by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 3, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
An international team of research scientists and practicing doctors from Canada, the United States and Australia report that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease is found in 100 percent of the vaginal secretions of women and half of the semen of men suffering from...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
"When it comes to cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe." This is the conclusion of the 2014 World Cancer Report, issued by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. Alcohol can cause cancers of the esophagus, breast,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, a Viennese physician, discovered that humans had four different blood types (or blood groups) called A, B, AB and O. For the next 100 years, nobody knew why humans have these four different types. However, researchers in England recently dug...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
If you lose feeling in a particular part of your body, lose control of your muscles or have abnormal nerve sensations such unexplained pain, burning in your feet, tingling or itching, you usually have a neuropathy: nerve damage. Nerves can be damaged by something...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A neuroma is a swollen or damaged nerve. This often occurs between the bones that your toes attach to on the foot, most commonly between the third and fourth toes. Neuroma can be caused by tight shoes, repetitive stress or trauma. The most common symptoms of neuromas...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Edges of toenails that press into the flesh can cause pain, swelling, redness, and even infection. Your skin may start to grow over the ingrown toenail. Treatments include special chemicals, lasers, and various ways to remove the edge of the nail that presses into the...
