A panic mimic?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Finnish Men and Women Separated Temporarily From Their Parents in Childhood—A Life Course Study Hanna Alastalo, MHS, Katri Räikkönen, PhD, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, PhD, Clive Osmond, PhD, David J.P. Barker, MD, Kati Heinonen, PhD, Eero Kajantie, … Continue reading →

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To what extent is mortality predictable from facial photographs?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Nifty paper on the predictive validity of the impression of “old age”. Here is the abstract: __________________________________________ Predicting Mortality From Human Faces Dominika Dykiert, PhD, Timothy C. Bates, PhD, Alan J. Gow, PhD, Lars Penke, PhD, John M. Starr, MA, … Continue reading →

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the psychiatryneurology.net – legal

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

I created a new e-newspaper, the psychiatryneurology.net – legal, a digest of legal news related to medical tort, traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma and related topics. Looks beautiful. Hard not to love technology. Please subscribe. Link http://paper.li/DrMauricePreter/1343869858  

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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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A role for vitamin D in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

This is such an important topic that I am posting the full-length article. On pubmed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882221/?tool=pubmed. Neurology. 2010 June 8; 74(23): 1852–1859. doi:  10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e1cec2 PMCID: PMC2882221 A phase I/II dose-escalation trial of vitamin D3 and calcium in multiple sclerosis … Continue reading →

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