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On-Stage And Off-Stage Bernie Mac Forever Remembered

“I ain’t scared at ya!” was one of Bernie Mac’s catchphrases. He surely wasn’t scared and he...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:22
Prominent Comedian Bernie Mac Died Saturday

Prominent Comedian Bernie Mac Died Saturday

Bernie Mac, one of the most popular comedians of our days, died Saturday in the Northwestern...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 16:39
Actor/Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 after Pneumonia Complications

Actor/Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 after Pneumonia Complications

Well-known comedian and actor Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, a.k.a. Bernie Mac, died at the age of 50...
» read full story August 09th, 2008 - 17:42
Bernie Mac's Medical Condition 'Critical'

Bernie Mac's Medical Condition 'Critical'

Comedian Bernie Mac may not be dead yet, but according to a source close to the funnyman's family,...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 18:32
Bernie Mac “Still Alive,” Worrisome Rumors Not True, Says His Rep

Bernie Mac “Still Alive,” Worrisome Rumors Not True, Says His Rep

Actor Bernie Mac was hospitalized this week for pneumonia and reports soon appeared that he was...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 13:46
Ulcer Bacterium Could Protect against Asthma

Ulcer Bacterium Could Protect against Asthma

Helicobacter Pylori bacterium, which usually causes ulcers and stomach cancer may protect children...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:16
Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 17:57
Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 12:43
Amy Winehouse’s Rep Denies Emphysema Report

Amy Winehouse’s Rep Denies Emphysema Report

A disparity concerning the health of Amy Winehouse appeared Monday after the Grammy-winning...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 16:02
Amy Winehouse in Early Stages of Emphysema

Amy Winehouse in Early Stages of Emphysema

British singer Amy Winehouse has been suffering from an unclear medical condition that her father...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 13:13

South Carolina: 10-Year-Old Boy Tragically Dies of ‘Dry Drowning’

A South Carolina 10-year-old died tragically on Sunday an hour after swimming because of “dry...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 16:26
FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Friday saying patients should give up...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 15:38
Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest’s Conqueror, A Man Larger Than Life

Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest’s Conqueror, A Man Larger Than Life

Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who has the first to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 17:14
Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner, favorite televangelist of many in the 1980s and 1990s, died Saturday at age...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 13:03
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Goose Creek Boy Dies from Secondary Drowning

Goose Creek Boy Dies from Secondary Drowning

Johnny Jackson, a 10-year-old South Carolina boy died last weekend after he swallowed water from a...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 15:49

Power Outage Kills Woman Living in Iron Lung

Sometimes we hear about people who never give up. Even if they encounter many obstacles in life,...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 10:34
British Mother Signals Police Cover Up in Her Daughter’s Death

British Mother Signals Police Cover Up in Her Daughter’s Death

The mother of the British teenager found dead three weeks ago on a beach in Goa, expressed...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 15:12
Indian Arrested For Raping British Teen Found Dead in Goa

Indian Arrested For Raping British Teen Found Dead in Goa

A man suspected of having raped the 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling found dead on a...
» read full story March 10th, 2008 - 11:51
U.S Plans To Shoot Falling Satellite

U.S Plans To Shoot Falling Satellite

U.S. officials announced Thursday that the Bush administration has decided to shoot the falling...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 12:04
CIA Used Waterboarding Three Times, Says Hayden

CIA Used Waterboarding Three Times, Says Hayden

Michael Hayden, director of the CIA, admitted in front of the Congress on Tuesday that the agency...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 20:29
Memorials for Rep. Julia Carson Commence Today

Memorials for Rep. Julia Carson Commence Today

The body of Congresswoman Julia Carson was carried to the Indiana Statehouse with a horse-drawn...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 16:40
Rep. Julia Carson, First Black Congresswoman of Indianapolis, Dies

Rep. Julia Carson, First Black Congresswoman of Indianapolis, Dies

The first African American and first woman to represent the city of Indianapolis in Congress -...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 18:25
Mukasey Says Waterboarding Is “Repugnant”

Mukasey Says Waterboarding Is “Repugnant”

According to a poll made by the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. over this weekend shows that a majority...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 16:20
Inspectors Discover Dangerous Chemicals at UN Building

Inspectors Discover Dangerous Chemicals at UN Building

Inspectors from the United Nations found several vials containing dangerous chemicals in an office...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 10:45
Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China

Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China

Increased levels of pollution have made cancer the number one cause of death in China, said a...
» read full story May 21st, 2007 - 11:51
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Man Possibly Killed by an Exploding Mobile Phone Battery

