Dave Barry Forum Smack-Down

 

 

OMG! I feel faint! As many (both) of you readers may be aware, I, Doc Gurley, have stalked written into the on-line Dave Barry for President Forum to ask a question or two, and His Barryness has, on occasion, gotten a restraining order replied. The situation has escalated into a Red […]

Grand Rounds!

Looking for a round-up of some great health blogs? Check out this week’s Grand Rounds here! Hosted by DailyInterview.net, it’s a clear, concise grouping of health blogs and topics, nested inside one interesting blog. Cruise over and give it a look.

BFM News! Looking for Your Washboard Abs? They’re in the Whole-Grain Bins!

For all of us who’ve had the sad experience of losing sight of our pubes at some point, there is wonderful news in the health research world. Study after study (including a new one today) has shown that getting that paunch over a belt (oh, heavens, just thinking about it makes me want to undo […]

Toxic FEMAldehyde. What now?

Grim news for those people continuing to suffer from Hurricane Katrina–tests show that the FEMA trailers have high levels of formaldehyde, with the CDC urging FEMA to move families out of the trailers as soon as possible. This Newsweek article is a review of the issue. Unfortunately, no one seems to be rushing to answer […]

Beef U Don’t Want None…143 Million Times

Was the esteemed urban laureate prescient when he wrote the words “Beef u dont want none so dont start none” (50 cent: life’s on the line)? Seems like the answer can only be, dude, of course he was. Today’s announcement of the recall of 143 million pounds of beef (let’s take a moment and let […]

BFM News! Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Advance!

In our on-going coverage of BFM healthnews (see the Doc Gurley post, Black Future Month, for more info), we here at the Doc Gurley headquarters have found some important advances in news affecting people with salt-sensitive high blood pressure (which tends to be over-represented among African Americans). Salt-sensitive high blood pressure is pretty much just […]