by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2014 | Men's Health
Premature ejaculation means that a man doesn’t last as long as he wants to, regardless of time or strokes. Ninety percent of teenage boys suffer from this condition, while 90 percent of men over the age of 55 suffer from delayed ejaculation. A study from the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2014 | Men's Health
It should bother you that the nutritional supplement industry is unregulated because there is no way to tell what a supplement contains. Several different studies have shown that at least one third of nutritional supplements do not supply what is on the label. An...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2014 | Men's Health
I have been asked by hundreds of men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer whether they should be treated with surgery or radiation, or just watch and wait. One study showed that men under 60 who are in excellent health and are destined to live long lives may...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2014 | Women's Health
Dry skin means lack of water, not lack of oil. Skin creams function by creating a temporary barrier on your skin that seals in water. In the late 1940’s, a doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital took a hard callus off the foot of one of his patients and placed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 4, 2014 | Diabetes
Researchers in Spain used MRI scans on the brains of 614 people who had diabetes for an average of 10 years (Radiology, published online April 29, 2014). They showed that: * The longer a patient has diabetes, the smaller his brain, particularly in the gray matter that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 6, 2014 | Heart Health
Knowing when to take your blood pressure can help you predict your likelihood of suffering a heart attack. We know that having high blood pressure markedly increases your risk for heart attacks. Blood pressure is usually lowest just before you go to bed at night and...
