Category Archives: Health

Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease.

Important discussion, especially with an estimated cancer incidence of 1 on 7500 DaTSCANs. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):696-701. Epub 2012 Feb 8. Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease. de la Fuente-Fernández R. Source Section of Neurology, Hospital A. … Continue reading

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Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults

Good news. Time to start a proper curcumin trial. Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults Yen Ying Lim, MPsych, Kathryn A. Ellis, PhD, Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, David Ames, MD, … Continue reading

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Vitamin D overdose?

This is relevant to Vitamin D self-medicators. The original was posted here: http://www.newswise.com/articles/calcium-supplements-too-much-of-a-good-thing Calcium Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing? Released: 6/1/2010 3:35 PM EDT Source: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Newswise — Negative health effects linked to taking … Continue reading

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Why most published research findings are false. [PLoS Med. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI

Why most published research findings are false. [PLoS Med. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI.

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Independent Doctors of New York President replies to NYT’s “When Doctors Stop Taking Insurance”

A thoughtful, factual reply to an only seemingly balanced, but really tendentious article (see New York Times cartoon accompanying it – which is what most will retain from it). Please read, redistribute and comment. The original New York times article … 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.