by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Women's Health
Unfortunately, there may not be much you can do; a study from Denmark showed that skin wrinkling with aging is influenced heavily by genetic factors (Age and Aging, January 2006). However, this does not mean that you can smoke or spend many hours in the sun, two...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Women's Health
Cervical cancer is a venereal disease caused by the human papilloma virus called HPV. Nineteen different strains of HPV have been associated with cervical cancer. HPV-16 is the most carcinogenic. As solid cancers grow, they produce angiogenesis factors that increase...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Nutrition
If you feel sleepy after eating, particularly after sweets or bakery products, you are normal. Eating sugary foods causes your brain to make large amounts of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, that makes people fall asleep naturally at night. Eating sugary foods or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
If it hurts to touch a point that’s in the middle of one side of your buttocks, you probably have piriformis syndrome. This chronic condition is very difficult to diagnose, because other injuries may produce exactly the same symptoms. Similar pain may be the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
One of the most common injuries in tennis and jogging is plantar fasciitis, pain on the bottom of the heel. A band of tissue called the plantar fascia extends from your five toes, along the bottom of your foot to attach on the bottom of your heel. When you run, you...
