by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 16, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Glenn Yarbrough was the lead singer with the Limeliters, one of the most popular folk singing groups of the early 1960s. From 1959 to 1963 the three singers, Glenn Yarbrough on the guitar, Alex Hassilev on the banjo and Lou Gottlieb on the bass, earned millions...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
On October 3, the 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi, a 71 year old Japanese scientist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his pioneering research on autophagy. His breakthrough work will advance efforts to prevent and treat cancers,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2016 | Fitness
Most bicycle shops are now selling motor-driven bicycles, which can be an ideal solution for a person who is out of shape or just not strong enough to ride a regular bike. Motor-driven stationary bicycles make it possible for just about anyone to gain the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2016 | Heart Health
Up to 75 percent of people who are prescribed statins stop taking them within two years, and 65 percent of those patients reported that they stopped because of side effects, primarily muscle pain (Eur Heart J, 2015;36(17):1012-1022). A study from the Cleveland Clinic...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2016 | Nutrition
• A review of 14 studies shows that people who ate nuts five times a week had a significantly lower rate of heart disease than those who ate less or none (Coron Artery Dis, 2016 May;27(3):227-32). The rate of heart disease decreased by 10 percent for every...
