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 Check out the latest Doc Gurley review of research (unintended) hilarity by reading the SFGate article – Are You Moron-o-pausal? That’s right – researchers have discovered that women do, in fact, experience a brief spell of dumber and dumberer Image by RickC via Flickr whist going through The Change. Buy why? That’s the question [...]  You have to give credit where credit is due – a recent analysis of studies looking at the benefits of aspirin therapy for people without a prior history of a heart attack managed to reduce the decision to a pretty simple bottom line: name your poison – a heart attack or puking up blood? [...]  Alcohol use in teens has gotten more press recently because of the tragedy of a 16 year old sports star who died of presumed alcohol overdose after being found collapsed in the hallway at an unsupervised party. For 6 Practical, Advanced Alcohol Ed Tips for Teens, check out the Doc Gurley SFGate article on [...]  Perhaps you too have noticed the news coverage about the 16-year-old sports star from a wealthy California community who died this weekend due to presumed alcohol overdose – he was found in a hallway of an unsupervised home where lots of kids were partying. The unanimous news coverage ends with the plea for “parents [...]  Image via Wikipedia A recent pair of studies (one in humans, one in mice) has found that there is a possible predictor of what will happen with a breast cancer tumor and in turn suggests some new avenues for treatment. It’s early days yet, but the research results are very interesting. Two seperate [...]  Image by groovelock via Flickr Despite the drop in interest in the Swine Flu (H1N1) in the media as fears of it all turning into a pandemic fade, the disease continues to rumble along and is by no means gone from our lives. The most interesting piece of news is that tests by [...]  It’s easy to think that the quality of health reporting needs a shot in the arm. That makes it even more important to notice when a good, reasoned article comes along. I thought this article might contain a predictable assortment Image by eagleglide via Flickr of semi-BOGUS advice, but then found that it didn’t. [...]  Forbes this week covered an important, often neglected topic – who’s happiest? Their article, based on a report from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, notes that the happiest countries are the Northern European ones. The reasons Forbes gives for this achievement include a higher per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a shorter [...]  Head on over to Overlawyered.com to see Doc Gurley, Lawyered Up! Her recent SFGate post article on whether or not genes should be patented- “Who Owns You?” – got chosen and cited in Overlawyered’s weekly round-up of issues. While you’re there, check out the site – it’s one of the longest running blogs, and [...]  Hey – you’re probably thinking that something’s deeply wrong here. Isn’t Doc Gurley constantly saying that we all should ignore/avoid/innoculate ourselves against Toxic-Bikini-Season-Syndrome [def: the annual spring-season onslaught of pseudo-human visuals in ads promoting unhealthy and potentially deadly notions and potions]? But here Doc Gurley is, giving a shout-out to Sports Illustrated – the [...] |
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