Category Archives: metabolic
Chocolate consumption and risk of stroke
Articles Chocolate consumption and risk of stroke A prospective cohort of men and meta-analysis Susanna C. Larsson, PhD, Jarmo Virtamo, MD and Alicja Wolk, DMSc + Author Affiliations From the Division of Nutritional Epidemiology (S.C.L., A.W.), Institute of Environmental Medicine, … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
False-positive breath-alcohol test after a ketogenic diet
A biochemistry reminder from the International Journal of Obesity (2007) 31, 559–561. Abstract: A 59-year-old man undergoing weight loss with very low calorie diets (VLCD) attempted to drive a car, which was fitted with an alcohol ignition interlock device, but … Continue reading →
Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier
Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier BMJ 1996; 313 doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1505a (Published 14 December 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1505.2 Severe stress can disturb the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from drugs and other chemicals that enter the … 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.