by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 5, 2019 | Men's Health
A study of more than 3,400 former National Football League players, average age 52, found that those who had had a concussion were at increased risk for low testosterone and erectile dysfunction, regardless how young or old they were (JAMA Neurology, Aug 26, 2019)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 1, 2019 | Diabetes
A low fasting blood sugar or an abnormally low HbA1C (a test of the amount of sugar stuck on cells) may increase risk for heart attacks. Researchers followed almost 5000 people for 13 years and found that having a very low fasting blood sugar (<80 mg/dL) and very...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 24, 2019 | Health, Other Diseases & Conditions
Your body uses inflammation to protect you from invading germs and to heal injuries. When a germ gets into your body, your immune system makes cells and proteins to kill that germ. As soon as the germ is gone, your immune system is supposed to dampen down and stop...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 24, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of more than two million people showed that being overweight markedly increases risk for at least nine different cancers in men (bladder, colorectum, gallbladder, kidney, liver, lung, lymphatic system, pancreas, stomach) and eleven cancers in women...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 15, 2019 | Men's Health
A review of published studies shows that the world-wide incidence of inability to achieve an erection varies widely from three percent to 76.5 percent, and the geographical incidence of impotence is associated with all the same risk factors as those for heart attacks,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 2, 2019 | Heart Health
Two to three million years ago, our pre-human ancestors had a single genetic mutation in their CMAH gene that protected them from a deadly form of malaria but set them up for risk for heart attacks that increases when they eat a lot of meat from any kind of mammal...
