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Category Archives: dietary

False-positive breath-alcohol test after a ketogenic diet

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

A biochemistry reminder from the International Journal of Obesity (2007) 31, 559–561. Abstract: A 59-year-old man undergoing weight loss with very low calorie diets (VLCD) attempted to drive a car, which was fitted with an alcohol ignition interlock device, but … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Lots of interesting articles this week in Neurology. This is one of them. Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia A systematic review and meta-analysis Cynthia Balion, PhD, Lauren E. Griffith, PhD, Lisa Strifler, BSc, Matthew Henderson, PhD, Christopher Patterson, MD, George … Continue reading →

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Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Fabulous slide shows from the Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series of the University of Minnesota (sic!) via Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series.

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A role for vitamin D in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

This is such an important topic that I am posting the full-length article. On pubmed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882221/?tool=pubmed. Neurology. 2010 June 8; 74(23): 1852–1859. doi:  10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e1cec2 PMCID: PMC2882221 A phase I/II dose-escalation trial of vitamin D3 and calcium in multiple sclerosis … Continue reading →

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Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

================================================   Nutr Metab (Lond). 2009 Aug 10;6:31. Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Henderson ST, Vogel JL, Barr LJ, Garvin F, Jones JJ, Costantini LC. Source Accera, … Continue reading →

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