Man Possibly Killed by an Exploding Mobile Phone Battery

A South Korean man was found dead at his working place, this Wednesday, possibly killed by his cell...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 21:29
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Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 10:59
Serotonin Imbalance May Be Responsible for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Serotonin Imbalance May Be Responsible for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

A study by Italian researchers may offer the answer to sudden infant death syndrome, the third...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 13:00
PVC Shower Curtains Hazardous to Your Health

PVC Shower Curtains Hazardous to Your Health

A U.S. environmental non-profit organization warned last week that polyvinyl chloride (PVC)...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 12:56
Prolonged Exposure To Carbon Nanotubes May Increase Cancer Risk

Prolonged Exposure To Carbon Nanotubes May Increase Cancer Risk

Carbon nanotubes are as promising as they are dangerous, scientists warned, associating the...
» read full story May 21st, 2008 - 10:15
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Study: Free Radicals-Carrying Air Pollutants Linked to Lung Cancer

Study: Free Radicals-Carrying Air Pollutants Linked to Lung Cancer

A new study carried out by a team of researchers led by H. Barry Dellinger from Louisiana State...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 21:29
Skin Moisturizers Boost Skin Tumors in Mice

Skin Moisturizers Boost Skin Tumors in Mice

A team of researchers from Rutgers University's Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 18:55
Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Some Seniors but Still Worth Having

Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Some Seniors but Still Worth Having

For many years, the elderly have been told that a simple flu shot could keep them safe against...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:10
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
‘Black Box’ Label for Some Antibiotics

‘Black Box’ Label for Some Antibiotics

After being sued by the advocacy group Public Citizen, the Food and Drugs Administration agency has...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 19:27
New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

In a new attempt to explain the cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) the researchers of...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 21:34
WHO: New Molecular Test to Detect TB Faster Gives Sufferers Hope

WHO: New Molecular Test to Detect TB Faster Gives Sufferers Hope

The World Health Organization unveiled on Monday a new diagnostic test that will give doctors the...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 12:07
Melanoma Treated In One Patient With Experimental Immunotherapy

Melanoma Treated In One Patient With Experimental Immunotherapy

A man who had advanced deadly skin cancer was completely cured with an experimental treatment....
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 15:37

Patient Recovers of Melanoma Thanks to Experimental Treatment

American scientists led by Dr. Cassian Yee have published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 16:33
Time to Drop Your Shower Curtain. It’s Toxic for Your Health

Time to Drop Your Shower Curtain. It’s Toxic for Your Health

If you were feeling safe behind your shower curtain, now it is time to drop that feeling, as a new...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 12:14

Dry Drowning – Facts You Should Know

The case of 10-year-old boy who died an hour after swimming because of dry drowning draw attention...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 16:24
FDA Encourages Patients to Kick CFC Inhalers Now

FDA Encourages Patients to Kick CFC Inhalers Now

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that patients no longer use classical...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 22:54
Bacteria May Be at Fault for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Bacteria May Be at Fault for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

New research coming from British researchers links bacterial infection with sudden infant death...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 11:42
A New Study Warns About Nanotechnology Cancer Risk

A New Study Warns About Nanotechnology Cancer Risk

A new study concluded that certain forms of carbon nanotubes could be as harmful as asbestos if...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 23:00
Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

It has long been known that pollution has noxious repercussions on our health, but no study stated...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 10:27
Tracheotomy Performed on Himself Saves Man’s Live

Tracheotomy Performed on Himself Saves Man’s Live

Facing the threat of death, a Nebraska man decided to no longer wait for the ambulance to come and...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 10:33
Viruses May Increase Lung Cancer Risk

Viruses May Increase Lung Cancer Risk

Although smoking is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer, viruses may also contribute to the development...
» read full story April 26th, 2008 - 10:01
Web Site Offers Info on Survival Chances of Very Premature Babies

Web Site Offers Info on Survival Chances of Very Premature Babies

Doctors and parents having to make life and death decisions about the treatment of very premature...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 12:07

Update: Central High Student Tests Positive for Tuberculosis

Douglas County Health Department officials said Monday the tuberculosis case reported at Central ...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 14:03

Central High Student Tests Positive for Tuberculosis

An Omaha Public School student tested positive for tuberculosis, authorities say....
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 15:42
‘Hands-only’ CPR Significantly Boosts Survival Chances, AHA Says

‘Hands-only’ CPR Significantly Boosts Survival Chances, AHA Says

Whether or not you’re trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you still can help a person...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 10:56
Is Popcorn Dangerous for Our Lungs?

