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Increase of Injuries From Wii Usage
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Nintendo, Wii,
The UK claims that up to 10 users a week are being hospitalized because of their Wiis. Dr. Dev Mukerjee of Broomfield Hospital, Essex, claims that there has been a 100% increase of patients with “Wii-itis.” Ailments such as shoulder or wrist inflammation have been reported as well as “Wii-knee” after playing Wii-Fit, which may involve 3 months of treatment to cure. So remember, before you head into heavy gaming mode, do some stretching exercises first.
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So You Think You Can Dance Contestants Hospitalized
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, So You Think You Can Dance, News,
At last night’s taping of the Teen Choice Awards, Mary Murphy confirmed that two of the So You Think You Can Dance finalists were sent to the hospital on Saturday.
The two dancers - who were not named - collapsed during rehearsals and were taken to Cedars-Sinai for evaluation. According to the judge, the competitors have all been dancing up to 12 hours a day and were likely dehydrated. As a results, practices ended early on Saturday and were completely canceled (for everyone) on Sunday.
All four competitors - Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen - are expected to return to the floor today.
Part 1 of the two-part SYTYCD finale begins this Wednesday @ 8pm.
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Conflicting Reports About Bernie Mac’s Health
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television,
UPDATE: As of August 7, Bernie is reportedly in stable condition and “responding well to treatment.”
Bernie Mac, the former star of The Bernie Mac Show, has been hospitalized for several days now for a case of pneumonia. Unfortunately, reports on how the comedian is faring varies from source to source.
This weekend, a rep for the Ocean’s Eleven star denied reports that the star had passed away. Publicist Danica Smith claimed the 50-year-old was responding well to treatment and was expected to go home soon. But a post in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times tells an entirely different story. A source close to the family tells the newspaper that Mac (a.k.a. Bernard McCullough) is actually in “very, very critical” condition.
Back in 2004, production on Mac’s FOX series halted while he was being treated for sarcoidosis. The chronic disease, which he had been diagnosed with earlier in his life, can inflame tissues. Although his hospitalization at that time had pneumonia ties, Smith says her client’s current medical issue is not sarcoidosis-reated.
Whatever the story, we sincerely wish Bernie a speedy recovery.
Chicago Sun-Times
Angelina Jolie Doing Well in Hospital
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Rumors,
UPDATE: Entertainment Tonight has finally acknowledged that it was previously ‘given false information’ about the twins’ birth.
A news conference held earlier today told Entertainment Tonight something that program didn’t what to hear: Angelina Jolie has not had her babies…yet.
The media’s presence in the South of France has grown ever since the actress checked into the hospital earlier this week. But according to the facility’s rep, the 33-year-old’s stay had been “planned for a long time.”
During Tuesday’s presser in France, Jolie’s obstetrician told photographers they’ll have to patient if they want to stalk the family; the newborns will be welcomed sometime “in the weeks to come.” In the meantime, outlets shouldn’t fill time speculating about Angelina’s current condition.
“Everything is normal. She is very well, and she’s okay. ... Brad and Angelina want everyone to know that everything is going well.”
So Mary Hart—do you think ET will finally get around to printing that retraction now?
People
Winehouse Still Smoking Despite Hospitalization
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Drugs,
Although Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch, mistakenly claimed his daughter had emphysema, the singer is not exactly out of the woods.
In an attempt to clear up the erroneous report, reps clarified the 24-year-old’s health status. While Amy hasn’t yet been diagnosed with the irreversible lung disease, she does have “scarring of the lungs which could lead to emphysema.” According to spin doctor Chris Goodman, “If she keeps doing the wrong things, then it could lead to it. If she does the right things, it won’t.”
Unfortunately, no amount of scarring could overcome Amy’s strong penchant for inhaling. During a brief release from the hospital yesterday (she’s been there since fainting last Monday), Winehouse was snapped by the paparazzi…with a cigarette in her mouth. Maybe she was just saying one last goodbye to the cigs? Maybe?
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Amy Winehouse Diagnosed with Emphysema
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Drugs,
UPDATE: Despite what Amy’s father told the media, the singer’s rep denies Winehouse has emphysema. She supposedly has a “scarring of the lungs which could lead to emphysema.”
