by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2014 | Heart Health
In the last ten years, seven million North Americans have spent more than $110 billion to have stents put into the arteries leading to their hearts and many probably should not have had this surgical procedure in the first place. It is my opinion, and that of many...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2014 | Deaths of Famous People
Bill Clinton: In 2004, former President Clinton had a quadruple bypass operation that did not require stents and did not increase risk for clotting. In February, 2010, he had chest pain and tests showed that his heart muscle was not getting the blood it needed, so...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 29, 2014 | Deaths of Famous People
One of baseball’s best batters ever, Tony Gwynn, died of cancer of his salivary glands on June 16, 2014. The New York Times called Gwynn “the best pure hitter of his generation”. During 20 seasons for the San Diego Padres, he had an incredible .338...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2014 | Fitness
You can always continue to learn, no matter how old you are. I am 87 and Diana is 81. We like to ride a bike as fast as we can. I thought that I understood training, and we followed the rules we believed in, but our race times kept getting slower and slower. We know...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 1, 2014 | Other Diseases & Conditions
"When it comes to cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe." This is the conclusion of the 2014 World Cancer Report, issued by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. Alcohol can cause cancers of the esophagus, breast,...
