by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Several reports show that taking certain medications with grapefruit juice can cause problems by markedly increasing absorption of the medication. Many drugs are broken down in your intestines by an enzyme called cytochrome P450 that is normally there, so these drugs...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Web sites for products such as "HeightGrowth" are so unbelievable that the people who wrote them must be laughing as they steal people's money for totally worthless products. They tell you that if you take HeightGrowth, you will continue to grow until...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Men's Health
Will a vasectomy increase risk of prostate cancer? Whether the husband gets a vasectomy or the wife gets a tubal ligation is usually decided by who has the strongest will. Vasectomies and tubal ligations are safe surgeries, but the operation on a man is a simple...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Women's Health
Women are three times more likely than men to develop lupus, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis, currently thought to be autoimmune diseases that are caused by a person’s immunity attacking her own body, instead of doing its job of killing germs. This...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Women's Health
Women who menstruate more often than every 21 days or less often than every 35 days need to be evaluated for a cause. Women are supposed to have two hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen stimulates the uterus to grow. Progesterone stops the stimulation. If a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
After cigarette smoke, radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer, causing more than 15,000 deaths each year. Radon-222 is a colorless, odorless gas that forms from the decay of naturally occurring uranium-238. Since U-238 occurs in soil and rock throughout...
