by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 19, 2022 | Heart Health
Researchers analyzed data from 3865 adults and found that more than 50 percent said that they did not know that alcohol increases cancer risk (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Dec 1, 2022). The people who incorrectly thought that alcohol doesn’t cause...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 17, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Robbie Coltrane was a Scottish actor and comedian who was famous for portraying Rubeus Hagrid in all of the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). He also played Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999),...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 15, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Amy Winehouse was a British jazz singer and songwriter who won five Grammy Awards and had an album, Back to Black, that became the best-selling album in Britain. The BBC called her “the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation.” Her rise from poverty to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 11, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Bobby Rydell was a rock and roll singer and actor who was a “teen idol” in the 1960s. He recorded 34 Top-40 hit-records and sold more than 25 million records, including Volare, Wild One, We Got Love, Kissin’ Time, Swingin’ School, Wildwood Days, and Forget Him. In...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 2, 2022 | Nutrition
The World Heart Federation reports that even small amounts of alcohol increase heart attack risk. Taking one drink a day does not help to prevent heart attacks and appears to increase risk for heart attacks (Clinical Nutrition, Feb 1, 2022;41(2):348-355). A study of...
