by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Herpes may be a common cause of chronic constipation and urinary tract symptoms, according to a study showing that infection with herpes viruses causes constipation in mice (Cell Host & Microbe, June 8, 2016). The researchers showed that the herpes virus spread...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
1.44 million people, ages 19 to 98, in the U.S. and Europe, were followed for a median of 11 years during which 187,000 new cases of cancer occurred. Leisure-time physical activity was associated with a lower risk of cancers of the colon, breast, endometrium,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The New York Times published a major article on the possibility of curing cancer by starving cancer cells to death (NYT, May 12, 2016), a theory first proposed almost 100 years ago by Otto Warburg, arguably the world’s greatest chemist ever. With the discovery...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 15, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A presentation at the American Society for Nutrition’s Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology 2016 showed that certain dietary habits are associated with increased risk for breast and prostate cancer (April 2-6, 2016; San Diego, CA). Of 3184 adults followed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from China shows that antioxidant pills caused mice with liver cancer or colon cancer to have their cancers spread rapidly though their bodies (Science Translational Medicine, Apr 13, 2016:8(334):334ra51). The study used saxagliptin, sitagliptin, and a-lipoic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 27, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A review of 170 animal and human studies showed that regular exercise is associated with reduced cancer risk, particularly for the types of cancers that are associated with unhealthful lifestyles, such as those of the breast, colon, prostate, lung and endometrium (J...
