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News: Specials

Kim Kardashian, Braxton And Bass To Hit The Dance Floor

Kim Kardashian, Braxton And Bass To Hit The Dance Floor

The list of celebrity contestants for the new season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 18:23

Celebrity Rehab Subject Of Investigation

Dr. Drew Pinsky, co-medical director of Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, is...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 20:12
Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes with a number or risks, such as heart...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 19:30
Oscar-Winning Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies At 65

Oscar-Winning Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies At 65

Oscar-winning soul singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes, whose 1971’s “Theme from Shaft” made him the...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:20

Sparrow Hospital Employees Fired for Accessing Private Medical Information

After the UCLA Medical Center scandal, when 127 workers read without permission celebrity medical...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:41
FBI Reveals New Details in Anthrax Case

FBI Reveals New Details in Anthrax Case

Bruce E. Ivins, the US scientist who killed himself amid an anthrax investigation, used two...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:20
Snooping in Celebrity Files – Something Common at UCLA Medical Center

Snooping in Celebrity Files – Something Common at UCLA Medical Center

It appears that celebrity comes itself with more than fame. It brings paparazzi trouble, which...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 16:16
More UCLA Medical Center Staffers Involved In Medical Records Scandal

More UCLA Medical Center Staffers Involved In Medical Records Scandal

127 workers at a Los Angeles hospital read without permission celebrity medical records between...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:43
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
Wife Accuses A-Rod of Spying  on Her

Wife Accuses A-Rod of Spying on Her

Things are getting more interesting day by day in Alex Rodriguez’ divorce trial from his wife...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:35

Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer

A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 16:23

50s Musical Star Cyd Charisse Died

Cyd Charisse, one of the icons of the Hollywood musicals from the 50s, died Tuesday of what is...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 20:31
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
New Rules For Pet Adoption

New Rules For Pet Adoption

The Washington Humane Society is looking to boost its efforts on finding appropriate homes for...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 10:59
McCain’s Medical Records Finally Released

McCain’s Medical Records Finally Released

After months of delay, Republican John McCain’s medical records were released today in an effort...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 13:42
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
Hospital Worker Made Profit Selling Celeb Medical Files

Hospital Worker Made Profit Selling Celeb Medical Files

A former UCLA Medical Center worker has been indicted for allegedly accessing the confidential...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 23:40

Investigation Continues on the Swimming Accident

Three teenage girls from a synchronized swim team nearly drowned at a pool in Kenmore,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 16:45
Bill Banning Gifts to Doctors Half Cleared in Massachusetts

Bill Banning Gifts to Doctors Half Cleared in Massachusetts

More than a month after Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray filed a bill banning...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 12:22
Update: Notorious Manhattan Hospital Involved in ID Theft

Update: Notorious Manhattan Hospital Involved in ID Theft

Shortly after the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center announced on Friday...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 23:47
UCLA’s Medical Files Scandal

UCLA’s Medical Files Scandal

News about the long-term patient file snooping at the UCLA Medical Center were...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 17:31
Sections of the Patriot Act Unconstitutional- Judge

Sections of the Patriot Act Unconstitutional- Judge

A U.S. District Judge decided to strike down for the second time key sections of the Patriot Act...
» read full story September 07th, 2007 - 13:07
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News: World

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denounced Medicare for...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:16

Federal Agents May Seize Travelers’ Laptops at Border

Under a new measure introduced by the Bush administration, federal agents may seize a traveler's...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 19:12

Pittsburg Woman Charged for Killing Mother, Stealing Unborn Baby

Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg, the main suspect in the case of the woman found dead in a...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 13:21
Pittsburg Teen Killed, Eviscerated and Baby Stolen from Her Womb

Pittsburg Teen Killed, Eviscerated and Baby Stolen from Her Womb

A woman was found dead in the Pittsburg suburbs and investigators are currently trying to identify...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 15:32

Warren Jeffs, the Polygamist Sect Leader, Hospitalized

Tuesday, Warren Jeffs, the polygamist sect leader who was jailed, was transported to a hospital in...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 11:15
Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be

Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be

After Senator John McCain’s alleged health problems reached the spot light, his medical records...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 13:43
Airplane Crash In Congo Kills 33 People

