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Corey Haim, prescription drug abuse and you

March 14, 2010 – 5:04 am

Prescription drug abuse has exploded in the last few years. Rush Limbaugh is perhaps the most famous person to become addicted to them, and commit crimes to obtain them. Corey Haim may (or may not) be the latest in a too-frequent series of celebrities-who-died-too-young from drugs that were obtained from a dealer with an M.D. [...]

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Chile (and Haiti, and Katrina…): Preparedness lessons for you and me

February 27, 2010 – 12:07 pm

We’ve entered a new arena of horror – where our Richter scale, for the first time, doesn’t seem to reach high enough, and adjectives are crumbling under the impact. “Devastation” or “catastrophe”? None of the usual descriptors feel powerful enough.
So as punched-gut news of another urban area implosion reaches you today, this one from Chile, [...]

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Dating Post Diagnosis: 6 Practical Tips

February 12, 2010 – 8:09 pm

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When Avatar-esque aliens finally descend on us from another multi-verse, they will undoubtedly believe that Valentine’s Day celebrates the mating rituals of the svelte, the pristine, the adored, and the orthodontially flawless. In other words, we take a day to honor sex lives of the Photoshopped. Because that’s what you see everywhere, isn’t [...]

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Lost Tampon Chronicles

February 11, 2010 – 9:47 am

See, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, so is this column going to be all-Haiti, all the time?
Well, no. After all, health and wellth wait for no human. When the tides of symptoms start to rise, you have to grab whatever life preserver might help.
And so, while I’m in the stage of Haiti-trip-preparation that [...]

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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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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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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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