by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 10, 2021 | Nutrition
A study from Italy found that eating a lot of processed foods is associated with increased risk for suffering a heart attack in people who have heart disease, and dying from heart disease, even if that person followed the plant-based Mediterranean diet and all the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 7, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Bob Dole was a United States senator from Kansas for 27 years, from 1969 to 1996, the Republican Leader of the Senate for 11 years, the Senate Majority Leader for three years, the Republican presidential nominee in 1996 and the vice presidential nominee in 1976. He...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 6, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
There is no good data to show that electro-magnetic fields (EMFs) produced by electric blankets, cell phones and other devices cause cancer. Electric blankets do emit radiation from the movement of electric current through wires. Extensive studies in animals have...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 30, 2021 | Heart Health
A very important study of 27,599 adults, average age 47-50, showed that almost 15 percent of North American adults and almost 19 percent of those with high blood pressure take medications that can raise blood pressure (JAMA Intern Med, November 22, 2021). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 29, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Stephen Sondheim was one of the most popular and best-known American composers and lyricists of the 20th century. His many musicals included West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with...
