Monthly Archives: January 2013

Ben Goldacre: What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe | Video on TED.com

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

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Cancer chemopreventive effects and cytotoxic activities of the triterpene acids from the resin of Boswellia carteri.

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Biol Pharm Bull. 2006 Sep;29(9):1976-9. Cancer chemopreventive effects and cytotoxic activities of the triterpene acids from the resin of Boswellia carteri. Akihisa T, Tabata K, Banno N, Tokuda H, Nishimura R, Nakamura Y, Kimura Y, Yasukawa K, Suzuki T. Source … Continue reading →

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Selenium and the thyroid: a close-knit connection.

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Dec;95(12):5180-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-0191. Epub 2010 Sep 1. Selenium and the thyroid: a close-knit connection. Duntas LH. Source Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street 115 28 Athens, Greece. ledunt@otenet.gr Abstract CONTEXT: The … Continue reading →

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Association between immediate initiation of intramuscular interferon beta-1a at the time of a clinically isolated syndrome and long-term outcomes: a 10-year follow-up of the Controlled High-Risk Avonex Multiple Sclerosis Prevention Study in Ongoing Neurological Surveillance.

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Arch Neurol. 2012 Feb;69(2):183-90. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.1426. Epub 2011 Oct 10. Association between immediate initiation of intramuscular interferon beta-1a at the time of a clinically isolated syndrome and long-term outcomes: a 10-year follow-up of the Controlled High-Risk Avonex Multiple Sclerosis Prevention … Continue reading →

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Cancer risk in multiple sclerosis: findings from British Columbia, Canada.

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Good news but probably offset by use of immune-modulating/suppressive interventions (especially of cellular immunity) for MS. Do neurologists explain that to their patients? Another study to be done. Brain. 2012 Oct;135(Pt 10):2973-9. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws148. Epub 2012 Jun 21. Cancer risk … Continue reading →

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.