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Here’s a great article about specific, science-based ways to increase the joy in your life. Based on some relatively small studies, these tips range from the abstract to the hard-nosed. Take a look at the list below, then read my take on two of these tips – one gets a yes! and, one gets an […] In what can only be called a marketing disaster, drug companies have been forced to add new warning labels to all three erectile dysfunction drugs (Cialis, Viagra, and Levitra). What’s the new side effect? Just the fact that these drugs can cause Transient Global Amnesia. Yep, you read that right, folks – take the pill […] Doc Gurley Pop Quiz!* “Dare not speak its name” refers to (choose one): 1) Traditional Jewish law about the four-letter name for God 2) George Carlin’s send-up of TV censorship [WARNING: definitely R-rated video] 3) The CIA’s role in Guantanamo Bay interrogations 4) Homosexuality – Lord Alfred Douglas’ description of his relationship with Oscar Wilde […] Grab your lunch box and crayons and head on over to Laurie Edwards’ great site for some elegant prose, some searing insights, and a chalkboard talk on all things health. Ms. Edwards is hosting this week’s Grand Rounds of the Best of the Health Blogosphere and her theme is learning/education. As a teacher and writer […] 1) Assess: Labor Day is a great annual reminder of the value of work, and also a chance to evaluate the impact your work is having on your health. If you’re the classic office-drone, here are some things to evaluate and adjust, before they can cause some miserable health problems – is your space ergonomic? […] I was a third year med student before I found out what pimping was. No. Not that kind, the medical kind. See, the insider slang in medicine for a certain type of aggressive questioning is…well, pimping. Doc Gurley Med Slang Dictionary: pimping; (def.) verb, as in to pimp; was pimped; got pimped; will be pimped. […] |
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