Is Popcorn Dangerous for Our Lungs?

A research study published in the journal Toxicological Sciences shows that a substance used to...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 00:38
Hong Kong Flu Outbreak under Control

Hong Kong Flu Outbreak under Control

Hong Kong’s government ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students Wednesday...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 20:28
Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Survive Surgery, UK Doctors say

Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Survive Surgery, UK Doctors say

Doctors at London’s Royal Free Hospital say people with advanced pancreatic cancer still have a...
» read full story March 10th, 2008 - 16:14
Influenza Study Sheds Light on "Flu Season"

Influenza Study Sheds Light on "Flu Season"

A new US study on the Influenza viruses, published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, has shed...
» read full story March 02nd, 2008 - 21:36
Anemia Drugs Raise Risk of Death in Cancer Patients

Anemia Drugs Raise Risk of Death in Cancer Patients

A new study published in the February 27, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 10:34
Chinese Heparin Factory Under Scrutiny

Chinese Heparin Factory Under Scrutiny

The Food and Drug Administration plans to perform an inspection at the Chinese plant that...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 15:15
Study: 1 Million Indians Expected to Die from Smoking Annually

Study: 1 Million Indians Expected to Die from Smoking Annually

One million people in India will die from tobacco-related illnesses every year in the next decade,...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 06:26
Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Healthcare has temporarily stopped making its multiple-dose vials of heparin sodium...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 15:11
Marijuana Smoking Linked to Early Gum Disease

Marijuana Smoking Linked to Early Gum Disease

Smoking marijuana on regular basis as a young adult can lead to gum disease by age 30 or younger,...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 12:24
Second-Hand Smoke Worsens Lung Function in CF Patients

Second-Hand Smoke Worsens Lung Function in CF Patients

Exposure to second hand smoke seems to worsen lung function in people living with cystic fibrosis,...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 12:46
Snoring Linked to Chronic Bronchitis

Snoring Linked to Chronic Bronchitis

Snoring may significantly increase the risk of a person to develop chronic bronchitis, a...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 10:19
Public Citizen Wants Stricter Botox Warnings after 16 Deaths

Public Citizen Wants Stricter Botox Warnings after 16 Deaths

Public Citizen Health Research Group has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 12:38
A New Study Discovers Genes Linked To Lupus

A New Study Discovers Genes Linked To Lupus

According to a report published in Nature Genetics, an international consortium of scientists has...
» read full story January 20th, 2008 - 23:53
Microwave Popcorn Lover Sues over Popcorn Lung

Microwave Popcorn Lover Sues over Popcorn Lung

A man diagnosed with popcorn lung has filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co. and two of its divisions:...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 15:35
Students Tested for Tuberculosis at Galena Park

Students Tested for Tuberculosis at Galena Park

More than a hundred students at Galena Park had to undergo tests for tuberculosis on Friday, after...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 16:22
Home Treatment Equally Effective for Children's Pneumonia

Home Treatment Equally Effective for Children's Pneumonia

Home treatment with oral antibiotics for children ill with severe pneumonia can be just as...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 13:05
Who Decides Her Fate? Comatose Daughter Case Goes To Court

Who Decides Her Fate? Comatose Daughter Case Goes To Court

Javona Peters was a normal 16-year-old girl, despite the brain condition she was born with. She...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 11:05
Ebola Virus Ravages Uganda

Ebola Virus Ravages Uganda

Ebola seems to have ravaged Uganda in the last days, as 101 people were suspected carrying the...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 20:59
Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant women are exposed to more high-tech imagines exams, exposing their babies to higher level...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 10:48
City Women More Likely to Develop Breast Cancer

City Women More Likely to Develop Breast Cancer

Women living or working in urban areas are more predisposed to developing breast cancer than women...
» read full story November 27th, 2007 - 15:24
Lung Transplant Not the Best Solution for Cystic Fibrosis

Lung Transplant Not the Best Solution for Cystic Fibrosis

Lung transplants, which have been seen as a treatment of last resort for cystic fibrosis, seem to...
» read full story November 23rd, 2007 - 14:36
Children’ Lungs Don’t Benefit When Breastfed By Asthmatic Mothers

Children’ Lungs Don’t Benefit When Breastfed By Asthmatic Mothers

A recent study shows that, while it is generally know that breast-feeding improves children’ lung...
» read full story November 02nd, 2007 - 23:45
Smoking During Pregnancy Can Cause SIDS

