by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 7, 2016 | Women's Health
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and its incidence has increased by more than 20 percent worldwide since 2008. A study from Spain shows that women on a high-vegetable Mediterranean-type diet had close to one third the rate of breast cancer when...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 7, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Glenn Frey was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitar, piano, and keyboard player in The Eagles, the great rock band that he had co-founded in 1971. In the 1980s the band broke up and he went on to sing on his own. In 1994, The Eagles got back together and were...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 1, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
An ankle sprain is a common walking and sporting injury. It occurs when the ankle twists, causing damage to the soft tissues and ligaments. A ligament consists of several strands of tissue, all compacted together to form a strong structure, similar to a rope, which...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 31, 2016 | Fitness
If you want to protect yourself from infections, exercise regularly and lose weight if you are overweight. A new study on mice shows how exercise helps to strengthen your immunity (Sci Rep, November 6, 2015;5:16364). When germs get into your body, you produce certain...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 31, 2016 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Columbia Medical School shows that a high fiber diet that is low in sugar and saturated fat can help you to fall sleep faster and sleep deeper at night (J Clin Sleep Med, Jan 2016;12(1):19–24). A single day of increased sugar and fat and decreased fiber...
