by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and concert pianist (1770-1827) whose symphonies and other compositions are still among our most-beloved and often-performed classical music. In 1824, when Beethoven was 54, he finished conducting the first performance of his...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 24, 2023 | Nutrition
Eating carbohydrates contained in plants is associated with reduced heart attack and stroke risk, while eating sugar added to prepared foods and drinks is associated with increased heart attack and stroke risk. Researchers evaluated data from 110,497 healthy people...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 24, 2023 | Men's Health
Prostate cancer usually grows slowly over many years, so a study was designed to find out if it is safe to delay treatment for many years. More than 1,600 men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (that had not spread beyond the prostate) were randomly assigned to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 20, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Bobby Caldwell was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist of R&B, soul, jazz, and adult contemporary music who was perhaps best known for “What You Won’t Do for Love.” In 2017, Caldwell was prescribed a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and suffered...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 18, 2023 | Heart Health
An analysis of three large studies of people taking statins found that a blood test for inflammation levels was better than tests of cholesterol levels for predicting future heart attacks (Lancet, March 06, 2023). More than 30,000 participants in the PROMINENT,...