by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 22, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
I had my appendix removed when I was a child because the doctor told my mother it was a useless organ that might someday burst and cause horrible problems. After generations of children had their appendices removed for no reason, researchers have found that perhaps it...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 13, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The death rate from all cancers in the United States has dropped steadily since 1991 (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published online Jan 4, 2017). The total drop of 25 percent, or 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths over the past 25 years, is explained largely...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, means that a person has excessive fear, depression and inability to function normally after witnessing or experiencing intense fear or helplessness. While most commonly associated with veterans of combat or captivity,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 11, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Exercise is now recommended as part of the treatment for cancer by the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American Cancer Society, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Commission...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
On October 3, the 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi, a 71 year old Japanese scientist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his pioneering research on autophagy. His breakthrough work will advance efforts to prevent and treat cancers,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 11, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
On September 2, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will ban triclosan and 18 other antibacterial chemicals in soaps and liquid hand or body wash products because they are ineffective and potentially harmful. The banned chemicals are...
