by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 14, 2019 | Diabetes
A liver full of fat can be caused by anything that damages the liver. Doctors used to separate liver damage into that caused by alcohol and that not caused by alcohol (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD). Now we know that a liver damaged by excess alcohol has...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 14, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 58,769 patients over 55 years of age diagnosed with dementia and 225,574 people of the same age without dementia found a 50 percent increased risk of dementia among people who used a strong anticholinergic drug daily for about three years within the 10-year...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2019 | Heart Health
Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heartbeat. It occurs in 1.5 to 2 percent of the general population and risk increases with age. It affects 10 percent of 75-year-olds and 20 percent of those over 85, because aging increases the risk factors for atrial...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 9, 2019 | Heart Health
Heart attacks and strokes cause 50 percent of the deaths in North America today, yet many people are not adopting the lifestyle changes needed to prevent the factors that cause them: inflammation and clotting. A new study from the University of Michigan shows how...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
It takes only one injection each year to help protect you from the flu. The vaccine is very safe. The most common side effect is a sore arm from the injection. Some people may suffer a few hours of fever, muscle pain or chills. You need to get the vaccine each year...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 28, 2019 | Joints & Bones
On April 9, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new osteoporosis drug called Evenity. Bones are constantly changed by bone cells called osteoblasts that grow new bone and osteoclasts that remove old bone cells. Evenity is a monoclonal antibody that...
