Category Archives: Health

Heather Locklear taken to Calif. hospital

By doris | Published: January 13, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Heather Locklear was taken to a Southern California hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday after an emergency call was made from her home, authorities said. Paramedics and sheriff’s deputies responded Thursday afternoon to Locklear’s home in Westlake Village, which is 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Locklear [...]

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Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra dies in Sicily

By doris | Published: September 5, 2011

Full Story at Yahoo! News ROME (AP) — Salvatore Licitra, a tenor known in his Italian homeland as the “new Pavarotti,” died Monday at age 43 after spending nine days in a coma following a motorscooter accident in Sicily. Catania’s Garibaldi Hospital, announcing the death, said Licitra never regained consciousness after suffering severe head and [...]

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Tom Jones cancels concert, denies heart scare

By doris | Published: August 28, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LONDON — Singer Tom Jones cancelled a Saturday night concert in Monaco due to severe dehydration, his spokesman said Sunday, but he denied reports that the veteran Welsh crooner was suffering heart problems. The 71-year-old star’s performance on Saturday had been due to be the last of a 3-month tour. “Tom [...]

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Grease’ actress Annette Charles dies at 63

By doris | Published: August 5, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.Blog.CNN.com Just a few months after her “Grease” co-star Jeff Conaway died, actress Annette Charles, known to “Grease” fans as Cha Cha, passed away at age 63, CNN has confirmed. Her rep says that she died at her home in Los Angeles on Wednesday night due to complications from cancer. According to [...]

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Amy Winehouse’s musical legacy will live on

By doris | Published: July 25, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com A brief period existed in the spring of 2007 when Amy Winehouse teetered between chanteuse with a cult following, and international superstar. It was right about the time her game-changing album, “Back to Black” was released, and just before the resulting wildfire of fame engulfed her. Steve Kandrell, now editor-in-chief of [...]

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Schwarzenegger son hurt in Malibu surf mishap

By doris | Published: July 22, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — The youngest son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver is recovering in a hospital after a body-boarding accident at a Malibu beach. A family statement issued Friday says Christopher Schwarzenegger “is a brave boy and is expected to make a full recovery.” The statement called it “a [...]

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British actress Anna Massey dies at 73

By doris | Published: July 4, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LONDON — Anna Massey, the member of an acting dynasty whose roles ranged from lonely spinsters to Margaret Thatcher, has died. She was 73. Massey died Saturday after a battle with cancer, with her husband and son at her side, her agent Pippa Markham said Monday. The actress was born in [...]

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Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show

By doris | Published: June 25, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com SYDNEY – Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours. The 85-year-old actor, comedian and tireless advocate for muscular dystrophy research is on a fundraising tour for [...]

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‘Columbo’ actor Peter Falk dies at 83

By doris | Published: June 24, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Actor Peter Falk, who rose to fame on a shambling manner and a rumpled raincoat as the TV detective Lt. Columbo, has died. He was 83. Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home Thursday evening, according to a statement released by his friend, attorney Larry Larson. The cause [...]

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Glen Campbell diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

By doris | Published: June 22, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – Country music legend Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and plans to put out his final album this summer. Campbell’s representative Bobbie Gale made the announcement Wednesday. The disease is in its early stages. The 75-year-old’s wife Kim also talked to People magazine and said they [...]

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