by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 25, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
The year 2020 will be remembered for the incredible ground-breaking research leading to vaccines to prevent COVID-19, which may progress to new vaccines that will prevent almost any known viral infection in humans, even though they do not contain any weakened or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 21, 2020 | Nutrition
Three recent large and well-controlled studies showed that omega-3 fish oil pills did not prevent heart attacks or surgical procedures for heart disease in people at high risk for heart attacks, while one study showed reduced heart disease: • The STRENGTH TRIAL found...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 19, 2020 | Heart Health
High blood pressure puts you at increased risk for suffering a heart attack or stroke and damaging every organ in your body. Lowering high blood pressure helps to protect you from these complications (JAMA, 1970;213:1143-52). Blood pressure is usually at its lowest at...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 16, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Paul Hornung was better than everyone else on a football field, according to Frank Leahy, his coach at Notre Dame, who said, “He could run through opposing teams like a mower going through grass.” Vince Lombardi, his coach with the Green Bay Packers, said, “Paul...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 14, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have announced that their COVID-19 vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective against the disease. Early data from their 44,000-person trial analyzed the first 94 cases of symptomatic COVID-19 among the participants...
