by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 11, 2021 | Diabetes
Type II Diabetes shortens lives by causing high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks (Circulation, 2019;139:2228–2237). Diabetics in the DIRECT study in Scotland, who followed a strict 800-calorie-per-day diet and lost a lot of weight, were also able to lower...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 10, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 80 million CT scans are done in the U.S. each year to help diagnose many medical conditions. In 2007, the National Cancer Institute predicted that 29,000 future cancer cases could be linked to the CT scans performed in the U.S. in that year alone, and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 4, 2021 | Heart Health
High blood pressure affects 108 million adults, increasing risk for heart attacks, the leading cause of death in the United States. A Harvard study of 412 adults found that a low-salt version of the DASH diet dramatically lowered both high blood pressure and markers...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In August 2015, the world learned that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s melanoma skin cancer had spread to his liver and his brain. Patients with melanoma that had spread through their bodies were expected to die from their disease, but doctors radiated...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Researchers in Finland followed 3,596 children (3-18) for 31 years to see whether cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence were associated with cognitive performance later in life (Circulation, published online May 10, 2021). Cognitive testing was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2021 | Heart Health
More than one hundred million North Americans have taken statin drugs that help to save lives by lowering cholesterol and preventing heart attacks. Ten to 20 percent of people who take statins have been reported to have suffered muscle pain (NEJM, March 8, 2012), but...
