Celebrity Health
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In this section you will find a wide variety of topics that encompass all the elements of celebrity health.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Fighting Cancer, Saving His Community
(BlackDoctor.org) -- During an interview this week with the Associated Press, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed that he is being treated for a rare form of leukemia called chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML.
Abdul-Jabbar, 62, learned of the diagnosis nearly a year ago.
"I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis," the six-time NBA MVP said in an interview from a midtown Manhattan conference room. "That's not normal, even for my age."
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As the cause of this year’s flu pandemic, H1N1 (Swine Flu) has been a constant news headline since June 2009. But despite those headlines, it’s still spreading: in the workplace, on campuses, in our children’s schools. And it seems to be an unfortunate historical fact that, sometimes, it takes somebody famous to get sick to motivate the rest of us to take our own healthcare more seriously, as the flu may have now hit the court.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's finding that the death of Michael Jackson was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor, who told investigators that he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat the pop star's insomnia hours before his death.
The homicide ruling was based on forensic tests that found the anesthetic propofol combined with at least two sedatives to kill Jackson, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Monday, speaking on
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Michael Jackson, King of Pop, was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma following a panic-stricken phone call from the superstar's Los Angeles mansion.
The dramatic call was made by a member of staff early Thursday afternoon at 2:26pm.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda responded to the alert and arrived at the home in Carolwood Drive off Sunset Boulevard to find the 50-year-old singer collapsed and not breathing. He had suffered a cardiac arrest. The
Celebrity Health
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In this section you will find a wide variety of topics that encompass all the elements of celebrity health.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- During an interview this week with the Associated Press, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed that he is being treated for a rare form of leukemia called chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As the cause of this year’s flu pandemic, H1N1 (Swine Flu) has been a constant news headline since June 2009. But despite those headlines, it’s still spreading: in the workplace, on campuses, in our children’s schools. And it seems to be an unfortunate historical fact that, sometimes, it takes somebody famous to get sick to motivate the rest of us to take our own healthcare more seriously, as the flu may have now hit the court.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's finding that the death of Michael Jackson was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor, who told investigators that he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat the pop star's insomnia hours before his death.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Michael Jackson, King of Pop, was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma following a panic-stricken phone call from the superstar's Los Angeles mansion.
