Category Archives: International And Concierge Medicine
Rhodiola rosea L. and Alzheimer’s Disease: From Farm to Pharmacy
A plethora of studies report that R. rosea has potent neuroprotective effects through the suppression of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and excitotoxicity in brain tissues and antagonism of oncogenic p21-activated kinase. However, to our knowledge, no review articles have been published addressing the neuroprotective effects of R. rosea. Continue reading
BCG vaccine protection from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Of possible interest. Complicated story. https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2020/07/07/2008410117.full.pdf Luis E. Escobara,1, Alvaro Molina-Cruzb, and Carolina Barillas-Muryb,1 aDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601; and bLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy … Continue reading
Sleep and insomnia links
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Sleep/Sleep—Information-Sheets/Sleep-Information-Sheet—01—Facts-About-Sleep.pdf https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Sleep/Sleep—Information-Sheets/Sleep-Information-Sheet—04—Sleep-Hygiene.pdf Courtesy of the government of Western Australia Centre for Clinical Interventions
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.