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Sarah Hyland Suicide Scare Reflects Crushing Toll of 2nd Kidney Transplant

Sarah Hyland Suicide Scare Reflects Crushing Toll of 2nd Kidney Transplant

Keith Girard
Sarah Hyland, the bouncy actress best known for her role as Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” went through a dark period in her life that led to suicidal thoughts because of the emotional toll from a failed kidney transplant. When people think about organ transplants, they are less likely to think about the emotional impact. But that can be profound too, according to medical references. Related: Search kidney Melania Trump May Have Rare Hereditary, Sometimes Fatal Kidney Disease Hyland learned first hand after going on an emotional roller coaster after a kidney transplant from her father failed....
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Donald Trump Family History of Alzheimer’s Returns as Campaign Issue

Keith Girard
Donald Trump’s family history of Alzheimers disease, an issue during his heated primary campaign, has returned to center stage in the presidential election, driven largely by repeated attacks on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s health. He may already be exhibiting early signs of the disease. Trump, 70, will be the oldest president ever elected if he wins in November. But his health is largely a mystery. ...
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Donald Trump to Unleash First TV Attack Ads; Expect Worst, Dems Say

Keith Girard
Donald Trump, who has made the big lie a central part of his presidential campaign–i.e. Obama created ISIS–is about to fire his first television campaign broadside against Democrat Hillary Clinton. He’s trying to shore up flagging support around the country with a new campaign team. The supposed masterminds behind the campaign are recently ousted Fox News honcho Roger Ailes and Steve Bannon, the executive director of far-right wing news service Breitbart News. ...
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Cameron Diaz Jumps On Celebrity Health, Wellness Kick (watch!)

Keith Girard
Cameron Diaz is the latest Hollywood actress to jump on the celebrity health and wellness bandwagon. She offered up her prescription for a long, healthy life on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today (Apr. 5), and seems to be taking a common sense approach to aging. A slew of over-40 stars, from Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Uma Thurman, to Catherine Zeta-Jones and Diaz herself are still basking in the limelight. ...
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Angelina Jolie Cancer-Related Ovary Removal Creating False Health Scare

Keith Girard
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have her ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed to ward off cancer is creating a false health scare among women, largely because of the way tabloids are hyping the news, released today (Mar. 24). The publicity surrounding Jolie’s condition could cause women to worry about their susceptibility and rush to get tested for the same gene mutation Jolie suffers from. What’s more, it costs from hundreds to thousands of dollars to test for the mutated genes. But absent a family history of cancer and other signs, testing is most likely unnecessary, according to The National Institute of Cancer....
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What Bobby Kristina’s Latest Medical Procedure Says About Her Health

Keith Girard
Bobby Kristina Brown reportedly underwent a tracheotomy this week at Emory University Hospital. While doctors have yet to comment on her condition, the procedure does say something about her her health–both good and bad, according to sources and medical references. Right off the bat, it suggests she is likely not suffering organ failure, as TMZ and other media reported last week....
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Britney Spears Photoshop Brouhaha Answered by New Video (watch!)

Keith Girard
Britney Spears is real and spectacular. A new video released by Women’s Health magazine appears to answer social media snarks who claimed she was slimmed down and firmed up through digital alteration to look thinner and sexier in her magazine cover photo. The general consensus, reported by a slew of Internet “news” sites was that Britney couldn’t look that good....
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Joan Rivers’ Autopsy Inconclusive; Throat Surgery Drugs Eyed

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers’ cause of death could not be immediately determine by an autopsy, according to results released today by the New York City medical examiner’s office. But drugs used for her throat surgery may have played a role. Rivers, 81, went into cardiac and respiratory arrest while undergoing minor surgery on her vocal chords at an outpatient clinic. Prior to that she exhibited no signs of ill health....
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Joan Rivers’ Fate Hangs on Decision to Remove Life Support This Week

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers daughter Melissa Rivers continues to hold out hope her mother will regain consciousness after suffering cardiac arrest, but the quality of her life is likely to be poor and perhaps even vegetative if she recovers. The 81-year-old comedian would likely be wheelchair bound and may have great difficulty speaking and even feeding herself, according to medical references. Rivers was brought out of a medically induced coma Aug. 31, but has not regained consciousness and is only breathing with the help of a life support....
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Joan Rivers Induced Coma a ‘Last Ditch’ Therapy; Mortality Rate High

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers is expected to undergo further medical treatment over the weekend that may include efforts to bring her out of a medically induced coma. But the prognosis is poor for someone her age, and the survival rate overall is not encouraging, according to an examination of several studies. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, West Virginia miner Randal McCloy Jr. and Mexican boxer Ruben Contreras, all were put in a medically induced comas following a brain injury wih varying degrees of success. ...
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Joan Rivers Hospitalized After Surgery Mishap; Condition Stable

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City this morning (Aug. 28.) after she reportedly stopped breathing during surgery, according to reports. Rivers, 81, was listed in critical condition, according to CNN, and may have suffered cardiac arrest. Her condition has since been upgraded to “stable,” the hospital said this afternoon. Daughter Melissa Rivers was said to be on her way to the hospital. ...
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Bret Michaels Felled by Diabetes, Flu Combination; Shows Canceled

Keith Girard
Bret Michaels’ sudden medical emergency during a New Hampshire concert last week has renewed focus on the dangers of diabetes, which can be life threatening if it gets out of control. Michaels, 51, suffered an apparent bout of extremely low blood sugar three songs into his show at the Palace Theater in Manchester. He became faint and disoriented. ...
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Fitness Trainer Drew Manning Shows Off 70-Lb. Weight Loss

Keith Girard
Personal trainer Drew Manning, who intentionally gained over 70 pounds last year to empathize with his overweight clients, is back to his ripped self after six months of dieting and working out. Manning showed off his amazing slimdown on “Good Morning America” June 4, 2012, where he discussed his weight gain (and loss) journey....
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Kelly Clarkson: How I Lost 30 Pounds in Six Months

Keith Girard
American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson lost an amazing 30 pounds in six months by eating smaller portions and doing lots of cardio exercise. While Kelly, 29, has always insisted she’s happy with her curves, the Grammy winner decided to slim down after she began dating fitness-minded talented manager Brandon Blackstock, 35, the son of her longtime manager....
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Kim Kardashian Hard Luck Mounts; Sued Over Diet Pills

Keith Girard
Kim Kardashian and sisters Kourtney and Khloe have been named as defendants in a class action that claims the QuickTrim diet pills they promote are nothing more than hyper-doses of caffeine that is unsafe to take. Scott A. Bursor, a partner in the law firm Bursor & Fisher, said last month he was exploring a class action on behalf of QuickTrim users because the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had concluded that caffeine “is not safe or effective for weight loss.”...
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Beyonce, Jay-Z First Look at Baby Blue Ivy Carter (photos!)

Keith Girard
Beyonce and Jay-Z have posted the first photos of their new baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter. Jay-Z posted the photos on his Web site Life and Times, foregoing a common celebrity practice of selling the photos to a tabloid publication. The baby looks like mom Beyonce, with a think head of black hair. She’s shown in the photos holding the infant in her arms, apparently not long after Blue Ivy’s birth....
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