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Archive for October, 2008
Toni Braxton Had a Tumour Removed
Oct. 1 | Toni Braxton opens up to Us Weekly about a recent scare she had. Braxton admitted that a lump was found in her breast that was growing and needed to be removed which caused her to miss the finale of “Dancing with the Stars”. The 41 year-old singer...
Gastric bypass can reverse diabetes in teens - News
Sep. 30 | Teens who are suffering from obesity or diabetes can actually get a reverse after their gastric bypass surgery, studies have revealed. The research was done using 11 extremely obese teens that had undergone the gastro plasty surgery to tackle their obesity...
California Surgeon Used Human Fat to Power Car?
Sep. 28 | Dr. Craig Alan Bittner of Beverly Hills Liposculpture claimed to have used fat extracted from patients at his clinic to power his own Ford Explorer and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator. On his website lipodiesel.com he wrote ” “The...
A Mysterious Link Between Sleeplessness and Heart Disease
Sep. 20 | It has been known for a long time that sleep and health go hand in hand, and getting an adequate amount of sleep per night allows the body to function properly for rest and repair. Now there seems to be a mysterious link between sleeplessness and heart...
Single Men Have a Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer
Sep. 15 | If you’re married and often wish your wife would nag you less, perhaps you should thank her instead. Studies show that married men are at a lower risk for prostate cancer. The main reason single men are at a greater risk for prostate cancer is...
Jeremy Piven Ordered to Stop Broadway Show
Sep. 12 | Entourage star, Jeremy Piven, has reportedly been told by doctors that he should stop his performances on Broadway immediately due to health reasons. Piven missed Tuesday night’s show and will not be performing today. He is playing the role of a sleazy,...
Quaid’s Settle for $750,000
Sep. 7 | Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly have just settled with Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre for $750,000 after their twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were given an accidental overdose of medication in 2007. The couple took their two-week old twins into the...
Woman undergoes face transplant in Cleveland
Sep. 5 | A woman has received a face transplant. The face transplant took place at the Cleveland Clinic. This was the first time that this type of surgery had ever been done in the United States of America. This is the fourth time that a face transplant has taken...
Combined Radiation and Hormone Therapy cuts Prostate Cancer Death
Sep. 4 | According to the United States Cancer Statistics Working Group, prostrate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States with approximately 190,000 men diagnosed in 2004 (most recent statistics available). Out of that figure, 16 percent...
