by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 14, 2023 | Men's Health
A study of 23,802 Swedish men found that getting an MRI before scheduling a prostate biopsy was associated with: • reduced proportion of men who received biopsies, • reduced biopsies in low-risk prostate cancers (Gleason score of 6 or lower) who usually are not...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 8, 2023 | Joints & Bones
More than half of North American adults over 65 years of age suffer from osteoarthritis. It used to be that you would go to your doctor and tell them that you have pain in your knees, hips, hands or spine (Arthritis Rheumatol, 2022;74(7):1172-1183). Your doctor would...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 8, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
An early colon cancer often has no symptoms whatever, so screening tests can boost survival rates by diagnosing a colon cancer before it has caused symptoms and spread to other parts of the body (Prz Gastroenterol, Jan 6, 2019;14(2):89–103). Polyps detected in any of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Spain called the Vallecas Project has followed 1169 non-demented people, average age 74.4, for six years and found that some of the participants had memory test scores that were equal to people who were 30 years younger. The authors call the high-scorers...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 25, 2023 | Joints & Bones
Several recent research papers show that inflammatory types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis may be caused by harmful bacteria in your colon. Your colon is full of more than 100 trillion bacteria. Some are good and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 15, 2023 | Joints & Bones
Several recent research papers show that inflammatory types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis may be caused by harmful bacteria in your colon. Your colon is full of more than 100 trillion bacteria. Some are good and...
