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Nicole Richie was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital today, where doctors found her emaciated, suffering from pneumonia and entirely bereft of talent.
Like all food, she turned down the hospital’s as well. She is expected to survive. I, however, may not.
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Rock Hudson would have been 84 today. He died in 1985 at age 59 of an AIDS related illness.
He served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic in the Philippines during WWII.
According to IMDB, less than a month after announcing he had AIDS, Hudson wrote a check for $250,000 to help launch the National AIDS Research Foundation (NARF), which later merged with the AIDS Medical Foundation, becoming amfAR.
More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981.
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Natural redhead and girlfriend stalker Lindsay Lohan fried her locks blonde over the weekend, sending another troubled pal back to blonde — pharmacological wonder Britney Spears also hit the salon for a little reblondering.
Old pal Paris Hilton this week opted for the straw weave and a headband for that Hillary Clinton at Yale look.
This is how the three looked in November 2006.
It’s amazing what a drug bust, or hospitalization or a little jail time will do for one’s looks!
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President Obama greets a young fan in Ohio after a speech on health care reform.
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Sources tell your Chexy that Michael Jackson and his bodyguards were seen at the medical offices of Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon Arnold Klein (below) on Monday morning, June 22 around 9:30 AM — it is unknown what type of treatment Jackson received at that time.
Klein was memorably sued by Beverly Hills housewife Irena Medavoy who claimed that Botox injections from Klein caused her numerous health problems. A jury cleared him.
In the ’90s, Klein’s nurse was one Debbie Rowe, who later birthed two of the children Michael Jackson raised.
Around the corner from Klein’s office is Mickey Fine Pharmacy, which sued Jackson in 2007 for being $100,000 behind in his pill bills dating to 2005. Jackson later settled the account. Yes, that’s right: One hundred thousand dollars to a pharmacy — in two years.
Click here for more Michael Jackson posts.
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in bad hair, little known facts, medicine, plastic surgery, whateverFrom Chexydecimal Atlanta Bureau Chief Harris
The signmakers at the Holy See are attempting to make some new signs for the future of science, as the Vatican detailed its opposition this month to use of embryos for stem cell research, plus its distaste for cloning and in-vitro fertilization — leading to all kinds of continued misery for the sick, and continued frustration for infertile couples. The Vatican’s
signposts for those suffering from diseases lead not toward a cure, relief, nor a better life, but toward a reward believed to be delivered after the suffering of this life has ended.{ 0 comments }
in medicine, morons, oh the horror, religion, whateverCongratulations to Britney Jean Spears, who after 16 nominations finally won three Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Pop Award and Video of the Year for her “Piece of Me.”
Congratulations, too, to the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, where Britney Jean was treated. Props to Britney’s dad, who managed to get his daughter away from the likes of Sam Lutfi, and restored to health.
As TMZ used to say, “ding dang.”
The winning video:
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in britney, can you believe it?, medicine, pearl clutch, wondersOh man, this stuff scares the Chop Suey out of me. About 20 days ago, a man died in the Wanjiakou Village of Shandong (yes, Shandong) Province in China. According to reports, his entire body turned dark purple, he bled from his mouth, nostrils, ears and eyes as he went to the big Chinese restaurant in the sky. The same thing happened to me last night when I watched ten minutes of ABC’s “Wipeout.”
For now, it’s being called a “mystery fatal hemorrhagic disease.” Two other men who had contact showed the same symptoms and croaked, with half a dozen more being treated at the Wendeng Central Hospital which means it’s got that nasty label: contagious. A similar outbreak occurred in the Sichuan province in 2005, matching a 1918 pandemic which was linked to virulent swine bacterium — which are usually not seen outside of attorneys offices.
This Google map of Shandong shows Beijing to the north, home of this summer’s Olympic Games. This will not stop me from eating Barbecued Pork Fried Rice.
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McCain had another piece of his face clipped off today, as his dermatologist is checking the 71-year-old war horse for more melanoma. Over the past 15 years, McCain has had four episodes of melanoma, a sometimes deadly form of skin cancer.
Showing some of that much ballyhooed conservative compassion, he urged people to stay out of the sun and to wear sunscreen, particularly during the summer. “If you ever have any slight discoloration please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked out as soon as possible,” he said.
Now if he’d just get the hell out of the limelight.
Illustration by Darrow
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in health, little known facts, medicine, uh-ohCoca-Cola reported a higher quarterly profit than expected on Thursday, helped by the weak dollar, and its shares rose 1.6 percent in premarket trade.
According to information recently released by the International Diabetes Federation, people diagnosed with diabetes has increased from 30 million to 246 million over the last two decades. My imaginary daughter, Amy, suffers from diabetes.
The food industry turned to high fructose corn syrup as a sugar substitute, with Coca-Cola switching to HFCS in 1984. In related news, the CDC today announced that Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation in obesity.
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