by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Results from the huge EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) confirm that eating a lot of junk food increases risk for many cancers. Researchers in Paris followed 471,495 adults in 10 European countries for an average of 15.3 years,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 2, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
You can reduce your risk for suffering from dementia by up to 70 percent when you follow the same healthful habits that help to prevent heart attacks (JAMA, Aug 21, 2018;320(7):657-664). A study of 6,600 people over 65, followed for 8.5 years, found that each...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Most studies on cell phone use have not shown increased cancer risk or memory loss. However, two studies show that non-ionizing radiation from cell phones: • may be associated with impaired ability to recall images, but not spoken words in teenagers (Environmental...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 856 patients with a mild, early form of Alzheimer’s disease, found that a new drug called BAN2401 may reduce the amount of amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's (Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Injections of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine into the multiple squamous and basal cell skin cancers of a 90-year-old lady got rid of all the cancers in 11 months (JAMA Dermatol, Jun 1, 2017;153(6):571-574). This is just one of many studies showing that some skin...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 1, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Nearly fifty percent of people over 85 suffer from symptoms of dementia of which Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive loss of brain cells, is the most common form. The second most common type of dementia comes from repeated strokes. This month researchers offer...