Smoking During Pregnancy Can Cause SIDS

A report of Bristol University’s Institute of Child Life and Health shows that in case of nine out...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 19:37
Men with Chronic Heart Failure Can Still Enjoy Sex

Men with Chronic Heart Failure Can Still Enjoy Sex

Having chronic heart failure does not necessarily mean sexual activity comes to a full stop for...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 17:02
Terry Fox’s Dream Continues

Terry Fox’s Dream Continues

The Terry Fox Run gathered on Sunday hundreds of participants in every of the 900 places it took...
» read full story September 17th, 2007 - 15:39
First Consumer Popcorn Lung Case

First Consumer Popcorn Lung Case

A 53-year-old man from Colorado enjoyed eating microwave buttered popcorn so much that he ate large...
» read full story September 05th, 2007 - 15:17
WHO Warns: Long Flights May Entail DVT

WHO Warns: Long Flights May Entail DVT

The World Health Organization warned passengers today that four hours or more of flight may cause...
» read full story June 29th, 2007 - 13:48
Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Relatively Safe

Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Relatively Safe

The use of antidepressants by pregnant women poses limited risk of birth defects, according to new...
» read full story June 28th, 2007 - 12:31
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Clooney: World “A Little Less Funny” Without Bernie Mac

Clooney: World “A Little Less Funny” Without Bernie Mac

The unexpected death of comedian and actor Bernie Mac Saturday morning at only 50 has left fans,...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 15:11
Heath Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

Heath Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

The first autopsy performed on Heath Ledger’s body was unable to determine the precise cause of the...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 22:55
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News: Music

Amy Winehouse Was Briefly Hospitalized

Amy Winehouse Was Briefly Hospitalized

The controversial pop star spent another night in hospital due to a "reaction to...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 20:08
Amy Winehouse Still Smokes Despite Early Emphysema

Amy Winehouse Still Smokes Despite Early Emphysema

Amy Winehouse's rep says that her father exaggerated her diagnosis and the singer does not have...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 20:36
Amy Winehouse Has Serious Lung Problems

Amy Winehouse Has Serious Lung Problems

In an interview for the British newspaper Daily Mail, Mitch Winehouse said that his daughter, Amy...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 21:23
Innovative Canadian Musician Jeff Healey Dies

Innovative Canadian Musician Jeff Healey Dies

Jeff Headley, the Canadian musician who overcame his blindness to play the guitar in a unique way,...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 16:32
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News: People

Thousands Gathered At Bernie Mac’s Memorial

Thousands Gathered At Bernie Mac’s Memorial

The public memorial of Bernie Mac drew thousands at the House of Hope church in Chicago on...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 18:42
“40-Year-Old Virgin” Actor Shelley Malil Pleads Not Guilty

“40-Year-Old Virgin” Actor Shelley Malil Pleads Not Guilty

Things aren’t looking so good for Shelley Malil, the actor best known for his role in “The...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 15:00
Comedian Bernie Mac Still In Hospital Recovering

Comedian Bernie Mac Still In Hospital Recovering

After rumors that comedian Bernie Mac was in a “very very critical” condition, came the reassuring...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:11

Comedian Bernie Mac in Hospital With Case of Pneumonia

Bad news for Bernie Mac’s fans. The funny man has pneumonia and he was hospitalized, beginning his...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 11:54
Amy Winehouse Leaves London Clinic

Amy Winehouse Leaves London Clinic

Amy Winehouse, the troubled singer who recently turned aggressive during a concert and punched a...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 17:04
Mitch Winehouse Says Amy Could Recover Completely

Mitch Winehouse Says Amy Could Recover Completely

According to the BBC News, Mr. Mitch Winehouse, Amy Winehouse’s father, has declared that his...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 21:46
Nancy Grace Expected To Be Released From Hospital

Nancy Grace Expected To Be Released From Hospital

The Headline News anchor’s condition improved after she was hospitalized on Sunday due to...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 20:51
Nancy Grace Welcomes Twins

Nancy Grace Welcomes Twins

CNN Headline News anchor Nancy Grace welcomed twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth Sunday, two...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 11:21
Hanson Brother Undergoes Surgery, Recovering Well

Hanson Brother Undergoes Surgery, Recovering Well

Isaac Hanson, the eldest brother of the “MMMBop” trio, was hospitalized Tuesday night...
» read full story October 05th, 2007 - 10:35
Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Cancer-stricken evangelist Tammy Faye Messner made what she feared would be her final television...
» read full story July 20th, 2007 - 15:29
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