by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 31, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In August 2015, the world learned that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s melanoma skin cancer had spread to his liver and his brain. Patients with melanoma that had spread through their bodies were expected to die from their disease, but doctors radiated...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 28, 2021 | Fitness
A review of 54 studies found that a regular exercise program strengthens the immune system, increases antibody response to vaccinations, and reduces risks for community-acquired infectious disease by 31 percent and death from infections by 37 percent in various...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Researchers in Finland followed 3,596 children (3-18) for 31 years to see whether cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence were associated with cognitive performance later in life (Circulation, published online May 10, 2021). Cognitive testing was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Elvis Presley sold more records than anyone else in the history of recorded music. He was nominated for 14 Grammys and won three, and has been inducted into virtually every music hall of fame. He died at the tragically young age of 42. In the last years of his life,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 16, 2021 | Heart Health
More than one hundred million North Americans have taken statin drugs that help to save lives by lowering cholesterol and preventing heart attacks. Ten to 20 percent of people who take statins have been reported to have suffered muscle pain (NEJM, March 8, 2012), but...
