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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Dave Barry Forum Withdrawal

February 29, 2008 – 7:01 pm

I’m sweaty, crampy and I’ve got the shakes. Did I eat too much snow? (see the Doc Gurley post on yellow snow) Or am I suffering from withdrawal symptoms because the Dave Barry Forum is (gasp) gone? The site claims that Dave Barry is changing the forum’s technology, so it will be down for “4 [...]

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Licking Yellow Snow…Not Good. But Now This, Too?

February 28, 2008 – 6:56 pm

Amazing story in the news today from the prestigious journal, Science. Researchers have discovered that up to 85% of snow flakes form in the atmosphere because ice crystalizes around (wait, wait, you’ll never guess it) airborne bacteria. And not just any bacteria–Pseudomonas. Doctors know Pseudomonas as a wicked, killer germ (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with unbelievable powers [...]

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What It Feels Like…To Put Your Doc On The Spot

February 28, 2008 – 6:04 pm

It’s a busy Tuesday, so I grab a chart and speedwalk to the next patient at the homeless clinic. On the table sits a woman with this huge stiff tent of hair and a bad case of body lice. She’s rocking with her arms across her chest. She’s hearing voices. She hasn’t bathed in three [...]

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Warning! Chain Email Health Hoax!

February 25, 2008 – 12:28 pm

There’s a nasty kind of email floating around that sounds oh so wonderfully positive and hopeful. It’s titled “The Latest News From Johns Hopkins” (but there are probably other versions, using different prestigious health-institute names). The email takes the reader through a point-by-point, logical-sounding set of “facts” which inevitably lead to the conclusion that cancer [...]

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BFM Gift Guide! The Perfect Bridal Present…

February 21, 2008 – 2:04 pm

In our on-going coverage of Black Future Month news, we here at Doc Gurley have discovered the perfect present (as we head into June, the month of weddings) for a new Bride! Imagine, if you would, that you could hand someone you love–a beaming, happy young woman–a little gift (under $20!) that could save her [...]

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Dave Barry Forum Smack-Down

February 20, 2008 – 7:07 pm

 
 
OMG! I feel faint! As many (both) of you readers may be aware, I, Doc Gurley, have stalked written into the on-line Dave Barry for President Forum to ask a question or two, and His Barryness has, on occasion, gotten a restraining order replied. The situation has escalated into a Red Alert Crisis, due to [...]

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Grand Rounds!

February 20, 2008 – 6:27 pm

Looking for a round-up of some great health blogs? Check out this week’s Grand Rounds here! Hosted by DailyInterview.net, it’s a clear, concise grouping of health blogs and topics, nested inside one interesting blog. Cruise over and give it a look.

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BFM News! Looking for Your Washboard Abs? They’re in the Whole-Grain Bins!

February 20, 2008 – 5:11 pm

For all of us who’ve had the sad experience of losing sight of our pubes at some point, there is wonderful news in the health research world. Study after study (including a new one today) has shown that getting that paunch over a belt (oh, heavens, just thinking about it makes me want to undo [...]

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Toxic FEMAldehyde. What now?

February 18, 2008 – 12:59 pm

Grim news for those people continuing to suffer from Hurricane Katrina–tests show that the FEMA trailers have high levels of formaldehyde, with the CDC urging FEMA to move families out of the trailers as soon as possible. This Newsweek article is a review of the issue. Unfortunately, no one seems to be rushing to answer [...]

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Beef U Don’t Want None…143 Million Times

February 17, 2008 – 7:49 pm

Was the esteemed urban laureate prescient when he wrote the words “Beef u dont want none so dont start none” (50 cent: life’s on the line)? Seems like the answer can only be, dude, of course he was. Today’s announcement of the recall of 143 million pounds of beef (let’s take a moment and let [...]

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