Airplane Crash In Congo Kills 33 People

A Congolese airplane crashed yesterday into a crowded market district in the eastern city of Goma,...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 13:04
Document on Marriage, Birth, Cyanide Seized at Polygamist Ranch

Document on Marriage, Birth, Cyanide Seized at Polygamist Ranch

The released copies of search warrants showed that police investigators involved in the raids at...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 22:21
Suspect in Slaying Pregnant Marine Spotted in Louisiana

Suspect in Slaying Pregnant Marine Spotted in Louisiana

The suspect in the murder of pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, declared missing by her...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 12:51
Nationwide Manhunt for Suspect in Marine's Death is Under Way

Nationwide Manhunt for Suspect in Marine's Death is Under Way

Investigators in the case of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, declared missing by her mother on...
» read full story January 13th, 2008 - 16:19

Doctor Arrested in Australia to Be Questioned by British Police

Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, arrested Monday at Brisbane Airport over last week’s failed...
» read full story July 05th, 2007 - 11:51
Giant Baby Born In India

Giant Baby Born In India

The tallest woman in India, a 19-year-old basketball player hovering at over 7 feet, has given...
» read full story June 15th, 2007 - 11:07
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News: Business

Google Health Brings First Insurer Aboard

On Thursday, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it would become the first health insurer...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 19:02
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News: Technology

Doctors Are Not Ready For Electronic Medical Records

Doctors Are Not Ready For Electronic Medical Records

According to a national survey conducted by the U.S. government, doctors have a hard time switching...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 00:12
Google Expands Into Medical Software Business

Google Expands Into Medical Software Business

Google Inc. is continuing its expansion into new IT business areas, with the announcement of a...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 19:24
Microsoft Launches HealthVault

Microsoft Launches HealthVault

In a quite unexpected move Microsoft launched a new Web service med at helping people better...
» read full story October 07th, 2007 - 15:52
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News: Science

Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

On Tuesday, Dr. Victor A. McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician who has brought an...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 22:11
US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 16:55
NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

At least this is what NASA administrator Michael Griffin told reporters after a monthlong internal...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 23:11
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News: Health

More Than 200 Sickened By E. Coli In Oklahoma

More Than 200 Sickened By E. Coli In Oklahoma

According to state health officials, an E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in Locust Grove,...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 18:15
US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

A Kaiser Permanente study published online in Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:10
Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

When it comes to health care, most Americans are deeply dissatisfied with it and hope the...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:40
Efficiency Of Prostate Screening  In The Elderly Questioned

Efficiency Of Prostate Screening In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:49
Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore found that...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:49
The Double Life of US Scientist Bruce Ivins

The Double Life of US Scientist Bruce Ivins

A US Army scientist who killed himself amid an anthrax investigation lead a double life. The...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 13:59
McCain Skin Biopsy Shows He’s Cancer-Free

McCain Skin Biopsy Shows He’s Cancer-Free

A biopsy performed on a patch of skin removed from Republican Sen. John McCain’s temple on Monday...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:30
Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Widely used hormone-blocking drugs fails to improve survival in older men with early prostate...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 12:29
Few Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records

Few Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records

In a world of technology, the computer seems to be the answer to all our problems saving us a lot...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 13:33
Google Health Secures First Deal: Blue Cross

Google Health Secures First Deal: Blue Cross

Google Health has managed to secure its first deal with a health care insurer. The Blue Cross Blue...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 19:34
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Might Increase Heart Attack Risk

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Might Increase Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that has recently been found to play a role in a wide...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 23:49
Kaiser to Use Microsoft's HealthVault

Kaiser to Use Microsoft's HealthVault

Kaiser Permanente, the biggest U.S. health maintenance organization (HMO), has announced that it...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 16:29
Microsoft, Kaiser to Initiate Medical Records Program

Microsoft, Kaiser to Initiate Medical Records Program

Two weeks after Google has officially launched its long-awaited Google Health, a product enabling...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 13:37
Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Just days after his Republican rival, John McCain, released his medical records trying to remove...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 10:42
Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

It has long been known that exposure to lead has harmful effects on judgment, cognitive function...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 13:22
McCain ‘enjoys excellent health’

McCain ‘enjoys excellent health’

After months of delay, Republican John McCain’s medical records were released on Friday answering...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 15:37
Google Health Service Is Finally Here

