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Different times, different people: Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey

Frances Oldham Kelsey   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Frances Kelsey) Frances Oldham Kelsey CM Born Frances Kathleen Oldham July 24, 1914 Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada Died August 7, 2015 (aged 101) London, Ontario, Canada Citizenship Canada United States (from … Continue reading

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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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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.