by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 20, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The American Cancer Society has just published a strong guideline document for preventing cancer (Ca: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians, June 9, 2020; https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.21591). Their recommendations are: • Avoid overweight and avoid weight gain in adult life....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 19, 2020 | Heart Health
Medical researchers agree that exercising into old age helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancers and prolongs lives, but one report shows that sometimes competing in endurance sports may cause atrial fibrillation (Am J Case Rep, May 26, 2020;21:e924580). One...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 15, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Harold Reid was the bass singer of the Statler Brothers, a quartet that was voted into the Country Music and Gospel Music Halls of Fame and was one of the most successful vocal harmony groups in the history of country music. They moved gospel harmonies into popular...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 14, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
When a person becomes extraordinarily tired to the point where he or she can’t get through the day, doctors should do an extensive evaluation to try to find the cause. They check for an infection, a hidden cancer, impaired immunity, poisons, an autoimmune disease,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 8, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Zachary Taylor became the 12th president of the United States after being a national hero as the major general who led the United States to victory in the Mexican–American War in 1848. He ran on a platform to preserve the union in its battles over slavery. He died...
