by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Scott Hall was a “bad-guy” wrestling superstar who was inducted twice into the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, previously WWF) Hall of Fame: • in 2014 as Razor Ramon, known for wearing gold chains and flicking a toothpick at opponents • in 2020 as a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 30, 2021 | Heart Health
A very important study of 27,599 adults, average age 47-50, showed that almost 15 percent of North American adults and almost 19 percent of those with high blood pressure take medications that can raise blood pressure (JAMA Intern Med, November 22, 2021). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 28, 2019 | Men's Health
A study of 39,622 men who had blood clots in their veins shows that those who took testosterone (for legitimate medical reasons or not) suffered increased risk for forming potentially-fatal blood clots (JAMA Internal Medicine, November 11, 2019). The risk for forming...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 26, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
At age 21, Dallas McCarver won the International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB) North American Bodybuilding Championship to become the youngest professional bodybuilder ever to win a pro qualifier competition. In the next five years, he grew to weigh...
