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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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Obesity rates in Canada at an all-time high
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From BC - A new ...
(February 27, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From BC - A new report published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health finds that adult obesity rates in Canada are at an all-time high. Researchers used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey from 2001-2011, adjusting self-reported BMI data to improve accuracy of their obesity projections. Results showed that, on average, between 1/4 and 1/3 of Canadians are obese--the highest rates ever seen in the country. 2001-2007 saw the largest increase in obesity rates. The Maritimes and the two Territories had the highest rates
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Being active outdoors during recess may slow onset of myopia in children
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Taiwan – Being active ...
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Taiwan – Being active outdoors during recess slows onset and progression of myopia (near-sightedness), according to research published in Ophthalmology. Researchers studied two groups of children—an intervention group that had children participate in outdoor activities during recess and a control group that did not have any special programs during recess. Participants had their axial length and cycloplegic autorefraction measured at baseline and again after a year. Results showed that there was no difference between the two groups at the beginning of the study, in regards to prevalence of myopia. However, after 1 year, new onset of myopia and myopic shift were both significantly lower in the intervention group.
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Over 1 million pregnant women had syphilis in 2008
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Geneva – Over a ...
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Geneva – Over a million pregnant women worldwide are infected with syphilis, according to a report published in PLOS Medicine. Researchers reviewed data on syphilis infections from nearly 100 countries as well as clinic attendance data from 147 countries. Researchers then used this data to estimate the amount of pregnant women with syphilis. They found that, in 2008, around 1.4 million pregnant women were infected with syphilis, causing approximately 520,000 harmful outcome such as stillbirth, neonatal deaths and preterm birth
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Obesity raises risk of colon cancer, while physical activity lowers risk
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – According to ...
(February 26, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Boston – According to a new report published in Cancer Research, obesity raises risk of a subtype of colon cancer while physical activity lowers risk. Researchers studied data on over 100,000 women and 45,000 men taking part in two long term studies. Nearly 2,300 people developed colorectal cancer over the study period, 860 of whom had a biomarker CTNNB1 that is indicative of a subtype of colon cancer. Results showed that every 5 kg/m2 of BMI raised risk of CTNNB1-negative cancer by 34%, but had no association with CTNNB1-positive cancer. Increasing physical activity, in contrast, was found to significantly reduce risk of CTNNB1-negative cancer, while also having no effect on CTNNB1-positive cancer.
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Doctors in Canada more likely to make appointment with higher income earners
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto – A new ...
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto – A new report published in CMAJ finds that higher income earners are more likely to have access to primary care than low income earners—even in a country with a universal health care system. Researchers phoned nearly 600 family physicians in Canada in an attempt to make an appointment. On the phone, researchers posed as a bank employee or a welfare recipient— with either chronic health conditions or no conditions at all. Results showed the bank employees were more likely to receive an appointment offer than the welfare recipients. People with chronic health conditions were also more likely to get an appointment than those with no conditions at all
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New diabetes drug may raise risk of pancreatitis
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore – People taking ...
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Baltimore – People taking a new diabetes drug are at significantly increased risk of pancreatitis, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers compared over 1,200 type 2 diabetics to nearly 1,300 matched controls, controlling for risk factors for pancreatitis. They found diabetic patients taking the new class of drugs—glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies (GLP-1)—were 2x more likely to be hospitalized with pancreatitis within 60 days of first taking the drug.
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Lung cancer screening could save 12,000 lives a year
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta – Screening for ...
(February 25, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta – Screening for lung cancer in high-risk patients can save 12,000 deaths a year in the US, according to a report published in CANCER. Results from the National Lung Screening Trial found that low-dose CT scanning, when compared to x ray, could reduce lung cancer deaths by 20% among current and former smokers. Researchers used this trial, as well as data on the US population and lung cancer death rates, to estimate that approx. 12,000 deaths a year could be averted if current and former smokers were screened for lung cancer with this method
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Too much TV in childhood tied to aggression, anti-social behavior in adulthood
(February 22, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New Zealand - According ...
(February 22, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New Zealand - According to research published in Pediatrics, too much TV in childhood may result in long-term antisocial behaviour. Researchers studied nearly 1000 children born in 1972. Participants were surveyed every two years from 5 to 15 years of age to determine how television they watched on a daily basis. Results showed that every additional hour spent watching television on a weeknight raised risk of having a criminal conviction in early adulthood by 30%. Excessive television watching was also linked with aggressive personality traits, negative emotions, and antisocial behaviours. These behaviours could not be explained by socioeconomic status, parenting factors or similar behaviour exhibited in childhood.
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Air pollution, ozone levels raise risk of cardiac arrest
(February 22, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New Zealand - According ...
(February 22, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From New Zealand - According to research published in Pediatrics, too much TV in childhood may result in long-term antisocial behaviour. Researchers studied nearly 1000 children born in 1972. Participants were surveyed every two years from 5 to 15 years of age to determine how television they watched on a daily basis. Results showed that every additional hour spent watching television on a weeknight raised risk of having a criminal conviction in early adulthood by 30%. Excessive television watching was also linked with aggressive personality traits, negative emotions, and antisocial behaviours. These behaviours could not be explained by socioeconomic status, parenting factors or similar behaviour exhibited in childhood.
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Bullied children more likely to suffer poor mental health later in life
(February 21, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Being ...
(February 21, 2013 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - Being bullied in childhood raises risk of poor mental health in adulthood, according to a report published in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers followed over 1,200 children from the ages 9,11, and 13 into adulthood. Results showed that those who reported being bullied in childhood, and those who reported being bullies, were at raised risk of psychiatric disorders when compared to those with no bullying history at all. Those who reported being victims of bullying were much more likely to have depressive, anxiety or panic disorders, as well as higher levels of suicidal thoughts.
