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Medical Minute: Jack Osbourne diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis
Jack Osbourne, the 26-year-old son of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Osbourne, has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Other celebrities afflicted with the nerve disorder...
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Medical Minute: Ovary transplants may end infertility and menopause
This is great news for women who have been unable to conceive babies. A new technique to remove slices of ovary, freeze it and transplant it back into women years later may put an end to infertility...
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Medical Minute: Narcolepsy
It isn’t often that a child falls asleep during important meetings, such as signing her first recording contract with Jay Z, or nodding off during a Senate hearing on human trafficking, like Willow...
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Medical Minute: Pharmacy Responsible for Deadly Meningitis Outbreaks Issues...
91 people in 9 states contracted a deadly form of fungal meningitis from a tainted drug shipment. The outbreak killed at least 7 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta....
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Medical Minute: 1 in 2 Black Women Has Herpes
New studies show that the black community is rife with sexually transmitted diseases. In fact, black women top the lists of women afflicted with HIV and Herpes. A shocking 50% of black women have been...
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Medical Minute: Depressed Mood
According to Psych Central, the stigma and prejudice associated with mental health issues in black communities keeps sufferers from seeking treatment. For that reason the numbers of blacks suffering...
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Medical Minute: Blood Clot
There is sad news to report today. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized over the weekend with a blood clot. A blood clot is a lump of red blood cells gelled together. Mrs....
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Medical Minute: Enlarged Clavicle/Collarbone
Earlier today a friend emailed me to ask what’s wrong with former RHOA cast member Marlo Hampton’s collarbones. If you notice in the photo above, Hampton’s collarbones are enlarged, like 2 small...
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Medical Minute: Are You Raising a Narcissistic Child?
We have all done this: we are shown a photo of a friend’s child, and our initial response is based on the child’s looks (“She’s so cute! I can see where she gets her beauty from!”) We tend to...
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Medical Minute: Edema During Pregnancy; Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia
On Saturday, pregnant socialite Kim Kardashian Instagram’ed a photo of her swollen feet caused by mild edema. Edema in pregnant women is a build up of fluids in the extremities (hands, arms, feet,...
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Medical Minute: Bipolar Disorder
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, 43, returned home to her New York City apartment today after dropping her daughter off at school this morning. This is the first photo of Zeta-Jones since her...
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Medical Minute: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
According to Page Six, pop superstar Janet Jackson, 47, was observed obsessively wiping down her first class seat, window, tray and walls on a recent flight. Witnesses say Janet was being more than...
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Medical Minute: Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the Arteries, Clogged Artery)
Former President George Bush underwent a procedure earlier today to place a coronary stent in a blocked coronary artery in his heart. The coronary stent will keep the artery open to allow adequate...
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How old is too old to drink out of a bottle?
Former video vixen and book author Kat Stacks posted an Instagram video of her adorable son drinking milk from a bottle (watch the video after the break). The first question that springs to mind is,...
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Medical Minute: Pills Filled With Poop Cure Serious Gut Infections
Patients diagnosed with serious intestinal infections now have a new weapon to combat the bacteria: pills filled with poop. Canadian researchers tested the new pills on 27 patients and cured them of...
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Medical Minute: Mercury Poisoning
Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy posted the above photo to her Instagram page, along with a message to raise awareness of mercury poisoning. Mercury can be found in many common household items...
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Medical Minute: Are Pediatric Dentists Drilling for Dollars?
Inside Edition recently aired an investigative report on pediatric dentists who perform unnecessary, excessive, and expensive dental procedures on small children. Alicea White took her four-year-old...
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Medical Minute: Nasal Boils
Rapper T.I.’s niece, Kamaya Harris, posted the following photos on her Instagram page today. In the caption she wrote: I wasn’t going to post this but I wanted to share my flow for the past 3 days…...
View ArticleMedical Minute: Abdominal Distention (Ascites)
Tongues were wagging when rapper Lil’ Kim showed up at a NY Fashion Week event on Wednesday night with a distended abdomen. Kim’s appearance sparked rumors that she was pregnant. The 39-year-old...
View ArticleMedical Minute: 7 Heart Attack Warning Signs Women Shouldn’t Ignore
According to a report on Foxnews.com, an estimated 38,000 women under age 50 suffer heart attacks each year in the United States. Studies show that most women can’t differentiate between a heart attack...
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