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Image by gliageek via Flickr A recent British study that analyzed results from over 7,500 patients in a series of previous studies has revealed evidence that suggests the prevention of further strokes after a first stroke may also help to prevent dementia. Specifically the study suggests that subsequent strokes after a first stroke increase […] Image by Getty Images via Daylife Here’s a quick DocGurley public service announcement. Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest US manufacturers, has recalled a large quantity of childrens’ and infants’ liquid Tylenol that it manufactured from March to June. Apparently some of the base components didn’t meet quality standards and contained bacteria. Fortunately […] Image via Wikipedia The latest Grand Rounds has been posted – with a wonderful theme – Around the world in 80 days! It’s at R.L. Bates’ blog, “Suture For A Living” and it’s a HUGE collection of great medical posts. You should read her blog regularly, too. She covers a wide range of topics […] 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 […] Image via Wikipedia New research has found a gene in mice that when blocked can prevent mice from getting obese no matter how fat-rich the diet they consume may be. The gene, appropriately named IKKE, produces a protein kinase. Protein kinases are enzymes that effectively turn other proteins on or off. The proteins that […] Check out the Doc Gurley interview over at D. P. Lyle’s website. For those who don’t (yet) know, here’s D. P. Lyle: D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award winning and Edgar Award nominated author of the non-fiction books, Murder and Mayhem, Forensics For Dummies, Forensics and Fiction, and […] |
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