Adults with depression and who take specific anti-depressants more likely to develop C. difficile

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Interesting applied psychoimmunology study. Apparently depressed people’s guts don’t watch direct-to-consumer chemical-imbalance ads. Here is the abstract. Depression, antidepressant medications, and risk of Clostridium difficile infection Mary A M Rogers1*, M Todd Greene1, Vincent B Young1, Sanjay Saint1,2, Kenneth M … Continue reading →

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Neuroprotective properties of magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy, and beyond?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Went to a masterful talk by E. Sander Connolly at the Lenox Hill Hospital neurology conference last week. This is one of many interesting take-away points. Differential blood-brain barrier penetration by the various statins is another one – currently looking … Continue reading →

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The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Front Neurosci. 2012;6:33. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033. Epub 2012 Mar 26. The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy. Ruskin DN, Masino SA. Source Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Trinity College Hartford, CT, USA. Abstract A link … Continue reading →

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Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

PLoS One. 2009 Dec 23;4(12):e8349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008349. Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet. Ruskin DN, Kawamura M, Masino SA. Source Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of … Continue reading →

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Cancer chemopreventive effects and cytotoxic activities of the triterpene acids from the resin of Boswellia carteri.

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Biol Pharm Bull. 2006 Sep;29(9):1976-9. Cancer chemopreventive effects and cytotoxic activities of the triterpene acids from the resin of Boswellia carteri. Akihisa T, Tabata K, Banno N, Tokuda H, Nishimura R, Nakamura Y, Kimura Y, Yasukawa K, Suzuki T. Source … Continue reading →

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