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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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Check out the Doc Gurley article at SFGate on the seasonal topic of holidays and health – titled Frankincense and Myrrh: The Wise Men brought…healthcare?
“As carols waft throughout the malls, your ever-curious child, or ever-cynical teen, may be asking, “just what the heck are frankincense and myrrh anyways? Other than a good [...]
[Also published on Doc Gurley's blog on SF Gate's City Brights and Chronicle Health Section]
This time of year, no matter what your worldview, religion or culture, it’s hard, as you hurry past the homeless huddled on the street, to not feel like Scrooge. Whether you’re taking your family to the Nutcracker, or pounding the pavement [...]
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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Well – if you are getting too much UV radiation and potentially developing squamous cell carcinoma anyway. A study at the Stanford Cancer Center and Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection suggests that periods of short-term stress can boost the immune system temporarily and help protect against cancer cell development. The effect [...]
I’ve been watching the healthcare reform debate from a distance, like all doctors. It was a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of both Republicans and Democrats (when they undertook the job of changing all of healthcare) to do so without the input of any practicing physicians. I’m very glad about this – it [...]
In the news coverage of the massive corruption arrests in New Jersey, there was a little medical shocker – “Another man in Brooklyn, Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum, was accused of enticing vulnerable people to give up a kidney for $10,000 and then selling the organ for $160,000. Mr. Dwek pretended to be soliciting a kidney on behalf [...]
Head on over to SFGate for a unique Doc Gurley take on the Fourth of July American Independence holiday – a celebration and remembrance on this 70th anniversay of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech. Major League Baseball is honoring the occasion by reading Lou Gehrig’s words in their entirety in the 7th inning of 15 games [...]
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 [...]
There were several neat articles this week about whether or not animals actually laugh. I got a real charge out of it – the idea that chimps chuckle when tickled, that even gorillas can guffaw – and then we got to the part where a cat’s purr is called a laugh, plus the claim that [...]
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