Category Archives: Health
Why most published research findings are false. [PLoS Med. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI
Why most published research findings are false. [PLoS Med. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI.
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
Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men Treated for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Full Text View – ClinicalTrials.gov
Of note, >>[p]atients with orthostatic hypotension, ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, dementia or cognitive dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, or cerebrovascular disorder<< were excluded. How many real-life patients with BPH also have one of the above? Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms … Continue reading
Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI
Notice authors’ disclosures when reading this material. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec;53(12):2195-201. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder and their potential effects on cognitive function in … Continue reading
The Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Steroid Treatment
Possible memory impairment from “nasal spray”? Nice overview and bibliography. Source URL: http://www.dianafoundation.com/articles/df_04_article_01_steroids_pg01.html _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Steroid Treatment Benjamin H. Flores, MD and Heather Kenna Gumina, MA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA INTRODUCTION … Continue reading
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.