by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 24, 2013 | Heart Health
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) formulated guidelines for prescribing statin drugs to prevent heart attacks (J Am Coll Cardiol, Nov 2013;62(16):e147-e239). The old...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 24, 2013 | Nutrition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists tested 21 “all natural” supplements claiming to help weight loss, increase energy and stabilize mood, and found that nine of them contained manufactured amphetamines (Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 17, 2013 | Deaths of Famous People
Which doctor do you consult when you are dying of a disease in which you are the world’s leading expert on the treatment of that disease? René-Thééophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was born in France in 1781 and died at age 45. He was a famous French physician who invented the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 10, 2013 | Fitness
VO2max can be used to predict a person’s risk of premature death from a heart attack. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have developed a simple way to estimate a person’s VO2max, his maximal ability to take in and use oxygen (Med Sci...
