May 18, 2013

L.A. Hospital to Stop Conducting Abortions

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*In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced that elective abortions will no longer be performed at the hospital because of the low number of procedures done annually reports the Los Angeles Times. The decision was based on a review of clinical services performed at the facility that began [...]




Newborn Baby Sold on Facebook in India

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*Facebook has been accused of being the biggest supplier of goods of all kinds via members and businesses that patronize the social media behemoth. But, the site has taken on a new product that some have been afraid of from the beginning. An Indian man kidnapped his granddaughter’s newborn child and sold the child to [...]




Nelson Mandela Back in Hospital with Lung Infection

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*Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital just before midnight Wednesday due to his recurring lung infection, the South African president’s office said today. “Doctors are attending to him, ensuring that he has the best possible expert medical treatment and comfort,” the government’s statement said. Mandela, 94, spent 18 days in [...]




Nelson Mandela Responding to Treatment after Lung Infection

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*Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who is 94 and has been in the hospital since Saturday for tests, has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection but is responding to treatment, the government said on Tuesday. The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace laureate is spending his fourth day in a hospital in the South [...]




Son of Hank Baskett, Kendra Wilkinson Briefly Hospitalized

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*Police and firefighters responded to a 911 call from the home of former NFL star Hank Baskett and ex-Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson this week after her 2-year-old son mysteriously passed out, according to TMZ. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Law enforcement sources say authorities arrived at the house on Wednesday around 5 p.m., and when [...]




Halle Berry Rushed to the Hospital with Head Injury

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*Halle Berry, 45, is out of the hospital this morning after suffering a head injury while filming her latest movie. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The Oscar winner was rushed to Los Angeles’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Tuesday night after she fell on the set of her movie “The Hive” at about 10 p.m. and hit [...]




BIZARRO NEWS: Baby Born with Penis on Her Head

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*Fortunately a photo isn’t available of this unfortunate soul, because if it was, we just could bear to see it. Just hearing about it is creepy enough. ————————— There are many precautions that doctors ask expecting mothers to take, but in some areas of the world, the environment causes birth defects that cannot be prevented. [...]




Ray J in Hospital After Dispute with Whitney’s Family – Publicist Updates

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UPdate … *EUR received an email notification from Courtney Barnes, Ray J’s publicist saying that the singer/actor has been in a Las Vegas area hospital since the early morning of Monday, May 21, and will remain there for treatment for exhaustion and jet lag. Barnes says Ray J was in ‘Vegas hosting a launch party [...]




Photos: 50 Cent Tweets Hospital Pics Before Surgery

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*Rapper 50 Cent, whose mixtape “The Lost Tape” is set to drop on Tuesday (May 22), tweeted photos of himself Wednesday lying in a hospital bed, including one where he is surrounded by stuffed animals. “I’m in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will be out on time,” he [...]




Bobby Womack Released from NY Hospital

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*Soul icon Bobby Womack has been released from a New York hospital following a successful recovery from pneumonia, reports the Associated Press. During his stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He is scheduled to undergo surgery at a later date, according to the AP. In a statement through his New York [...]




DMX Briefly Hospitalized for Food Poisoning

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*TMZ is reporting that DMX was rushed to the hospital with food poisoning Wednesday night (Jan. 25). According to the website, the rapper was boarding a plane from Miami, en route to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he became violently ill. When the plane landed in Charlotte, DMX hopped in a limo and was rushed to [...]




Report: Tracy Morgan Rushed to Hospital at Sundance

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*According to TMZ, “30 Rock” actor Tracy Morgan was rushed to a hospital Sunday evening at the Sundance Film Festival — after he  fell unconscious at an award ceremony. Maybe his passing out was related to him being overly intoxicated. That’s what some are thinking because sources say he appeared to very drunk during his [...]




Nick Cannon in Stable Condition After ‘Mild Kidney Failure’

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*Mariah Carey shared good news on Twitter this afternoon: her husband, Nick Cannon, is in stable condition after his recent episode of mild kidney failure, reports Rolling Stone. “Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis, hopefully he’ll be discharged within 2 days,” the singer tweeted. “As always he’s laughing and in good spirits.” [...]




Nick Cannon Transferred from Aspen to L.A. Hospital

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*Ailing Nick Cannon has been transferred to a Los Angeles hospital to continue treatment for “mild kidney failure.” A rep for the 31-year-old was moved Wednesday after receiving treatment in Aspen, Colo., where the TV personality and his wife, Mariah Carey, had been vacationing. Earlier this week, Carey tweeted that he’s suffering from “mild kidney [...]




Muhammad Ali Home from Hospital after Losing Consciousness

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*Muhammad Ali is back home and recuperating after he was hospitalized last month in Arizona, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The paper spoke with Ali’s close friend and Louisville radio personality John Ramsey, after Ramsey told Star magazine that the boxing icon had been hospitalized “after slipping out of consciousness at his Phoenix-area home.” Ramsey said [...]