Category Archives: Health

Breast size, handedness and breast cancer risk

    Eur J Cancer   . 1991;27(2):131-5.  doi: 10.1016/0277-5379(91)90469-t. Breast size, handedness and breast cancer risk C C Hsieh 1, D Trichopoulos Affiliations expand PMID: 1827274   DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(91)90469-t Abstract Bra cup size and handedness were studied as possible risk factors for breast cancer. Data … Continue reading

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Regular exercise and sleeping without bra were the protective factors

Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao     . 2009 Jul;29(7):1451-3. [Risk factors of breast cancer in women in Guangdong and the countermeasures] [Article in Chinese] An-Qin Zhang 1, Jian-Hong Xia, Qi Wang, Wen-Ping Li, Juan Xu, Zhong-Yang Chen, Jian-Min Yang Affiliations expand PMID: 19620080 Abstract Objective: To screen … Continue reading

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Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer

 1994 Jan 13;330(2):81-7.  doi: 10.1056/NEJM199401133300201. Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer P A Newcomb 1, B E Storer, M P Longnecker, R Mittendorf, E R Greenberg, R W Clapp, K P Burke, W C Willett, B MacMahon Affiliations expand PMID: 8259187   DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199401133300201 Free article Abstract Background: The evidence … Continue reading

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A tight necktie increases IOP in both normal subjects and glaucoma patients and could affect the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Aug; 87(8): 946–948. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.8.946 PMCID: PMC1771792 PMID: 12881330 Effect of a tight necktie on intraocular pressure C Teng,1 R Gurses-Ozden,2,5 J M Liebmann,3,4 C Tello,2,4,5 and R Ritch2,5 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer   Go to: Abstract Aim: To evaluate the effect of … Continue reading

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Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk

Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk I am so old I remember when dentist always recommended this stuff. Silly me who thought the science is settled. Timing is everything. Get access  Marco Witkowski, Ina Nemet, Xinmin S Li, Jennifer Wilcox, Marc Ferrell, Hassan … 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.