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Celebrity Quote of the Day - Patrick Swayze
2008-07-22 09:37:00 “I’m a miracle dude … I don’t know why.” - Patrick Swayze believes his response to treatment for pancreatic cancer has been amazing.
By: Celebrity Smack!
Totally Inconspicuous
2008-07-10 16:21:00 Michael Jackson is still totally off his wheelchair rocker! Michael came out of seclusion recently to hit some stores near his home in Vegas. He went toy shopping, of course. His kids - Prince Michael, Paris and ‘Blanket’ were all out too, thank goodness they still look normal. You can only hope they lead a somewhat regular ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
David Lee Roth?s Nuts Almost Did Him In
2008-07-09 19:40:00 David Lee Roth, 53, was pulled over for speeding in Oakland, Ontario recently -and lucky for him, it may have saved his life. When police approached the Van Halen singer’s rental car they realized he was having a major medical problem. Apparently Mr. Roth has an allergy to nuts and was having a severe allergic ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Celebrity Quote of the Day - Boy George
2008-07-02 15:42:00 “You can’t stop someone taking drugs, I know that, but you can certainly stop them performing. Somebody needs to stop her going onstage. I’ve been in that place. I know exactly what it’s like and I know how bad it is for her. I mean there’s nothing of her she’s emaciated. It ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Heather Locklear Seeking Treatment for Depression
2008-06-24 13:44:00 Heather Locklear is reportedly reaching out to professionals for help with anxiety and depression problems. Her boyfriend, Jack Wagner, is supporting her through this ordeal. Locklear’s publicist, Cece Yorke made a statement to the media saying, “Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression. She requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication and entered into a medical ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
F*ck Emphysema, I Need a Smoke!
2008-06-24 02:18:00 Despite being recently diagnosed with and hospitalized for emphysema, Amy Winehouse has already been photographed smoking. Amy’s father, Mitch, recently spoke out to the press saying that the disease could possibly kill her if she doesn’t quit drugs and smoking. “The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won’t just ruin her ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Amy Was Cracked Out
2008-06-20 11:56:00 Amy Winehouse’s family is trying to keep her in the hospital as long as possible, hoping to wean the talented singer off drugs. Sources say that she could be in the hospital for weeks - and is having withdrawals from crack cocaine and heroin, the dirtiest of drugs. Amy, 24, was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat after ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Docs Warn Amy, ?Quit Drugs - or Die!?
2008-06-18 12:03:00 Junkie Amy Winehouse has received the cold, hard truth from doctors at a private London hospital who have warned her to quit her drug habit or face an untimely death. Amy, who has been at the hospital since Monday, had tests ran after collapsing at her home in Camden. According to reports, doctors ran the ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Scott Baio and His Infant?s Medical Scare
2008-06-17 12:16:00 Scott Baio, 47, is opening up about the medical scare he and wife Renee Sloan, 39, had to endure with their infant daughter Bailey DeLuca. Only one day after mother and child came home from the hospital, Bailey, who was born premature, had tested positive for a potentially fatal disorder. “[I could] hear it in her ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Procedure Of Illness Insurance
2008-06-05 11:00:00 Surely planning for any eventuality regarding your health is a wise decision; critical illness insurance is something that we all need to make provision for. Providing financial peace of mind for your family by taking out protection for a mere few dollars each week, does not seem as important to most of us as having that luxury cup of coffee every day during lunch. Unfortunately, despite longer lives, we are not generally healthier and insurance providers now routinely offer cover in their policies as there is a reasonably high probability of contracting a serious condition. Studies have highlighted the problem with almost one man in five by the time they retire having a serious medical condition. This figure reduces, but only slightly, for women with around 15 percent having a severe health condition before retirement. Whilst lack of information may be to blame for the low numbers of people that arrange critical illness insurance protection it is more than likely our belief that it...
By: Debt Settlement
Proof Of Illness Insurance
2008-06-05 11:00:00 Planning for poor health in the future is hard to do especially when you are healthy but that is the purpose of insurance cover; critical illness insurance might be required someday so is planning for this really strange? This is a case of providing the essentials of living in today’s world for your loved ...
