by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Diabetes
Most people who develop diabetes in later life can be controlled so that they are not at increased risk for the many complications of diabetes such as heart attacks, strokes, blindness, deafness, amputations, kidney failure, burning foot syndrome, venous insufficiency...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 19, 2013 | Men's Health
If you are a man who finds it difficult to start your stream, check with your doctor to see if you have an infection or a benign or cancerous enlargement of your prostate. Your doctor usually examines your prostate for potentially cancerous nodules, orders a PSA blood...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 19, 2013 | Men's Health
As men age from 50 to 70, their testosterone levels drop more than 40 percent, causing them to become fatter, and less sexual, muscular and assertive and have smaller, weaker bones (7,11). Twenty percent of men aged 60-80 years have testosterone levels below the lower...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
If you have recurrent pain and swelling behind your big toe or in your ear, you may have gout. Gout occurs when uric acid crystals precipitate out from your joint fluid to cause pain, swelling and heat. The only way to prove that a hot painful joint is caused by gout...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Many people suddenly develop ringing in their ears. Their doctors order various tests, all of which usually come back normal, and they are told that they have tinnitus. Tinnitus means that you hear a sound that no one else hears. It can be a buzzing, roaring or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Do you know why you should wear socks? It’s to keep your feet and shoes from smelling. Foot odor is caused by bacteria or fungi rotting old skin. Your skin turns over every 28 days. A new cell starts on the bottom layer of skin, then another skin cell forms...
