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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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Maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy greatly beneficial for mother and child
(June 12, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Thailand - Maintaining a ...
(June 12, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Thailand - Maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy benefits both mother and child, according to a report published in the Cochrane Library. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 37 studies comprised of over 11,000 women. They found that women who were randomized to weight management interventions during pregnancy gained less weight compared to controls. These interventions involved low sugar diets, exercise alone, or diet and exercise combined. Women in the intervention groups were also less likely to have hypertension and were at a small reduced risk of c-section
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Aerobic exercise may reduce severity asthma symptoms
(June 12, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Brazil - According to ...
(June 12, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Brazil - According to research published in Thorax, aerobic exercise may help to reduce severity of asthma symptoms. Researchers studied 58 patients with moderate to severe asthma. Participants were between 20 and 59 years of age, and were randomized to either a 30 minute yoga breathing exercise 2x a week for 12 weeks or to the breathing exercise in addition to a 35 minute treadmill session 2x a week for 12 weeks. Results showed that participants in the aerobic exercise group were able to tolerate twice the level of trigger factor before developing symptoms, and also reported improved quality of life.
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Link between teen mothers and autism
(June 11, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Research ...
(June 11, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From New York - Research published in Molecular Psychiatry finds a link between teenage motherhood and autism. Researchers studied autism rates among nearly 6 million children. Around 30,000 of these children had autism. Participants were born between 1985 and 2004 and were followed up until 2009. Results showed that paternal age, maternal age and parental age-gaps all influenced risk of autism. However, the strongest association occurred among teenage moms and among children with a large gap between their ages.
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New genetic markers to help classify brain cancers
(June 10, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From California - New genetic ...
(June 10, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From California - New genetic markers may better classify brain cancers, according to report published in the NEJM. Researchers studied genetic and clinical data from over 1,000 patients with malignant glioma, as well as data on over 11,000 healthy controls. Results showed that with just three molecular markers, scientists were able to group 95% of gliomas into one of five distinct classifications
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Common antacid raises risk of heart attack
(June 10, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Houston - A new ...
(June 10, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Houston - A new report published in PLOS ONE finds a common antacid that may raise risk of heart attack. Researchers studied 16 million clinical documents that were taken from 2.9 million patients. Researchers analyzed individuals who had no history of heart disease and were taking a commonly prescribed antacid drug for acid reflux, known as proton pump inhibitors. Results showed that those taking these drugs were at 16-21% increased risk of heart attack when compared to those not taking the drug.
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Amyloid PET scan helps diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
(June 9, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research presented ...
(June 9, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From California - Research presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging finds that amyloid PET scans can improve diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers studied 100 patients with mild cognitive impairment. Participants underwent convention PET scans and amyloid PET scans, and their results were indecently evaluated by a radiologist and nuclear medicine physician. Results showed that amyloid PET scans identified Alzheimer’s disease in half of the cases that were found to be indeterminate with conventional PET scan.
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Tool predicts one year death risk following hospitalization
(June 9, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - A new ...
(June 9, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Ottawa - A new report published in CMAJ describes a novel tool that can accurately predict death risk within 1 year of hospital admission. Researchers studied data on over three million people over an 8 year period. They examined whether the Hospital-patient One-year Mortality Risk (HOMR) could predict risk of death from any cause following the hospitalization. HOMR takes into account age, sex, living status, number of illnesses, severity of illness, and the amount of hospital admissions. They found that the predicted 1-year mortality risk from HOMR was accurate in it’s predictions.
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New report recommends that office workers stand for 2 hours a day
(June 8, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A ...
(June 8, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - A new report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that office workers should stand up for at least 2 hours a day during working hours. Researchers developed the first ever guidance designed to reduce the health consequences of sitting too much during the day. They recommend 2 hours daily, during working working hours, of standing and light activity, eventually having this time increase to four hours.
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Arterial plaque linked to diabetes
(June 8, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - Arterial plaque ...
(June 8, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - Arterial plaque is linked to diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to research published in Radiology. Researchers studied over 200 asymptomatic patients at low to moderate risk of cardiovascular issues. Participants were over the age of 55 and underwent coronary computer tomography angiography. Results showed that non-calcified plaque was strongly associated with high systolic blood pressure, diabetes and high LDL cholesterol.
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Researchers identify possible achilles heel of HIV
(June 4, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Research published ...
(June 4, 2015 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Research published in PLOS Pathogens finds a potential achilles heel of HIV. Researchers know that after HIV invades an activated T cell, the virus needs sugar and nutrients directly from the cell in order to propel it’s growth throughout the body. Researchers discovered the switch, known as PLD1, that turns on the cells sugar and nutrient pipeline. They then found that using a compound to block this switch shut down the pipeline and consequently starved the virus to death. Using human cells in vitro, the virus was then unable to replicate.
