by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 19, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Today there are no drugs that have been proven to treat the coronavirus, COVID-19, but a study from China showed that the inexpensive anti-malarial drug, Chloroquine phosphate, was safe and effective in shortening the course and decreasing symptoms in patients...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 23, 2020 | Heart Health
Having high blood levels of the bad LDL cholesterol (>100 mg/dL) is associated with increased risk for heart attacks and premature death, and is the single most important predictor of forming plaques in your arteries. The American Heart Association, American...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 16, 2020 | Heart Health
Many studies show that eating meat every day is associated with increased risk for heart disease, but until now we have had little data about the effects of eating meat less often than that. A new study from Cornell and Northwestern Universities followed 29,682...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 8, 2020 | Heart Health
A recent Danish study followed 54,903 healthy men and women, 50-64 years old, for 16 years. Those who ate primarily fermented dairy products such as cheese and yogurt were significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks than those who drank milk (The Journal of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 1, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Lack of vitamin D can cause weak bones that break easily, bone pain, and muscle weakness, and may increase risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, certain cancers, nerve damage and autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis. However, taking very high doses...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 25, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A prospective study followed 291,778 individuals, ages 43-58, who did not have diabetes, heart disease or cancer at the beginning of the study. After 11 years, significantly higher cancer and heart attack rates were found in subjects who had any one of these five...
