by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Heart Health
Several times I have reported on the pros and cons of doctors' recommendations that heart attack-susceptible men and women, aged 50 to 69, take a baby aspirin daily or every other day to help prevent heart attacks and colon cancer. These recommendations have...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Diabetes
A new study (Journal of Clinical Investigation, September 26, 2016) shows that many cases of diabetes are caused by: • taking in too much sugar that has been extracted from plants (corn, sugar cane, sugar beets, apples, grapes and so forth), and • taking in excess...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
This is the story of a beautiful woman who married eight times mostly to older men for fortune and favors, plus a ninth husband who was 27 years younger and gained fame and fortune by marrying her. She wrote several autobiographies, including the 1970 book, How...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 18, 2016 | Heart Health
Many people who take statin drugs complain of muscle pain and muscle damage. A new study associates this statin-induced muscle pain with low blood levels of vitamin D (Atherosclerosis, 11/22/2016). An eight–week randomized, double–blind crossover trial of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 18, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
On September 29, 2016, country music lost one of its all-time greats. Most of you have heard Jean Shepard singing "A Dear John Letter" with Ferlin Husky, the first post-World War II record by a female country singer to become the number one country...