By: Home Loan
Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized
2008-06-02 22:12:00 Kelsey Grammer, 53, has been hospitalized after suffering a mild heart attack. He and wife Camille had just returned to their Hawaiian home after enjoying the ocean when he began to experience symptoms. A statement on Grammar’s condition was released, “Grammer experienced symptoms Saturday morning after paddle boarding with his wife Camille at their Hawaiian home. ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
What is The critical Illness Insurance
2008-06-02 17:00:00 When you are young fit and healthy, it is hard to plan for the day when that might not be the situation; critical illness insurance might be required someday so is planning for this really strange? This is a case of providing the essentials of living in today’s world for your loved ones in the event of your untimely death. After many years of medical studies it is apparent the chances of a person contracting a critical illness during their life is quite high so insurance providers now handle policies like this every day. These studies make for somber reading when you consider around one in five men will contract one of these conditions before they reach retirement age. The studies only provide women with a little better chance with one in six having serious health problems by the time they stop work. Insurance companies are of the opinion that because people do not believe it will happen to them or there is general ignorance about the subject that these could be the reasons wh...
Sen. Ted Kennedy Undergoes Brain Surgery
2008-06-02 16:26:00 Senator Ted Kennedy is undergoing bran surgery this morning at Duke University Medical Center in Durham N.C. Doctors are hoping to remove the malignant glioma tumor in his brain. Unfortunately, in most cases the growth is fatal, even after treatment. Kennedy released the following statement, “I am deeply grateful to the people of Massachusetts and to ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Top Ten Tips - Managing The Side Effects Of Chemotherapy
2008-05-15 06:00:00 According to the World Health Organization, cancer cases are increasing globally, with new cases expected to jump from 11.3 million in 2007 to 15.5 million 2030. With these increases mean more people on chemotherapy. Here are ways to manage these side effects that come with undergoing a chemo regimen: Know What To Expect - Ask your ...
By: Tip Diva
Top Ten Tips - Dealing With Shedding Animals
2008-05-14 06:00:00 If your home is decked in more fur than an old socialite, then it’s time to take control. If your dog or cat has shedding problems, there are ways to reduce the amount of animal hair on you, your clothes and your furniture: Buy A Pet Hair Roller - Also known as a lint roller, a ...
By: Tip Diva
Appeasement is a Mental Illness
2008-05-14 04:03:00 Who called me chicken?Photo by: mselderhuisArthur Neville Chamberlain was 68 years old when he became Prime Minister of Britain in 1937. Like many who had lived through the horrific years of the Great War, Chamberlain would do anything to avoid going to war again which explains why he bent over backwards for Hitler and took it up the wazoo. In his defense, I should mention that I am now beginning to think that conciliatory cowardice is a mental illness that afflicts old men who have lived through a previous war. This may explain why John Murtha is a cowardly defeatist. Anyone who wants us out of Iraq precisely because he thinks that negotiation and appeasement will work better against our Muslim enemies than a whack over the head has to be mentally ill. What is it about these old farts that turns them into drooling, sniveling, servile knee-bucklers? Infidels are Cool alerts us to this video which shows how negotiation and appeasement win the hearts and minds of UK Mus...
Benefits Of Critical Illness Insurance
2008-05-12 11:38:00 Nowadays, critical illness policies may provide cover for blindness in contrast to terminal illness policies. Should you become blind after accident or contract heart attack, your critical illness insurance may provide you with a tax free lump sum. This could help you settle your existing debts; assure living expenses as well as coping with ...
By: Home Loan
Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
2008-05-12 05:50:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. A teen who has been depressed at some point in the past year is more than twice as likely to have used marijuana as teens who ...
By: Latest News
Scientology and mental illness
2008-05-11 16:28:00 There are "numerous examples of a Scientology family devastated by the direct consequences of its faith," in this article.
By: Bad Thinking
Top Ten Tips - Non-Medicinal Home Sinus Remedies
2008-05-11 06:00:00 Allergy season is upon us once again, and for many people, that means bouts of sinus problems. Before taking the plethora of sinus medications out there, try some non-medicinal home remedies. Be sure to check with your doctor first! Avoid Triggers - Avoid allergens, like pollen, dust, fur and dirt, which enter your nasal cavity and ...
By: Tip Diva
Griffey scratched with illness; Mercker put on DL by Reds (AP)
2008-05-10 02:40:00 Ken Griffey Jr. was removed from the Cincinnati Reds’ starting lineup Friday night against the New York Mets because of an illness. Three homers shy of 600, Griffey was to be replaced in right field by Ryan Freel. The start of the game was delayed because of rain. Second baseman Brandon Phillips also was out ...
