A Grain of Salt

Here’s a provocative study – but one that we should maybe take with a grain of salt. It fits the Doc Gurley criteria for interesting studies in that it: 1) deals with a common problem, 2) offers a low-cost, low-risk way of improving that problem, 3) uses an approach that already has known health benefits, […]

Brit Blog Bonanza!

Grand Rounds this week is a British extravaganza! None other than the famous NHS blog doc, Dr. John Crippen, is hosting. And – wow – what an entertaining read. Check it out for the latest round-up of fun, provocative, and wide-ranging medical information from all corners of the world – this time presented with a […]

Hurry Up And Sleep! Hurry!

Summer heat and longer daylight hours often mean the loss of an hour or two of sleep a day. Add onto that the end-of-school frantic rush, and the loss of school-related bedtime/awakening routines, and you can easily find yourself staggering through your days in a sleep-deprived fog. It’s a good time of year to remind […]

The Land of West De-Nile

It’s that time of year again – when we can take simple steps to prevent West Nile disease. So why don’t more of us do it? Could it be that many of us are Living in the Land of West Denial? The unfortunate truth is that the West Nile virus has quickly spread across most […]

You – The Every Day Athlete

Here’s a great article for all of us – it’s a science-based review of effective techniques for optimizing your exercise/weight loss approach. In other words, fitness advice for we Every Day Athletes. This clear, breezy Prevention article was billed as an article that addresses the “plateau” that people hit just as their initial enthusiasm for […]

3 Degrees of Dr. Happy

Grand Rounds is up! The Happy Hospitalist leads us through another week of the best from medical blogs – and he’s taking the opportunity to prove that there are six (or less) degrees of separation. In our case there are three…