by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was named the best female athlete of the 20th century by the Associated Press. In the 1932 Olympics, she became the only track and field athlete, male or female, ever to win individual Olympic medals in running, throwing and jumping...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 30, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
For many years I have been reporting on the work of Dr. Ajit Varki and others on Neu5Gc, a sugar-protein found in most mammals but not in humans, which may explain the association between eating red meat and increased risk for colon cancer (Genome Biol Evol, Jan 1,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
One in 20 North Americans can expect to develop colon cancer, with more than 100,000 new cases each year. A recent review of 80 studies found that most cases of colon cancer are linked to poor lifestyle choices (BMJ Gut, Sept, 2020). Dietary and medication factors...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 6, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Chadwick Boseman was a movie actor who brilliantly portrayed baseball player Jackie Robinson (2013), singer James Brown (2014), and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (2017). In 2016, at age 40, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and never told the public about...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 16, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A review article on alcohol and cancer in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that alcohol at any dose can increase risk for cancer (Jan 7, 2020;323(1):23-24). Compared to non-drinkers, people who take one or two drinks per day for one year are at...
