by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 22, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Kenny Rogers recorded 65 albums, sold more than 165 million records, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and sang more than 120 hit singles that were the top recordings in the country for a total of more than 200 weeks. To be one of the best and most famous...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2020 | Fitness
Sleeping can help to prevent exercise injuries. Healthy U.S. soldiers in training are less likely to suffer exercise-related injuries such as fractures, sprains and muscle strains when they sleep at least eight hours at night (Sleep Health, February 13, 2020)....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2020 | Heart Health
Up to 20 percent of people who take statin drugs to lower cholesterol suffer from muscle aches, particularly when they try to exercise. A systematic review found eight studies that showed that Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) does not reduce statin-induced muscle pain, compared...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 19, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Today there are no drugs that have been proven to treat the coronavirus, COVID-19, but a study from China showed that the inexpensive anti-malarial drug, Chloroquine phosphate, was safe and effective in shortening the course and decreasing symptoms in patients...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 16, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Bobbie Battista was one of the original CNN cable news anchors, starting in 1981 and continuing to broadcast there for 20 years. She reported on: • the fall of the Berlin Wall, • the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, • the Gulf War, • the terrorist attacks on...
