizumab, laser, or ranibizumab plus laser. Participants were followed up between 24-36 months, with the main outcome measure being improvement in best-corrected visual acuity and reduction in foveal thickness. Results showed that the more aggressive treatment in the ranibizumab group resulted in a reduction in mean foveal thickness and improvement in best-corrected visual activity. Differences achieved in the other two groups were not statistically significant.
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Countries with the most sugar available also have the highest diabetes rates
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California - According to ...
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From California - According to research published in PLOS ONE, eating too much sugar may be directly related to risk of diabetes. Researchers studied 10 years of data from 175 countries on their diabetes rates and availability of sugar. They found that the more sugar in a population's food supply, the higher their diabetes rate. Specifically, every additional 150 calories of sugar available per person per day, diabetes prevalence rose by 1%. These results were consistent even after controlling for obesity, physical activity levels, and economic factors.
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Cholesterol oxidized through trans fats and smoking are strongly associated with heart disease
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Illinois - Cholesterol that ...
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Illinois - Cholesterol that is unnaturally oxidized through polyunsaturated fats, frying foods in re-used oils, or smoking is a primary cause of heart disease, according to a report published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease. Researchers studied the blocked and unblocked arteries in patients undergoing their second heart bypass surgery. They found that oxidized lipids--transformed a natural component of cell membranes known as phosphatidylcholine into sphingomyelin. The blocked arteries contained twice as much sphingomyelin than the unblocked arteries. Researchers then discovered that sphingomyelin attracts calcium from the blood until the artery is entirely calcified--an aspect that causes heart attack and sudden death.
