by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 13, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than nine million North Americans suffer from low thyroid function, but many people are not diagnosed or treated because they have never been tested. One million people take thyroid replacement pills, but some are not being treated properly because they are...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 29, 2015 | Diabetes
Some foods raise blood sugar far more than others, and a high rise in blood sugar after meals can increase risk for diabetes, heart attacks and premature death. A study from Israel shows that some people develop surprisingly high blood sugar levels after eating foods...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 22, 2015 | Heart Health
Angioplasty means that tubes are inserted into the arteries of people with reduced blood flow to their hearts. Then a balloon is blown up from inside the artery to widen the blocked artery at its narrowed point. To prevent the artery from narrowing again, a stent is...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 27, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Pinch the skin over your belly. If your fingers are three or more inches apart, you are at increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, and certain cancers (J Am Coll Cardiol, 2013;62(10):921-925). Harvard University researchers show that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 13, 2015 | Women's Health
Each year more than 60,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with a type of early breast cancer called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), which represents 25 percent of all breast cancer cases. Almost all DCIS patients are treated with surgery to remove the lump,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 7, 2015 | Heart Health
Statins are widely used to help prevent heart attacks, but a new study shows that the same process that causes this class of drugs to reduce heart attack risk can also increase memory loss, muscle problems, joint pains and diabetes (American Journal of Physiology...