By: MLB News Blog
Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
2008-05-09 01:34:00 yahoo news: Serious mental illness costs Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone, a new report shows. The study broadly defines mood and anxiety disorders that greatly limit a person’s ability to function for at least 30 days a year, including instances of any condition linked to suicidal behaviors or frequent violent ...
By: Thought-Blender
Signs of Illness in Eclectus Parrots
2008-05-08 23:05:00 Signs of Illness in Eclectus Parrots Just as you must know the signs of a healthy Eclectus parrot, you must also know what to look for that may signify illness. You also need to know when a situa
By: Pet Owner Club
Walk for mental illness
2008-05-07 21:44:00 I’m participating in a walk this Saturday to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The organization is holding more than 200 walks across 69 cities this year to help benefit people with mental illness. To check for walks in your area, see here. I was diagnosed with both depression and an eating disorder ...
Top Ten Tips - Stocking And Organizing A Medicine Cabinet
2008-05-07 06:00:00 Everyone should have a medicine cabinet in their homes in case of a sickness or an emergency. Here’s what to do to make sure you’re stocked and prepared: Avoid Putting The Cabinet In The Bathroom If You’re Going To Stock Medications Or Vitamins - Medication and vitamins are susceptible to heat, cold and moisture, so a ...
By: Tip Diva
Autism is linked to parents' mental illness and can be inherited from eithe
2008-05-06 03:04:00 In another sign pointing to an inherited component to autism, a study released on Monday found that having a schizophrenic parent or a mother with psychiatric problems roughly doubled a child's risk of being autistic:"Our research shows that mothers and fathers diagnosed with schizophrenia were about twice as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism," said Julie Daniels of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who worked on the study. "We also saw higher rates of depression and personality disorders among mothers, but not fathers," she said in a statement.This is truly an amazing study with widespread implications. The study of families in Sweden with children born between 1977 and 2003 involved 1,227 children diagnosed with autism. They were compared with families of nearly 31,000 children who did not have autism. Sweden's detailed health registry provides a wealth of data for such studies. What are the symptoms of autism? Autism, which is marked...
Solution for handle your colon illness
2008-05-04 07:02:00 Most people imagine that they have a good body and they don’t aware about their body condition. So it can make their body having some trouble. The trouble that is also happening to most people is on their internal organ, such as on their liver, hearth, colon, kidney, and many other internal ...
Illness or Pain
2008-05-03 23:28:00 “Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling any resistance to it, it’s a non-issue.” Abraham-Hicks
My experience with illness came in handy - Shaana - News
2008-05-02 01:00:00 In a week from now, Shaana would be witness to her Big Friday. She would be seen sharing stage with none other than Big B in BHOOTHNATH...... Read Original story
Terror Danjah & DJ Illness Present Hardcast - May Edition
2008-04-30 13:05:00 The first Podcast to premier on Grime Forum comes from Terror Danjah & DJ Illness. Check this out for exclusive music, interviews, and previews of Hardrive Vol.2 coming in the near future.This is going to be the first of many Podcasts produced by people at the heart of Grime in association with Grime ForumCLICK TO DOWNLOAD HEREALTERNATE LINK Click here to discuss it on Grime Forum
By: Butterz
How To Keep Your Man
2008-04-30 04:03:00 Being in a relationship isn’t easy at all. It takes a lot of time and hard work to make it last and to keep it from being boring. In the beginning not much work is needed to be done because everything is fresh. You are just starting to know and learn each other this stage ...
Why Men Lose Interest In Sex
2008-04-27 19:47:00 There is nothing more hurtful than to think that your partner does not want to touch you. At first things were ok having sex when you wanted to was no problem. Now all of a sudden when you want it he always turns you down the first thing you think is that he is having ...
CATIE studies/ Mental Illness
2008-04-27 12:00:00 CATIE ( Clinical Anti-psychotic Trials of Intervention effectiveness) was carried out in America to compare the effectiveness of first generation anti-psychotics like haleperidol etc to second generation atypical medications like perphenazine to newest like Olanzapine etc. The drug MNCs use advertisements, psychiatrists, even Federal Drug administration officials to propagate the efficacy ...
When To Take Critical Illness Cover?
