by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 10, 2019 | Heart Health
A study of 21,758 men, average age 51.7 years, followed for an average 10.4 years, showed that men who exercised the most have more plaques in their arteries, but do not suffer more heart attacks or deaths than those with less heart artery calcification (JAMA Cardiol,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 10, 2019 | Fitness
Three studies help us understand the many good things that exercise does for your brain. The first study, from the University of Maryland, shows that a regular exercise program alters blood flow to the brain to improve mental function in older people who suffer from...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 10, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
On January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, died at his ranch in Johnson City, Texas, at age 65 from what was probably his fifth heart attack. He was one of the hardest-working presidents ever and could have lived...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 3, 2019 | Heart Health
See Daily Aspirin is Beneficial Primarily for People at High Risk for a Heart Attack Just about everyone agrees that aspirin helps to prevent heart attacks by keeping clots from forming, but a major side effect of daily aspirin is increased risk for bleeding. Almost...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 3, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great died suddenly at the very young age of 32. This month, more than 2,300 years later, Dr Katherine Hall of the University of Otaga in New Zealand gives a very strong argument that he died of nerve damage from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (The...
