by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 10, 2014 | Deaths of Famous People
In 1969, Brian Piccolo was a 26-year-old fullback for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He died from that disease in 1970. He was immortalized in “Brian’s Song”, the movie of his life that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 3, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
An international team of research scientists and practicing doctors from Canada, the United States and Australia report that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease is found in 100 percent of the vaginal secretions of women and half of the semen of men suffering from...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 20, 2014 | Fitness
The most common cause of belly cramps during exercise is having a full colon. The best way to prevent exercise-induced belly cramps is to completely empty your colon before you start to exercise. Belly cramps are rarely caused by having food in your stomach. To meet...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 20, 2014 | Heart Health
Contrary to what you may have heard previously, it now appears that any amount of alcohol can be harmful. Researchers reviewed more than 50 studies involving more than 260,000 people and concluded that reducing alcohol consumption helps to prevent heart attacks,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2014 | Heart Health
In the last ten years, seven million North Americans have spent more than $110 billion to have stents put into the arteries leading to their hearts and many probably should not have had this surgical procedure in the first place. It is my opinion, and that of many...