Google Health Service Is Finally Here

The internet search giant Google Inc. has finally launched its long-awaited Google Health...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 13:27
Investigation at Nevada Clinic Traces 77 More Hepatitis Cases

Investigation at Nevada Clinic Traces 77 More Hepatitis Cases

At the end of February, eight people who underwent procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 15:57
Autistic Kids Have High Chances of Having Mentally Ill Parents

Autistic Kids Have High Chances of Having Mentally Ill Parents

A comprehensive study of Swedish medical records has turned out an interesting conclusion which may...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 23:34
Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse

Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse

Disciplinary records on medical employees working at Texas’s 10 state mental hospitals reveal that...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 10:41
Online Storage of Medical Records Raises Privacy Issues

Online Storage of Medical Records Raises Privacy Issues

Following Microsoft and Google’s intentions to enter the medical field with programs designed to...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 11:23
Notorious Manhattan Hospital Involved in ID Theft

Notorious Manhattan Hospital Involved in ID Theft

No later than a week after the UCLA Medical Center was involved in a huge scandal about snooping...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 19:01
Medicals Errors Cost the US Lives and Billions of Dollars

Medicals Errors Cost the US Lives and Billions of Dollars

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 14:27
The UCLA Employee: ‘It Was Just Me Being Nosy’

The UCLA Employee: ‘It Was Just Me Being Nosy’

The UCLA Medical Center employee who improperly looked at 61 patients’ medical records in 2006...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 10:27
Governor:‘I Have Been a Victim of This in My Own Hospital Visits’

Governor:‘I Have Been a Victim of This in My Own Hospital Visits’

Following 32 medical records being breached at UCLA Medical Center, including his wife’s,...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 10:42

Maria Shriver’s Medical Records Breached at UCLA Medical Center

Last year, there was Farrah Fawcett, then Britney Spears at the beginning of this year and now,...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 13:43
Wal-Mart Drops Lawsuit Seeking Reimbursement from Disabled Worker

Wal-Mart Drops Lawsuit Seeking Reimbursement from Disabled Worker

Following controversial discussions, Wal-Mart is dropping its effort to collect over $400,000 in...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 16:01
NIH Delay to Notify Patients on Stolen Data Raises Questions

NIH Delay to Notify Patients on Stolen Data Raises Questions

The unencrypted medical information of nearly 2,500 participants in a cardiac study conducted by...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 10:45
Aetna Announces Advanced Health Care Search Engine

Aetna Announces Advanced Health Care Search Engine

Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna, Inc. announced Wednesday that it launched a new website,...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 20:23
Report: Florida Medical Records End up as Scrap Paper

Report: Florida Medical Records End up as Scrap Paper

The private medical records of 28 Central Regional Hospital patients were sold last month at a...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 14:26
Mass. Senate President Wants Ban on Gifts to Doctors Cleared

Mass. Senate President Wants Ban on Gifts to Doctors Cleared

Senate President Therese Murray filled a bill Monday that would ban pharmaceutical agents from...
» read full story March 04th, 2008 - 13:18
Privacy Concerns Rise over Google Health Program

Privacy Concerns Rise over Google Health Program

Following Google Inc.’s announcement of a pilot project, which will store medical records of a few...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
HealthGrades Lists America’s 50 Best Hospitals

HealthGrades Lists America’s 50 Best Hospitals

HealthGrades, a national independent health-care ratings company, released today its second annual...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 15:52
DNA Test – A Reason for Discrimination in the US

DNA Test – A Reason for Discrimination in the US

Many patients often refuse to undergo genetic testing for fear their negative results would make...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 10:43
Google to Extend Business in Medical Field

Google to Extend Business in Medical Field

Google Inc. plans to store medical records to test a service whereby people can retrieve their...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 13:14
Blue Cross Wants Data, But Breaks Doctor-Patient Confidentiality

Blue Cross Wants Data, But Breaks Doctor-Patient Confidentiality

Blue Cross, the largest health insurer of its kind in California, has asked physicians across the...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 16:32
Sport Fans Face a Higher Risk of Developing Heart Problems

Sport Fans Face a Higher Risk of Developing Heart Problems

Watching a big football match can create problems for people with histories of heart conditions,...
» read full story January 31st, 2008 - 12:18
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
Sinai Responsible for Quaid Babies' Overdose, Say Officials

