Traumatic loss, adult separation anxiety and childhood asthma

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Prenatal Stress and Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in the Offspring: A Swedish Population-Based Study Ali S. Khashan, PhD, Susanne Wicks, PhD, Christina Dalman, MD, PhD, Tine B. Henriksen, PhD, Jiong Li, PhD, Preben B. Mortensen, DMSc and Louise C. Kenny, … Continue reading →

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Anti-inflammatory utility of Boswellia serrata (frankincense)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Reading up on Boswellia serrata – this is a good starter article: http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/13/2/165.pdf “Boswellia serrata Description Boswellia serrata (frankincense) is a moderate-to-large branching tree (growing to a height of 12 feet) found in India, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. … Continue reading →

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Anxiety, depression with glaucoma. Is isolation/loneliness the link?

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Psychol Rep. 2010 Apr;106(2):343-57. Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Turkish patients with glaucoma. Tastan S, Iyigun E, Bayer A, Acikel C. Source School of Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. Abstract The purpose was to investigate the … Continue reading →

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Pain affect in the absence of pain sensation: evidence of asomaesthesia after somatosensory cortex lesions in the rat.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Pain. 2012 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]Pain affect in the absence of pain sensation: evidence of asomaesthesia after somatosensory cortex lesions in the rat.Uhelski ML, Davis MA, Fuchs PN.Source Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin … Continue reading →

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Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk : current opinion.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Swiss Med Wkly. 2012 Jan 20;142:0. doi: 10.4414/smw.2012.13502.Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk : current opinion.von Känel R.Source Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland. roland.vonkaenel@insel.chAbstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is … Continue reading →

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