December 9th, 2008 | Category: In the News |
Comments are closed Check out this week’s round-up of the world’s healthcare blogs over at Brain Fitness Revolution. It’s a sharp,
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stimulating group of challenging ideas and essays – all ready for you to dive in and enjoy. Check out the other posts at the site for ways to keep your brain fit and flexible. […]
December 6th, 2008 | Category: BOGUS Awards, Feature, In the News |
- (Comments are closed) Admit it. After a lull of several weeks, you thought we here at Doc Gurley had become softer, gentler, more tolerant of our fellow human’s capacity for healthnews BOGUS-ity. But noooo. Oh sure, while we’ve been waiting for a truly BOGUS bit of health reporting to appear, we did drop our guard and become more […]
December 4th, 2008 | Category: In the News, Practical Medicine |
Comments are closed If you’re buying a present for a child this year (are you listening, Santa?), here’s one thing you absolutely
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must take with you when you go shopping: The Moms Rising Healthy Toy Guide!
Here’s how it works: Before you give a child a toy this holiday season, search the HealthyToys database for […]
December 3rd, 2008 | Category: In the News, Practical Medicine |
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Twin studies today are a wake-up call for parents to log-off and un-plug their homes. Studies show that screen time is a toxic substance to your kids’ health – whether it’s TV, computer/internet or games. And the bad outcomes are dose-dependent, meaning that the more screen time your kids get, the […]
December 1st, 2008 | Category: Feature, Practical Medicine, The Joy Habit |
Comments are closed December is loaded with health significance – it’s the end of the calendar year, which is a time of reflection for many of us. It’s also a month packed with holidays, emotion, stress, and, often, calories. Here are five tips to help you navigate the rapids of December and emerge in the New […]
November 30th, 2008 | Category: Feature, In the News, Practical Medicine, The Joy Habit |
- (Comments are closed) Here’s powerful study result showing that breast cancer patients who received psychological counseling had
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improved survival, decreased recurrences of their tumors, and, even for those who had a recurrence, longer times until relapse. That’s powerful stuff. Especially considering that these women were not chosen because of mental health […]
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