by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 20, 2014 | Heart Health
Contrary to what you may have heard previously, it now appears that any amount of alcohol can be harmful. Researchers reviewed more than 50 studies involving more than 260,000 people and concluded that reducing alcohol consumption helps to prevent heart attacks,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2014 | Heart Health
In the last ten years, seven million North Americans have spent more than $110 billion to have stents put into the arteries leading to their hearts and many probably should not have had this surgical procedure in the first place. It is my opinion, and that of many...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
"When it comes to cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe." This is the conclusion of the 2014 World Cancer Report, issued by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. Alcohol can cause cancers of the esophagus, breast,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2014 | Heart Health
If your doctor has told you that you have high blood pressure or that your cholesterol or triglycerides are too high, ask him or her for your numbers. If would like to find out whether you are one of the 80 percent of people who can control high blood pressure,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, a Viennese physician, discovered that humans had four different blood types (or blood groups) called A, B, AB and O. For the next 100 years, nobody knew why humans have these four different types. However, researchers in England recently dug...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 21, 2014 | Heart Health
Before you jump on the bandwagon of avoiding gluten, consider its benefits as well as potential problems. People who are gluten-intolerant should avoid wheat, barley, rye and probably oats (because of potential cross-contamination). Your doctor can do tests to see...
