Category Archives: International And Concierge Medicine
Thalidomide remembered.
See previous post. Dr Kelsey saved tens of thousands of children in the U.S. and Canada from the greatest ever anti-anxiety medication (until it wasn’t) synthesized in Germany. PS I remember the time when the surviving amelic/phocomelic children, then in … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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.