by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 13, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Nancy Reagan was a film actress and First Lady from 1981 to 1989 as the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. She started the "Just Say No" campaign against drugs that led to 12,000 anti-drug youth clubs, and in October 1988,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 6, 2016 | Nutrition
Nobody really knows whether or not eating eggs is safe. We have studies showing that people who eat more than five eggs a week have increased risk for diabetes and breast and colon cancer, but the studies show only that eating eggs is associated with these conditions....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 28, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Maurice White was the founder, lead singer, main songwriter, arranger, record producer and bandleader of Earth, Wind & Fire. The band had 16 Top-40 singles and sold an estimated 90 million albums. White was nominated for 20 Grammys and won...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 21, 2016 | Heart Health
If you have pain in your chest, jaw, arm, or neck when you exercise, you could have angina, which is pain caused by reduced blood flow through narrowed arteries leading to your heart. You should check with a doctor as soon as possible. Symptoms of angina can also...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 21, 2016 | Fitness
Researchers collected data for 384 locations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, and USA, and showed that 7.3 percent of deaths from 1985 to 2012 were due to cold weather while only 0.4 percent were due...