by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 20, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
People who take aspirin are at reduced risk for colon cancer, unless they are among the four percent of North Americans who have a genetic susceptibility for colon cancer (JAMA, March 17, 2015;313(11):1133-1142). Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 15, 2015 | Heart Health
A review of studies on sugar-added foods shows that people who take in 10-25 percent of their calories from sugared beverages and foods suffer a 30 percent higher risk for heart attacks, compared with people who take less than ten percent of calories from added sugars...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 8, 2015 | Men's Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires makers of prescription testosterone products to have a label stating that: • taking testosterone may cause heart attacks, strokes and death, and • it is approved only for men who have low testosterone levels due to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 11, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from respected researchers at Johns Hopkins claims that two-thirds of adult cancers are caused by random DNA mutations in your cells, and far fewer cancers are caused by genetics, lifestyle or exposure to cancer-causing agents (Science, January 2, 2015). If...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 10, 2015 | Joints & Bones
COPIED FROM WAYBACK MACHINE Archive of www,drmirkin.com before 2015 Arthritis Treatments – J106 2/9/2011 Gabe Mirkin There are two major types of arthritis: osteoarthritis, also called degenerative arthritis, and reactive arthritis. Osteoarthritis means that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 2, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Millions of North Americans take zinc lozenges to treat their colds. A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (November 1997) showed that they neither shorten the cold nor lessen its symptoms. Another study from the University of Virginia showed that zinc nasal...
