by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 13, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The death rate from all cancers in the United States has dropped steadily since 1991 (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published online Jan 4, 2017). The total drop of 25 percent, or 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths over the past 25 years, is explained largely...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2017 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, means that a person has excessive fear, depression and inability to function normally after witnessing or experiencing intense fear or helplessness. While most commonly associated with veterans of combat or captivity,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Heart Health
Several times I have reported on the pros and cons of doctors' recommendations that heart attack-susceptible men and women, aged 50 to 69, take a baby aspirin daily or every other day to help prevent heart attacks and colon cancer. These recommendations have...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Diabetes
A new study (Journal of Clinical Investigation, September 26, 2016) shows that many cases of diabetes are caused by: • taking in too much sugar that has been extracted from plants (corn, sugar cane, sugar beets, apples, grapes and so forth), and • taking in excess...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 18, 2016 | Heart Health
Many people who take statin drugs complain of muscle pain and muscle damage. A new study associates this statin-induced muscle pain with low blood levels of vitamin D (Atherosclerosis, 11/22/2016). An eight–week randomized, double–blind crossover trial of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 11, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Exercise is now recommended as part of the treatment for cancer by the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American Cancer Society, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Commission...
