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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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Changes in retina may predict changes in brain
(August 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From California - Changes in ...
(August 27, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From California - Changes in the retina may predict changes in the brain, according to a report published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Researchers studied a group of patients with a genetic mutation that causes frontotemporal dementia. Researchers found that these individuals demonstrated significant retinal thinning, thinning that was not present in people without the mutation, prior to any signs of the dementia occurring.
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Aspirin lowers risk of blood clot, deep vein thrombosis
(August 26, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - A new ...
(August 26, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Australia - A new report published in Circulation finds that aspirin greatly reduces risk of clots and deep vein thrombosis. Researchers studied a group of patients, randomizing participants to either 100mg daily aspirin or placebo. Results showed that those taking the aspirin had a 33% reduced risk of thromboembolism, DVT, pulmonary embolism and heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death.
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Type 2 diabetics can greatly lower health care costs with lifestyle changes
(August 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - A ...
(August 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From North Carolina - A new report published in Diabetes Care finds that type 2 diabetics lower their health care costs by losing weight. Researchers studied over 5,000 individuals with type 2 diabetes. Participants were obese or overweight, between 45 and 76 years old, and were followed for 10 years after being randomized to either intensive lifestyle intervention or diabetes support and education. Results showed that those who underwent lifestyle intervention--improving their diet and increasing physical activity--lowered their annual health care costs by over $500.
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Vision loss raises risk of death in older adults
(August 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Indiana - Vision loss ...
(August 25, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Indiana - Vision loss greatly affects daily function in turn raising risk of death in older adults, according to a report published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Researchers studied data from the Salisbury Eye Evaluation, examining over 2,500 adults aged 65-84 years. Participants were followed for 8 years. Results showed that a decline in visual acuity over the time period resulted in more difficulties performing instrumental activities of daily living. Those who had increasing difficulty performing these activities had a 3% greater mortality risk annually and 31% increased risk of death during the entire study period.
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Antibiotic linked to risk of heart death
(August 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - A new ...
(August 22, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Denmark - A new report published in the BMJ finds that clarithromycin may raise risk of heart death. Researchers studied data on over 5 million treatment courses for adults between 40-74 years old. The study period ran from 1997 to 2011. Results showed that, after adjusting for risk factors such as age and sex and use of other medication, continuing use of the antibiotic clarithromycin raised risk of cardiac death by 76%, when compared to penicillin.
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Walking, biking, or taking public transit to work greatly improves health
(August 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From London - According to ...
(August 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From London - According to research published in the BMJ finds that walking, biking or taking public transit to work can greatly improve health. Researchers studied nearly 7,600 BMI measurements and nearly 7,500 body fat measurements from a group of men and women taking part in a long term study. Results showed that commenting by public or active modes of transport was independently associated with lower BMI and health body composition. Specifically, men who commuted in this way had 1 point lower BMI scores than those using private transport, while women had around .7 points lower BMI
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Physically fit children may have fitter brains, too
(August 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Children who ...
(August 21, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Chicago - Children who are physically fit have more white matter in their brains, according to a report published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Researchers studied 24 children age 9-10 years, examining white matter tracts in participant's brains. They also accounted for factors such as learning disabilities, socioeconomic status, IQ, ADHD status that would have affected differences in the brain. Results showed physically fit children had more fibrous and compact white-matter tracts in their brain when compared to less-fit peers.
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Report examines bevacizumab for children with retinopathy of prematurity
(August 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Texas - A new ...
(August 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Texas - A new report published in Ophthalmology examines outcomes among children treated with bevacizumab for retinopathy of prematurity. Researchers studied over 130 infants with retinopathy of prematurity with a mean age of 2.5 years. Participants were randomized to either intravitreal bevacizumab injections or laser therapy. Results showed that very high myopia occurred more among eyes that received laser therapy than those that received bevacizumab.
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Hospitalizations, deaths from stroke and heart disease have fallen in past decade
(August 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - A new ...
(August 19, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Connecticut - A new report published in Circulation finds that both hospitalizations and deaths from stroke and heart disease have fallen in the past 10 years. Researchers reviewed data on nearly 34 million US residents, examining trends in hospitalization and subsequent death with a month of being admitted, as well as readmission and death within a year. Results showed by the end of 2011, hospitalization dropped by 38% for heart attack, 83.8% for unstable angina and sudden chest pain, 30.5% for heart failure and 33.6% for stroke. Over the same time period, risk of dying within a year of hospitalization fell by 21% for unstable angina, 23% for heart attack and 13% for stroke.
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Cohesive community may reduce heart risk
(August 18, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - Having a ...
(August 18, 2014 - Insidermedicine) From Michigan - Having a friendly local community may reduce risk of heart attack, according to a report published in the BMJ. Since 2006, researchers followed over 5000 adults, none with any known heart problems. Average age of the participants was 70, and they were surveyed every two years. After taking into account potential risk factors, researchers found that each standard deviation increase in perceived community cohesion was linked with a 22% decreased risk of heart attack.
