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Perhaps it is the fact that the Elton John song by this title is acted out by writhing cartoon animals, but Doc Gurley has always found the phrase “Can you feel the love tonight?” somewhat clinically disturbing. What if you can’t? Are we talking a sudden neuroparesis with selective sensory loss that paradoxically maintains motor […] Our first Black Future Month post explains that some diseases/syndromes affect African Americans more frequently, and sometimes more severely, too. In our on-going coverage of Black Future Month, we’re going to be hunting for health news on issues/diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans. We here at the Doc Gurley health farm were out at the […] Here’s some more grim news on the diet soda front. Circulation published a study that found that drinking diet soda (specifically) raised your chances of getting the horrible threesome of diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol (called the metabolic syndrome) by 34% among people who drank one diet soda a day–even when everything else […] Instead of Black History Month (which I love) I’m going to kick off something new–Black Future Month, focussed on the future health of African-Americans. As part of Black Future Month here at Doc Gurley (the only place it exists, so far), together we’re going to launch the 2008 Black Future Month Campaign. Read on for […] Looking for a great historical take on some of the quirkier Valentine’s Day traditions–as well as a wonderful review of health news, opinion and review? Check out this week’s Medical Blog Grand Rounds for all of this and more. Okay, so I come from a kind of Southern gothic family–but don’t we all have at least one uncle who’s been saying since the eighties that artificial sweeteners will make you fat? The argument goes–people who are overweight use artificial sweeteners, therefore, artificial sweeteners make you gain weight. Association, therefore, cause. Everyone at the dinner […] |
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