2008-04-23 13:18:00 Have you heard about critical illness insurance? Well, it is very popular these days. The motive of this policy is to provide the holder the financial security in case of any critical illness. It is an important way in which you can get your life secured. If you have any dependents or are living alone, it actually does not matter. You must have the critical illness cover so that in case of any illness you can ensure financial stability. On diagnosis, if you being the policyholder are diagnosed with any critical or serious illness, then in that case you get the payment. And this payment is exempt from tax. Now, not all illnesses are critical. It actually depends and the cover that you are taking must have that illness in the list. As you know, that different companies have different terms and conditions. However, some illnesses are quite common and mostly covered by the insurance companies. These are cancer, cardiac arrest, brain tumor, kidney failure etc. You must remember that on ...
By: Debt Settlement
The Mental Illness that is the Left
2008-04-21 07:44:00 You cannot make this stuff up. A potent mixture of malignant narcissism and psychotic self hate.
Blogging, Growing, Never Shaking? Staying Strong, Despite The Hating
2008-04-20 22:00:00 I have been thinking a lot lately about where I can take this blog going forward. Some things have been getting to me lately and affecting my posting [Read this story ONLY on TheLostGirl?s Blog Website]. Regular readers may have noticed that I have not been posting as often as I used to. ...
Chronic Candida: The Unrecognized Illness
2008-04-19 07:00:00 Patients with Chronic Candida often suffer needlessly for years with symptoms ranging from depression to loss of memory to fatigue. Sufferers of this condition go from doctor to doctor looking for a cure but are often written off as hypochondriacs because the doctor is unable to properly diagnose the problem. In fact a major cause ...
By: Resources zone
Is your Chronic Illness Making You a Chronic Complainer?
2008-04-19 04:53:00 Most people don?t want to be around a chronic complainer. You know the one that shows up at the family picnic. You see her coming and everyone starts disappearing, but wait you couldn?t get away from dear old Aunt Bertha. So you endure the conversation, wondering when she?ll ever quit whining about Uncle Harold?s snoring ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is your Chronic Illness Making You a Chronic Complainer?", url: "http://chronicchicktalk.com/20-08/04/18/is-your-chronic-illnes-s-making-you-a-chronic-complain-er/" });
Jessica Simpson?s Hospitalization Due to Partying or Sex?
2008-04-18 20:40:00 Star magazine is reporting that Jessica Simpson’s March 28th hospitalization for a kidney infection was brought on by months of partying and excessive drinking. Simpson, who has been hopping from one guy to the next since divorcing Nick Lachey, is currently dating Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo, who likes to party. A source said, “She used to ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Military And Mental Illness
2008-04-18 18:14:00 There has been a new study that just came out that states 300,000 US troops suffer from Major Depressive Disorder and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also an additional 300,000 have suffered brain injuries. Out of these numbers only half have sought out treatment. This works out to 18.5 percent of United States troops are suffering from a mental disorder so roughly one in five. Very scary.(MSNBC article)I wrote the following post near the start of this blog:PTSD - The disorder that is about to explodePost Traumatic Stress Disorder is not a whole heck of a lot of fun. Basic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is watching or experiencing something tragic or along those line, Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is witnessing or being a part of long term events that have left a major mark on your psyche, think long term abuse or military service on foreign land.The big thing when it comes to either form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is that your constantly haunted by what you sa...
Top Ten Tips - Staying Safe In The Sun
2008-04-17 06:00:00 Sun is good for us - small amounts of exposure increase your body’s Vitamin D-making ability. But too much sun can be harmful, leading to sunburns or worse - cancer. Here’s how you can stay safe and have fun in the sun: Buy The Correct SPF - Calculate the time it takes you to burn, and ...
By: Tip Diva
Even the best media can't avoid treating mental illness like a horror show
2008-04-16 11:09:00 Even The Associated Press isn't immune to promoting stigma.Here's a story about a person who's accused of killing his therapist. Count the number of mental health stereotypes that the clever reporter and editor managed to weave into the text.The point is: Can we find another way of describing people with mental illness without resorting to adjectives and verbs that are best reserved for a horror movie?Here's the story (stereotypes are in bold):A lawyer for a mental patient accused of hacking a Manhattan psychotherapist to death with a meat cleaver said Tuesday that his client will offer an insanity defense at his trial.Defense lawyer Bryan Konoski said in Manhattan's state Supreme Court that a psychiatrist he hired to examine murder suspect David Tarloff, 40, said he has "very strong grounds" for a psychiatric defense (above photo: Tarloff).Konoski's court papers say he will offer evidence of Tarloff's "lack of criminal responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect." T...
