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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 14, 2020 | Nutrition
A study from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, found that mice fed diets high in sugar developed severe colitis by increasing harmful colon bacteria and decreasing healthful colon bacteria (Sci Transl Med, Oct 28, 2020;12(567):eaay6218). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 9, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Frank Sinatra was the most famous popular singer in the world from the 1940s on, with every performance accompanied by screaming and swooning teenagers. His countless friends included presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, members of Britain’s royal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 7, 2020 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 104,760 participants and found that people who drink large amounts of either sugared drinks or artificially sweetened beverages are at increased risk for developing new heart disease such as stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), heart attacks...
