June 19, 2013

Etta James Taken Off Respirator, Condition Improving

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*Etta James, who is terminally ill with leukemia, has been taken off a respirator and is breathing on her own again, her friend and manager said Friday. Lupe De Leon said the 73-year-old singer is soon expected to leave the intensive care unit of a hospital near her home in Riverside, east of Los Angeles. [...]




Etta James Taken Off Respirator

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*Good news. Legendary singer Etta James, who was diagnosed as terminally ill, is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator. Lupe De Leon, James’ manager, said the singer’s blood pressure is normal. DeLeon says James was put on a respirator when she was hospitalized on Dec. 21 because she was having trouble [...]




Etta James Hospitalized, Placed on Breathing Machine

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*More sad news for the legendary Etta James. The Grammy-winning singer, who has been deemed terminally ill with leukemia, has been hospitalized in California and placed on a breathing machine, her long-time manager and friend said on Friday. James, 73, best known for the blues ballad “At Last,” was taken to the hospital near her [...]




Music Legend Etta James Terminally Ill

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*Blues legend Etta James is said to be terminally ill and has little time left after battling leukemia, dementia and kidney failure for several years now, according to the singer’s live-in physician. Dr. Elaine James—who is not related to the 73-year-old Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer but has been providing the [...]




Promo: Loretta Devine in for Emotional New Season on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

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*Loretta Devine tells TVGuide.com she’s looking forward to her return to “Grey’s Anatomy” this fall, especially since the medical drama is continuing the heartwrenching story line that helped earn the veteran actress her first Emmy nomination for playing the Chief’s wife, Adele Webber, last season. As TVGuide first reported, Richard (James Pickens Jr.) will step [...]




Etta James Back in the Hospital with Infection

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*The AP is reporting that blues singer Etta James is back in a Southern California hospital with a potentially deadly infection. Her son, Sametto James, tells the Riverside Press-Enterprise that his mother was admitted to an undisclosed hospital earlier this week for treatment of sepsis caused by a urinary tract infection. Sepsis is a potentially [...]




Judge: Etta James’ Husband Can Use $60K for Care

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*A Southern California judge has ruled that Etta James’ husband may use $60,000 of her savings to pay for her medical care. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cahraman said at a hearing Friday that the money should last until Feb. 24, when Artis Mills is expected back in court to continue seeking control of [...]




Something else to raise your blood pressure: It’s linked to dementia.

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*If the cardiologist’s warnings don’t scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia. The evidence is strong enough that the National Institutes of Health soon will begin enrolling thousands of hypertension sufferers in a major study to see if aggressive treatment – pushing blood pressure lower [...]