After years of unhealthy living, it’s been determined that singer Amy Winehouse has the early stages of emphysema. This diagnosis was made after the 24-year-old collapsed at her home last Monday. A week of tests had ruled out other possibilities - such as tuberculosis - for her chest problems.
According to the Mayo Clinic, emphysema is “is a progressive lung disease that results in shortness of breath and reduces your capacity for physical activity.” Unfortunately, Winehouse could have been suffering for some time and didn’t experience any symptoms “until irreversible damage” had already occurred.
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Kelsey Grammer Recovering From Heart Attack
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television,
Cheers star Kelsey Grammer is resting comfortably today after suffering a mild heart attack this weekend.
The 53-year-old was in Hawaii at the time of the incident. He had just been paddle boarding with his wife when he felt the symptoms come on.
Grammer was immediately taken to the hospital where he still is at this time. According to his rep, Kelsey should be released later this week.
The actor - whose FOX comedy, Back to You, was recently cancelled - is currently scheduled to star in Roman’s Empire, a new pilot for ABC.
Hollywood Reporter
Why DWTS’ Derek Hough was Hospitalized
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, News,
If you watched last night’s broadcast of Dancing with the Stars: Season 6, you may have wondered about a comment host Samantha Harris made backstage. After Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough did their Samba, it was revealed a trip to the emergency room almost kept Hough off the show.
For those keeping track, that would make two hospital visits in approximately two weeks for Julianne’s sibling.
Before last week’s show, Derek tweaked his neck while rehearsing for a routine that didn’t involve his celebrity partner. Unsure if he was going to be able to continue, Jonathan Roberts was asked to work with Shannon on the Viennese Waltz in the interim. Fortunately for Elizabeth and Hough, the couple reunited in time to earn a 28 during that Monday’s show.
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Big Brother 9 Day 15: Inexplicable Jericho Tie-In
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Editorial, News,
My Big Brother 9 thought of the night is that only on CBS could they figure out a way to cross-promote a drama about post-apocalyptic America (Jericho) on a trash reality show about being stuck in figurative purgatory with amoral people you can’t stand and who are probably out to get you. Then again, maybe that is what post-apocalyptic America will be like? Hmmmnm, maybe we’re in post-apocalyptic America right now?
Anyway, the headlines from Big Brother 9 Day 15 are:
- Sharon and Joshuah won “power of veto” but chose not to use it to save either Amanda and Alex or Natalie and Matt.
- Both Allison and Amanda became ill at the same time and had to go to the hospital though not for the same reasons.
- Sheila just might be crazy.
- The women are stuck in bikinis for a week while the men get to wear regular clothes.
- Amanda just might be a Republican who endorses GOP presidential nominee front runner John McCain.
The show began with Amanda, the paralegal from Fridley, Minnesota, saying she isn’t surprised James and Chelsia nominated her and Alex for eviction because they are by far the strongest competitors. Alex believes everything is Amanda’s fault and that she is the only reason he was put up on the chopping block. Amanda tried to reach out to Alex saying he should keep a positive attitude. Alex basically told her to get lost and that she is the only one he is mad at.
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Big Brother 9: Two House Guests Rushed To The Hospital
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, News, Video,
I’m starting to firmly believe that the Big Brother 9 house is cursed. First there was the Autism controversy that convinced Lowes to yank its advertising, then a massive brawl that was mostly too offensive to show on network TV, and finally a contestant’s gay porn career was revealed on the internet. Now we’ve learned two of the contestants in the house had to be rushed to the hospital last night in two separate medical emergencies.
Amanda, a 23-year old paralegal from Minnesota, collapsed and began having seizures. She is reportedly hypoglycemic and wasn’t getting enough nutrition due to some type of food restriction that hasn’t been explained yet in the CBS version of the show. (As I’ve mentioned before, cameras from the house stream live footage 24/7 to people who pay to subscribe.) Other house guests had to activate what’s called the “panic button” reserved for real-life emergencies. That button contacts police and/or fire personnel.
The clip of Amanda’s seizure is almost too disturbing to watch which, of course, has made it an instant hit on YouTube. (You can see some of that video after the jump.)
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