Sinai Responsible for Quaid Babies' Overdose, Say Officials

California authorities have investigated the November incident in which Dennis Quaid’s...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 16:43
Four Healthy Habits Are the Secret for 14 Extra Years of Life

Four Healthy Habits Are the Secret for 14 Extra Years of Life

A new study revealed that talking exercise, not drinking too much alcohol, eating enough fruits...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 13:59
Chicago Elementary School Principal Dies During Dental Surgery

Chicago Elementary School Principal Dies During Dental Surgery

This Monday, the principal at a Chicago elementary school died during a root canal surgery at an...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 21:19
Severe Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Severe Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk of Death

People suffering from severe psoriasis appear to die younger than people who do not have the...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 10:08
Electronic Records for Doctors Beginning with 2008

Electronic Records for Doctors Beginning with 2008

On Monday, the Bush administration set a pay cut for physicians who have not yet adopted electronic...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 14:53
Prostate Cancer Easy to Miss in Obese Men

Prostate Cancer Easy to Miss in Obese Men

New research published Tuesday shows that prostate cancer screening may be affected by certain...
» read full story November 23rd, 2007 - 11:49
Blood Pressure May Vary with the Season

Blood Pressure May Vary with the Season

A study conducted by researchers from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that veterans...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 12:00
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News: Movies

Brangelina Gave $8 Million To Charity In 2006

Brangelina Gave $8 Million To Charity In 2006

Hollywood's most charitable couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $8 million to various...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 19:48
Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

It's been several months since Dennis Quaid's newborn twins almost died in a Los Angeles hospital...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 16:26
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News: Music

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Due to continuing health problems, Toni Braxton was forced to cancel her Las Vegas show "Toni...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 21:20
Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

After an initial worrying diagnosis, the condition of Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:04
Osama Lutfi To Keep Away From Britney Spears More Time

Osama Lutfi To Keep Away From Britney Spears More Time

It looks like the time out Britney Spears' former manager, Osama Lutfi, was forced to take from her...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 08:49
Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

After all the drama caused by Britney Spears’ early release from the hospital, the troubled...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 14:39
Judge Wants to Hear Proof of Foxy's Impending Deafness

Judge Wants to Hear Proof of Foxy's Impending Deafness

A disbelieving judge wants proof before granting jailed rapper Foxy Brown permission to fly out to...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 15:22
Holiday Season with Medical Problems for Eminem

Holiday Season with Medical Problems for Eminem

Holiday season was not a time of happiness for hip-hop star Eminem as he was rushed to hospital...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 19:23
Court May Disclose Spears’ Divorce Papers

Court May Disclose Spears’ Divorce Papers

Celebrity magazine People and local television station KNBC managed to bring both Spears’ and...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 23:16
Ozzy Osbourne in Hospital, Had Surgery

Ozzy Osbourne in Hospital, Had Surgery

The famous British rocker Ozzy Osbourne has not been in good shape lately, as he has...
» read full story July 31st, 2007 - 10:23
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News: People

Suge Knight Posts Bail, Expected in Court Sept. 26

Hip hop entrepreneur Marion “Suge” Knight posted $19,000 bail Wednesday after being arrested on...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 16:28
Zuma: The New Addition To Stefani – Rossdale Family

Zuma: The New Addition To Stefani – Rossdale Family

According to a statement from Stefani's publicist, Interscope Records, singer and fashion designer...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 14:19
Music Star Isaac Hayes Suffered A Stroke, Police Says

Music Star Isaac Hayes Suffered A Stroke, Police Says

Isaac Hayes, one of the artists whose influence in soul music enriched this genre, died at the age...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 13:00
Hospital Workers Fired for Peeking into Britney’s Medical Records

Hospital Workers Fired for Peeking into Britney’s Medical Records

Several employees of the UCLA Medical Center will be fired or disciplined for looking at Britney...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 10:09
Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 22:36
Rap Diva Foxy Brown Refuses Prison Bus Ride

Rap Diva Foxy Brown Refuses Prison Bus Ride

Foxy Brown, currently serving a 1-year sentence in a New York prison, refused to board the...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 13:35
Leaking George Clooney's Medical Records Leads to Suspension

Leaking George Clooney's Medical Records Leads to Suspension

Hospital employees that allegedly accessed information from George Clooney's medical records...
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