by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 10, 2023 | Heart Health
A recent review of seven studies covering more than 19,000 adults found that taking one alcoholic drink a day for more than four years is associated with a rise in blood pressure, even if a person previously had normal blood pressure (Hypertension, July 31, 2023)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 10, 2023 | Diabetes
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator who has Academy and Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and the Screen Actors Guild...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 4, 2023 | Diabetes
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a standard method for assessing body weight. BMI is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of his height. A study from Israel found that one third of more than 3000 normal-weight and normal-BMI individuals were still at...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 28, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Ten thousad people attended the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam on July 19, 2023, which featured more than 3,000 scientific presentations. Much of this conference dealt with amyloid plaques and the drugs associated with them....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary analyzed the death records for 110,148 animals from 191 mammal species that died in zoos and found that carnivorous mammals were much more likely to die of cancer than mammals that rarely or never eat...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study of 1,799 people, who had suffered and survived strokes at the average age of 62, found that stroke risk is markedly increased by sleep disturbance symptoms, poor sleep quality, napping for long periods, and sleep apnea symptoms (Neurology, May 23,...
