by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 18, 2022 | Fitness
When you run very fast, you reach a point where you gasp for breath. If you keep on pushing the pace, you continue to feel short of breath, but after a while you start to feel fresh again and can pick up the pace. That’s called “second wind.” Your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 17, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Robbie Coltrane was a Scottish actor and comedian who was famous for portraying Rubeus Hagrid in all of the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). He also played Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999),...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 15, 2022 | Heart Health
To find out if they could predict how long an older person will continue to live, Duke University researchers used 1507 blood samples and lifestyle data from participants in the D-EPESE study that was conducted in New Haven, CT, in 1992. Participants were at least 71...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Loretta Lynn came from severe poverty as the second of eight children of a coal miner in Kentucky, to become arguably America’s most prolific singer and songwriter over a 70-year career in country music. She started her career in 1960 after being married at age 15 and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that by mid-October 2022, adults with mild to moderate hearing impairment will be able to buy hearing aids directly from stores, pharmacies and other retailers without a prescription or health care appointment (New...
