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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2022 | Fitness
A review of 16 major studies found that just thirty minutes a week of strength training is associated with up to a 20 percent reduced risk for dying from any cause, or from cancer, heart disease or diabetes. Adding aerobic exercise reduced risk for dying by 40 percent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 1, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Jackie Gleason was the most famous television actor of his time and he was so hilarious that reruns of his shows and movies are still popular today. • At age 33, he became Chester A. Riley in the television production of “The Life of Riley.” • At age 36,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 29, 2022 | Fitness
A prospective study of 78,500 men and women, ages 40-79, used wrist accelerometers to see whether daily step counts and measurements of intensity would predict future heart attacks or cancers (JAMA Intern Med, September 12, 2022). They were followed for an average of...
