by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 13, 2023 | Heart Health
It is established that having a high bad LDL cholesterol increases your chances of suffering a heart attack (Int J Environ Res Public Health, Jul, 2022;19(14):8272; Lancet, Nov 21, 2020;396(10263):1644-1652) and that reducing high levels of LDL helps to prevent heart...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 29, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 20 million new cases of venereal diseases occur every year. One out of five North American adults have a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and STDs cost the U.S. healthcare system nearly $16 billion/year...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 23, 2023 | Heart Health
Thirty percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from dementia. A recent study shows that people whose blood cholesterol levels varied the most over a 12 year period had a 19 percent increased risk for Alzheimer’s dementia compared to those with...
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...