By: Coping with Life
If you don't have a mental illness when you go in, you certainly will by th
2008-04-16 01:11:00 Howdy all! I'm home early today, as I just got through with a Witch Doctor appointment and live on this side of town anyway.As you can tell by the title of this post, I have some thoughts that I'd like to rant about, but FOR FUCK'S SAKE where do I begin? I mean, in the past I have described the offices of my San Diego and Dallas Witch Doctors with fleeting bits of criticism (I'm too lazy to go trolling through my archives to find the link, yet I do recall thinking that the chair cushions in one of the offices were uncomfortable...hehe), but truth be told, they were damn alright in my book.Let's begin with arriving at the building which houses my current psychiatrist. Just how fucking welcoming does it feel to be met with 2 doors leading in: one heavily-reinforced and emblazoned in bold with "STAFF ONLY" and the other, which is quite rickety, stating "Patients - No smoking, No food, No beverages"? Gee, nice way to get started off, by being put squarely in my place, eh?Well, thi...
Top Ten Tips - Organizing Vitamins And Medication
2008-04-14 06:00:00 In our medicine and vitamin-happy society, many of us have enough pills and liquids to make us scratch our heads and wonder what they’re for. Here’s how to take out the confusion: Keep Medications And Vitamins In A Cool, Dry, Safe Place - Medication and vitamins are susceptible to temperature and moisture, so the bathroom medicine cabinet ...
By: Tip Diva
How To De-stress Your Meal Planning While Living With Chronic Illness
2008-04-13 23:53:00 Finding ways to de-stress my life has become important to me. I become overwhelmed pretty easy since living with lupus. The evening times are my anxiety prone times. In those few hours my daughter comes home, dogs are more active, homework helping, and fixing dinner and eating dinner. I had to reduce my stress level, so ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How To De-stress Your Meal Planning While Living With Chronic Illness", url: "http://chronicchicktalk.com/20-08/04/13/how-to-de-stress-your--meal-planning-while-living-with--chronic-illness/" });
Inappropriate Things That Happened At My Old Place Of Work [Part 2]
2008-04-13 17:19:00 I?ve been thinking a lot lately about some of the things that happened at my old place of work [Read this post ONLY on TheLostGirl?s Blog Website]. It was such a different company culture to the one I am in now. My new workplace is so happy and positive. Very different to my last job ...
Inappropriate Things That Happened At My Old Place Of Work [Part 1]
2008-04-13 17:12:00 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about some of the things that happened at my old place of work [Read this post ONLY on TheLostGirl?s Blog Website]. It was such a different company culture to the one I am in now. My new workplace is so happy and positive. Very different to my last job ...
Top 10 Study Tips and Suggestions For Those Living With A Chronic Illness
2008-04-13 06:24:00 Coming from a lover of all learning and a future teacher, school and all of the studying it encompasses means everything to me. A true perfectionist, I wanted to prove that my chronic illnesses would not keep me from succeeding in something that was so intrinsically personal to me: education. I knew before the age of four that I would be a teacher when I grew up. When I was diagnosed at fourteen, after suffering for nearly five undiagnosed years, I was told with the severity of my health issues, I likely would not graduate high school. Tears seared my cheeks hearing those brutal words. Here I was sitting on a cold table in a sterile white room with someone who didn?t even know me, telling me that I wouldn?t live out my lifelong dreams. I wanted to be valedictorian. Dropping out, not continuing on, however you look at it, were not visions in my head, nor would those doctor?s words taint my drive and dreams. Click to read more ...
Update: Toni Braxton Cancels More Shows Due to Unidentified Illness
2008-04-11 13:06:00 R&B singer Toni Braxton has been forced to cancel another four shows as she battles a mystery illness, reports Contactmusic. As Singersroom previously reported, Braxton was admitted to St. Rose Dominican Hospital at the beginning of the week after experiencing an unknown illness. Braxton, 40, was released on Tuesday (April 8) and is recuperating at home in Las Vegas. She is said to be in good condition.
By: Juicy News
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