by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 24, 2019 | Heart Health
The $100 million ISCHEMIA Trial, the largest and best-controlled study on the subject to date, was presented at the American Heart Association’s annual scientific conference on November 16, 2019 in Philadelphia. It followed 5,179 high-risk patients and showed that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 7, 2019 | Heart Health
A study from Ireland shows that many people at low risk for heart attacks who take statin drugs gain little benefit, and may be wasting healthcare resources (BMJ, Oct 16, 2019;367:l5674.) The European guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention would put 61...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 1, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A fascinating study shows that lack of vitamin D may change the colon bacteria to an overabundance of harmful bacteria to cause inflammation that increases risk for autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, lupus and some...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 16, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Dr. Gregg L. Semenza of Johns Hopkins, Dr. William G. Kaelin Jr. of Harvard and Dr. Peter J. Ratcliffe at Oxford in London shared the 2019 Nobel Prize for discovering how your body responds when you can’t meet your needs for oxygen. Their groundbreaking research...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 7, 2019 | Heart Health
An analysis of 7,743 people suffering from osteoarthritis found that those who took NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) were at 41 percent increased risk for suffering heart attacks, heart failure and strokes, compared to arthritis patients who did not take...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 7, 2019 | Heart Health
At last we have a reasonable explanation why statins can cause some people to suffer skeletal muscle pain and damage, but do not cause heart muscle damage (JACC: Basic to Translational Science, Aug 2019;4(4):509-523). Muscles contract after they release calcium from...
