The Real Deal…

It’s so nice to find a writer with solid advice, and a fresh voice. Check out this article by the editor-in-chief of

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Self magazine (disclosure: I get NOTHING for endorsing this writer or article – except, okay, a warm feeling for finding something surprisingly good!). See, being a Doc Gurley […]

Mentally Ill Does NOT Mean Violent…

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Finally, a whopping, thorough, well-designed study of over 34,000 people looks at whether or not our assumptions about mental illness and violence have any basis in fact. Here’s the result, as well-reported in Medscape –

“Future violence, such as fighting, sexual assault, or arson, was statistically more likely among individuals […]

Lock ‘Em Up! News From The Fourth World

Third World conditions in a First World country? That’s what we here at Doc Gurley call The Fourth

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World. Here’s some news from this far-off (and yet so up-close) land:

A new, well-designed study shows that we may not have emptied the state’s locked psychiatric facilities of the past (remember One […]

Yuck! Drug Sludge in a Glass

Thirsty? Have a sip of this, sweetie. Sure, it looks like water. It even tastes like water. I swear it came from a

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water-treatment plant.

What, you don’t trust me? Well, alright, now that you asked, here’s what’s really in this nice clear glass of…um, water:

According to the AP, “enough of […]

Babelicious Rounds

Chronic Babe, one of Doc Gurley’s favorite sites, is hosting Grand Rounds this week. The theme? All things

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babelicious (translation: women’s health news). If you are a woman, know a woman or love a woman, head on over and check out this primo collection of goodies from around the world, free for […]

Driving Death

With all the fear-mongering in our health news, it can be hard to keep your

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perspective. Forbes has a remarkably sane wake-up call of an article that each of us should read. It’s an accurate report on the most life-threatening thing that we do – and the one thing most likely to […]