Category Archives: China

Bread, pasta and a sedentary lifestyle – will they require disclaimers? Diabetologia: Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Data from 891,426 participants were derived from 16 prospective cohort studies. Prediabetes was associated with an increased risk of cancer overall (RR 1.15; 95% CI 1.06, 1.23). Continue reading

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Week in China: Survey from China Youth Daily late last year found that 67% of respondents did not trust doctors’ diagnoses or recommended treatments

Survey from China Youth Daily late last year found that 67% of respondents did not trust doctors’ diagnoses or recommended treatments (a hefty 252,283 respondents took part, making it a pretty representative sample). Continue reading

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BMJ.org: Research News Benzodiazepines may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds

Research News Benzodiazepines may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds BMJ 2014; 349 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5555 (Published 10 September 2014)Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g5555 Article Related content Metrics Responses Get access to this article and to all of thebmj.com for 14 days. Sign up today for a … Continue reading

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Neurology.org: Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease

Our results confirm that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease. This adds to the ongoing debate about the role of vitamin D in nonskeletal conditions. Continue reading

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Use of bilateral mastectomy increased significantly throughout California from 1998 through 2011 and was not associated with lower mortality than that achieved with breast-conserving surgery plus radiation.

September 2014, Vol 312, No. 9 > < Previous ArticleNext Article > Original Investigation | September 3, 2014 Use of and Mortality After Bilateral Mastectomy Compared With Other Surgical Treatments for Breast Cancer in California, 1998-2011 FREE Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc1,2; Daphne Y. Lichtensztajn, MD, MPH3; Theresa H. M. Keegan, PhD2,3; David O. Nelson, PhD2,3; … 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.