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Journey to Haiti – Join Me!

January 27, 2010 – 9:35 am

14 days and counting. I got the message yesterday that a group would like me to go to Haiti. I’d already thrown my name in the hat in the beginning, but they all needed (appropriately) surgeons. Or nurses. But now the situation has morphed, and when the call came my insta-gut response was “yes.” Afterward, [...]

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ACL injury, lung cancer, TV = death, and free classes for your health! A Get Wellth Round-up

January 23, 2010 – 3:33 pm

What’s Get Wellth? Get Wellth winners* are health resources and/or study results that meet the strict Doc Gurley criteria:  cheap (hey, what’s cheaper than free?), simple to get/do, proven effective, of high quality and with minimal-to-no side effects. All great, right?

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First up – it’s sadly all too common nowadays to [...]

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Obesity Antibiotics: Should your weight determine the drugs you get?

January 15, 2010 – 10:09 am

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Doctors have called for a new approach to antibiotic dosing – one that is based on your weight. The rationale is that obesity, traditionally, has been regarded – pharmacologically speaking – as a rare phenomenon. The authors in the Lancet argue (in a classic science journal well, duh moment) that obesity is no [...]

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Haiti Disaster: Why You Should Give In Order To Help Yourself

January 13, 2010 – 5:31 pm

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Are your fingers hovering over the keys? Did you even go so far as to get out your wallet and look at your credit card? But then there were those little voices in your head, weren’t there? Not the kind that succumb to Abilify, maybe, but evil, portentous voices [...]

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Vitamin D Dose Myths – 6 Fun Factoids

January 9, 2010 – 2:30 pm

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As the mountain of vitamin D research (showing its importance) grows to Everest heights, you may be wondering about some statements that are thrown around as “truth.” Here are some fun vitamin D myths to pass along (by email, twitter or facebook) to friends, family and loved ones, because, when it comes to [...]

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Milpitas earthquake 4.1 wake-up call: did you hear it?

January 7, 2010 – 2:22 pm

Did you feel it? That gentle nudge (4.1 on the Richter scale) today? It was a cosmic snooze button going off (yet again) to remind you to get up and throw together that earthquake kit for yourself and those you love. So did you hit the Sleep button and roll back over into deep, unconscious [...]

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Breast cancer survivors: Am I cured yet?

January 7, 2010 – 12:10 am

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October has become so synonymous with Breast Cancer Awareness month that it’s almost a total pink-out. Signs, stores, and even scarves urge us to stamp out breast cancer. And following on October’s (high) heels this year was the Mammogram Media-Monstrosity (for a bullet-sized version, check out #9 in the Doc Gurley Year in [...]

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Start the Year in Grand Style

January 5, 2010 – 11:08 am

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Grand Rounds is up! The first of 2010, and the 327th in the series, it’s hosted with definitely GRAND style by none other than the wonderful Nick Genes at Blogborygmi. The best, the quirkiest, the most practical of health-writing in the blogosphere – there’s something for everyone. My favorite? Check out [...]

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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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Hello? It’s your phone, saying you’re drunk…

December 31, 2009 – 3:00 pm

Here’s a nifty product that fills a social need: it’s a FREE app that calculates when or if you should drive. While you may think the idea is hokey (or a big “no duh”), it’s biggest draw is that it’s fun to use, even in a crowd at a bar. What could be better than [...]

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