by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 29, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Don’t put your faith in the many advertisements for ultraviolet light machines making claims that they destroy SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They have not been shown to be effective, and UV rays strong enough to kill a virus may also damage your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Infection with COVID-19 comes primarily from breathing air in indoor spaces where people with the coronavirus have been, and the more virus you breathe in, the more likely you are to become infected. • Some people appear to be super contagious, and we don’t know why....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 8, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The only way that scientists are going to end this current pandemic is to develop vaccines and immunize enough people to reach immunity in about 75 percent of the population from the vaccines or by having been infected with the disease (Science, June 23, 2020). To...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 18, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Wuhan, China showed that non-diabetic COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar levels on admission to the hospital were more than twice as likely to die within a month and four times more likely to suffer the most serious complications caused by that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 12, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) reports that supplements sold to improve your memory and to prevent dementia are a waste of your money. There is no good evidence that any over-the-counter or prescription supplement can delay the onset of dementia, or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 11, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than six million North Americans suffer from dementia, which affects three percent of people age 65-74, 17 percent of age 75-84, and 32 percent of those age 85 and older. Anything that damages brain cells can cause dementia and many of the causes are treatable,...
