Ovarian cancer is very difficult to diagnose.
Symptoms can be confused with other less life-threatening illnesses and usually don’t present until after the cancer is in its advanced stages. For example, I had a friend in nursing school who was very promiscuous. Despite rules forbidding visitors in the dorms after 9 PM, this […]

A recent study conducted at the University of Colorado shows that women carry a greater variety of germs on their hands than men.
”One thing that really is astonishing is the variability between individuals, and also between hands on the same individual,” said Rob Knight, a University of Colorado biochemistry assistant professor who was among the […]

According to source close to Janet Jackson’s camp, she suffered dizzy spells during sound check in Montreal yesterday and had to be rushed to a hospital.
The source says Janet was treated for dehydration and exhaustion and released.
In an earlier post about Janet’s illness, a loyal reader left a comment stating dehydration is not a serious […]

Singer Natalie Cole, who was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, was recently hospitalized due to complications related to chemotherapy treatments according to People magazine.
Cole was in NYC promoting her just-released new album, Still Unforgettable, when she experienced a “set back,” and had to be hospitalized, according to a family member.
Last week, Cole visited the set of […]

As most of you know, Hip Hop artist Nate Dogg (left) suffered a second stroke which left him paralyzed and on a ventilator.
According to TMZ.com, Dogg, real name Nathaniel Dwayne Hale is responding well to medical treatment and is only using a ventilator to make breathing easier.
A cardiovascular accident, or stroke, means a lack […]

If you live in the Atlanta area, you’ve heard about the case of Darlene Dukes (left) who died when an emergency dispatcher sent an ambulance to the wrong address last week.
Yes, human error played a part in this tragedy (it appears the dispatcher was not a good listener). But this tragedy could have […]

Comedian Bernie Mac has died according to his publicist. He was 50.
Mac’s publicist Danica Smith said Mac died early Saturday morning from complications related to pneumonia. This same publicist denied Mac’s pneumonia was related to Mac’s chronic disease, sarcoidosis, which Smith claimed was in remission since 2005.
But what else could have caused Mac’s […]

Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is in critical condition on life support, according to online reports. Taylor, 75, had been plagued with health problems for years.
The star was diagnosed with pneumonia and congestive heart failure - the latter is a cardiac condition which causes the lungs to fill with foamy fluid restricting blood flow into […]

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Today’s Medical Minute is dedicated to the narcissists among us like Angel Laws who owns the popular Concrete Poop blog, which I like to refer to as Ass Kissers Anonymous. AKA is a sort of self-help group for fellow brown nosers who worship celebrity narcissists like Knaye West and Jay Z.
On Friday, Laws […]

Natalie Cole’s representative has confirmed that Natalie Cole was diagnosed with hepatitis C. Cole was forced to pull out of a concert in California last week due to the chronic illness.
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne disease which means it is spread through contact with infected blood such as blood transfusions, using dirty needles, body […]

Salmonella has been in the news lately due to an outbreak that health officials are calling the largest foodborne outbreak in U.S. history.
The salmonella outbreak is blamed for over 1,000 illnesses across the country - with 203 people requiring hospitalization since June 1, 2008.
What makes this outbreak particularly ominous is neither the FDA nor the […]

Amy Winehouse is a sick woman. The British singer has been hospitalized in a London hospital ever since fainting at home on June 16.
Winehouse was not diagnosed with the sometimes fatal lung infection Tuberculosis as some online reports suggested.
But you could be infected with Tuberculosis right now and not even know it. […]