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Top 10 Health Lessons of 2009

January 1, 2010 – 12:03 pm

Is there really any point in looking back? Other than as a yoga pose, that is? After all, shouldn’t we just cut our losses and hope no one notices the smell?
Hell, no. Here at Doc Gurley, Inc. Healthcare Industrial Complex, the tabloid elves have been hard at work, compiling the largest pile of, um, well, [...]

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Feeling A Tad Stressed?

December 12, 2009 – 4:04 pm

If the holidays are making you feel as though your energy stores are being rapidly depleted, head over to Doc Gurley’s column at SFGate, Health for the Holidays: The 6 R’s of Self Care, for a 6-point, practical plan on how you can de-stress and improve your self-care this season. Because, let’s face it, it’s [...]

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9 Ways Docs (including this one!) Stay Healthy While Traveling

November 21, 2009 – 3:41 pm

Check out the Doc Gurley SFGate article on this topic, bursting with tips on how you and your loved ones can stay

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healthy this holiday season. H1N1, food-borne illnesses, falling behind on your exercise, deep-vein thromboses, “staycation” issues – it’s ALL covered in this comprehensive round-up of practical health advice. Feel free to forward [...]

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5 Things To Do For Your Health This Month – July

July 1, 2009 – 5:03 am

Looking for your five simple things to do for your health this month? No wonder – when July arrives, we’re solidly into summer – the month brings sun, socializing, and, sometimes, stress. Here are five simple things you can do this month for your health. Check in every month, and, by the end of the [...]

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Five Things To Do For Your Health: May

May 13, 2009 – 5:06 am

Looking for your five things to do this month? Head over the SFGate for Doc Gurley’s five simple ways to promote your health this month. There’s no greater gift than the body you were born with – nurturing it all year is an important but often-neglected task. Check them out, then follow this Doc Gurley [...]

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The Poll Votes Are In!

March 11, 2009 – 12:37 pm

If you had a chance to watch Grand Rounds LIVE!, you may be wondering what were the four different poll results. Here, for your reading pleasure, we’ve got the answers to the latest, greatest, hottest topics in medicine – only at Doc Gurley.
1) Who has the sexiest voice? (please report irregularities in fellow test takers [...]

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A Keeper of a List

January 9, 2009 – 5:41 am

Here’s something everyone should have tucked away for future reference – a superb list of the Top Ten

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health search engines in existence, with details about their strengths and weaknesses. Why would you want this list (especially if you’ve never used a health search engine)? These resources are how you find out where your [...]

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Five Things To Do For Your Health This Month – January

January 4, 2009 – 2:35 pm

Health is the catchword for January. Articles and ads exhort us to live healthier, make changes, do more. Here are five simple things you can do this month to launch your healthier year:
1) Declutter your kitchen – January 3rd is Fruitcake Toss Day, and January is Oatmeal Month. Clearly these are a sign that January [...]

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Disinfecting the Doc…

December 27, 2008 – 4:19 pm

We here at Doc Gurley were more than a tad bit dismayed to find a stinky lump of programming coal in our Christmas stocking. It

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appears that someone inserted a tiny amount of pustulant code on our site on October 28. This bit of bytes silently festered until Christmas Eve. Like a [...]

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Doc Gurley Second Annual Homeless Gift Guide

December 13, 2008 – 2:20 pm

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 record). So [...]

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