by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 1,799 people, who had suffered and survived strokes at the average age of 62, found that stroke risk is markedly increased by sleep disturbance symptoms, poor sleep quality, napping for long periods, and sleep apnea symptoms (Neurology, May 23,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Many of the more than 150 strains of Human Papilloma Viruses (HPV) are relatively harmless, but about 15 are classified as high-risk types because they can cause cancer and other health problems. A single dose of the vaccine for types 16, 18 and the other high-risk...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 1, 2023 | Heart Health
A study of 59,124 patients in 223 medical care centers had one group of patients check their blood pressures several times throughout the day and night, while the other group had blood pressure checked in their doctors’ offices only. After 10 years, 12.1 percent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2023 | Diabetes
At age 45, you have a 20 percent chance of developing dementia as you age (Dementia, 2015;11(3):310-20). By age 85, more than 35 percent of North Americans have early or full-blown dementia (JAMA Neurol, 2022;79(12):1242-1249). High blood sugar and high blood pressure...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 10, 2023 | Heart Health
There are many ways to measure risk factors for having a heart attack, but since the 1950s the criteria used most by doctors to predict your likelihood to suffer a heart attack has been that HDL (“Healthy”) cholesterol predicts protection, and the LDL...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 10, 2023 | Diabetes
More than 80 million North Americans suffer from a fatty liver and many do not know that they have it because most people with a fatty liver have normal liver function blood tests in the early stages of the disease. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology,...
