by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 13, 2016 | Men's Health
We have no data to show that testosterone helps to prevent heart attacks in older men. In an effort to find out if taking testosterone could help to prevent heart attacks, doctors gave injections of testosterone to 45 men and placebo to 43 men for 40 weeks (Clin...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 13, 2016 | Women's Health
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive cancer in the end ducts of the breast. Each year 64,000 American women are diagnosed with DCIS, amounting to 30 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Almost always it shows up as tiny calcium spots on a...
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...
