Good and Green

I was immensely flattered to be named a hero-of-the-week at Tonic News in their Green Dimes section.

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Annie Scott referred to me as “the Dave Barry of medicine.” For those of you who’ve followed my Dave Barry obsession (I’ve had the shakes ever since they closed the Dave-Barry-for-President forum), you’ll understand why [...]

Sugar for the Celiac!

Sweet news indeed. Sugars that are added to foods are often derived from wheat-based starch

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hydrolysates, like dextrose, malto-dextrin and glucose syrups. Studies have shown that these substances are present in over 50% of European processed foods (not sure how prevalent in the U.S., but I’d bet at least as common, if [...]

Best Of Grand Rounds!

Laurie, over at A Chronic Dose, has pulled together an amazing Grand Rounds. In fact, if you’ve never taken

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the time to dive into this weekly round-up of the health blogosphere, this is when you want to take the plunge! It’s the Best Of edition – every poster was asked to submit [...]

Homeless Gift Guide Video!

Time to sip a little hot cider, put the old dogs up, lean back and let the Doc Gurley high-velocity-contortionist-shopping team take you on a whirlwind tour of the best Treats for the Streets! With real-time, gold medal caliber performance-gifting (and a guest judge commentator!). Let the holiday mood take you!

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Doc Gurley Second Annual Homeless Gift Guide

Ahh, there’s nothing more fun, or easier, than shopping for holiday gifts for the homeless (rub palms

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together with glee). And believe me, this kind of statement is strong praise indeed, coming from someone with a near-lethal shopping allergy (hey, I’ve been tempted to put it in my medical [...]

The 12 Days of Urban Christmas

Wondering how exactly a small act can result in a permanent change in your worldview? Read on to see how it can work:

On the first day of urban Christmas, a street bum said to me, “Got any spare change, buddy?” But I’m not a

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cash hand-out kind of [...]

About the Author

Doc Gurley is a Board-certified Internist physician and the only Harvard Medical School graduate to have been awarded a Shoney’s Ten-Step Pin for documented excellence in waitressing. Find out more.

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The Lost Tampon Video

Recipe For Life:
Oral Rehydration

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