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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 7, 2019 | Heart Health
The CARDIA Study shows that having certain types of bacteria in your colon is associated with having high blood pressure (Hypertension, Mar 25, 2019), and that you can lower blood pressure by improving the proportion of healthful to unhealthful bacteria in your colon....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 31, 2019 | Heart Health
You have more than 100 trillion bacteria living in your colon, with some types that are helpful and other types that are harmful. With aging, the ratio of good to bad types of bacteria appears to change, increasing the amounts of harmful bacteria and reducing the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 3, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
At last, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing new rules on sunscreen safety. Finalizing these rules and actually making changes on the regulation or labeling of sunscreens will take time, so I advise you to follow their recommendations now by...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 30 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from dementia. A study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019 shows that having harmful bacteria in your colon increases risk for dementia (Scientific Reports, Jan 30, 2019;9(1008)). The...
