Category Archives: Aging
Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk
This was posted on www.neurologyreviews.com here. SLEEP 2012 MEETING Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk 2012;20(7):1,17. BOSTON—Regularly sleeping for less than six hours quadruples the rate of stroke symptoms among middle-aged and older persons with a normal BMI and a … Continue reading
Inappropriateness of Medication Prescriptions to Elderly Patients in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review
This interesting meta-analysis was just published (notably, in a very reputable open-access, advertisement-free journal). 20% seems a very conservative estimate… The PDF is here: Here is the abstract: RESEARCH ARTICLE Inappropriateness of Medication Prescriptions to Elderly Patients in the Primary … Continue reading
From the Blackburn lab: Socioeconomic status and cell aging in children.
I am studying telomerase-environment interactions. Fascinating, as they say. Not news, but – poverty and lack of education kills (faster), literally. Link http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/blackburn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=8 Here is the abstract: Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jun;74(12):1948-51. Epub 2012 Mar 17. Socioeconomic status and cell … Continue reading
A panic mimic?
Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Finnish Men and Women Separated Temporarily From Their Parents in Childhood—A Life Course Study Hanna Alastalo, MHS, Katri Räikkönen, PhD, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, PhD, Clive Osmond, PhD, David J.P. Barker, MD, Kati Heinonen, PhD, Eero Kajantie, … Continue reading
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.