by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 2, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
You can reduce your risk for suffering from dementia by up to 70 percent when you follow the same healthful habits that help to prevent heart attacks (JAMA, Aug 21, 2018;320(7):657-664). A study of 6,600 people over 65, followed for 8.5 years, found that each...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Most studies on cell phone use have not shown increased cancer risk or memory loss. However, two studies show that non-ionizing radiation from cell phones: • may be associated with impaired ability to recall images, but not spoken words in teenagers (Environmental...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 19, 2018 | Heart Health
There are many ways to measure risk factors for having a heart attack, but for more than the last 60 years, the criteria used most by doctors to predict your likelihood to suffer a heart attack was to measure your LDL and HDL cholesterol. However, several recent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2018 | Diabetes
Being inactive for as little as a few days makes muscles weaker and smaller, but that is not all you lose. Two studies show that just two weeks of decreased physical activity brings you closer to becoming diabetic by decreasing your body’s response to insulin,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 856 patients with a mild, early form of Alzheimer’s disease, found that a new drug called BAN2401 may reduce the amount of amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's (Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 29, 2018 | Heart Health
Paul D. Thompson, M.D., an accomplished competitive international marathon runner as well as a respected cardiologist, wrote an editorial on two studies that show how important regular vigorous exercise is to prolong lives and prevent heart attacks and strokes...
