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Travis Barker Recovery Update: Meat is Our Friend [Health]

Posted: October 12th, 2008, 3:18pm CDT by ian spiegelman

Tags: Health

Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker took to MySpace to let fans know how his recovery is going less than a month after he and DJ AM survived a plane crash that killed four—including his personal assistant Chris Baker, and security guard Charles "Che" Still—in South Carolina on Sept. 19. Barker, who was recently transferred from a Georgia hospital to an L.A. burn center says, among other things, that he's given up vegetarianism to aid in his recovery.

Like the doctors said from the beginning, its been a slow recovery process. I am coming up on the 7th of my surgeries Monday. Today I finally was able to move all my fingers on my right hand. Every step seems huge at this point, and Im doing EVERYTHING I can possibly do to get back to my kids. Yes, I did start eating meat again, but if it helps me to be home holding my little humans sooner, then its all worth it.

My good friend Armen has been kind enough to save me from the hospital food, and brings Jamba Juice, Wahoos, or whatever else I need to keep my calories and protein levels high.

Despite any rumors you might have heard, Ive been treated amazingly well, both here in LA and in Georgia. The hospitals Ive been treated at are THE BEST.

My friends and family have been amazing. My pops has been with me ANY time I need him. My sisters, James, Skinhead Rob, Daniel, Armen and of course Ricardo and Nicole, have all shown amazing support. JD and Mark Hoppus both took the time to come visit and offer their support as well. Estevan Oriol even came in with a calendar.

[MySpace via OhNoTheyDidn't]

Patrick Swayze on the set of his new television series

Posted: July 29th, 2008, 4:38pm CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

Patrick Swayze has made a truly amazing recovery from pancreatic cancer. He’s dubbed himself a miracle, and that really isn’t an exaggeration. Pancreatic cancer is incredibly difficult to beat. When he first announced he had it, it seemed like most people were just hoping he could have more time – it didn’t even seem possible to hope for a cure. Yet thanks to cutting edge treatment, the man is doing amazingly well, and yesterday went back to work on his new television series Beast.

Nobody puts Patrick Swayze in a corner!

The 55-year-old Dirty Dancing star looked fit and healthy Monday as he filmed The Beast, his first acting job since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year.

The self-proclaimed “miracle” – who announced he had pancreatic cancer in March and began chemotherapy – looked tanned and smiling on the set of the A&E TV series. (Episodes of the show – in which Swayze plays and FBI agent – are scheduled to begin airing next year.)

“Patrick is an amazing person,” his costar Larry Gilliard Jr. recently told PEOPLE. “He’s so positive. I’m really looking forward to getting back to work with him.”

[From People]

Patrick underwent experimental cyberknife surgery. It’s a procedure that uses high doses of radiation in target areas, thus preserving other tissues. He’s looking truly amazing in these pictures taken yesterday – you’d never know the guy had recently been so sick. Congratulations to Patrick on his great recovery.

Here’s Patrick on the set of “Beast” yesterday. Images thanks to Fame.

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It looks like stress really is affecting Madonna’s health

Posted: July 27th, 2008, 2:30am CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

Last week we reported on a story that Madonna’s health was suffering from the stress of her “emotional affair” with Alex Rodriguez and the resulting fallout on her marriage.

The gossip has really been insane – partly because of the novelty factor (who the hell knew Madonna and A-Rod even knew each other?), how many people it ended up involving, and the way it managed to span at least three countries. You can argue whether or not Madge brought it on herself, but it seems pretty clear that she’s suffering from a good deal of stress as a result.

Madonna left the Kabbalah Center in New York City on Friday night looking “tired” as WENN kindly put it – and “looking borderline human,” as TMZ less charitably phrased it. Though I’m going to have to admit that TMZ’s description seems a little more accurate.

My first reaction was wondering if Madonna got terrible plastic surgery because her cheekbones are so prominent. But she’s been consistently photographed for the last several ways, so that’s nearly impossible. Looking at her closely, it seems pretty clear that Madge has lost some weight – nearly all of it in her face.

Considering she’s always been such a health freak and certainly didn’t need to lose a pound, I’m guessing it’s stress weight. Here’s Madonna Friday night. Photographer: Michael Carpenter. Images thanks to WENN.

Kelsey Grammer talks about his heart attack

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:10pm CDT by Celebitchy

Tags: Health

Kelsey Grammar, 53, was hanging out in Hawaii paddle boating with his wife when he suffered a heart attack. It’s been nearly three months and he’s talking about his health crisis and why he thinks he had a heart attack at a relatively young age. Although Grammar’s representative told the press at the time that his heart attack was mild, he admitted to Entertainment Tonight a few weeks afterward that he had almost died and that his heart had stopped entirely. [via Wikipedia]

Grammar explains that he thinks he suffered the health crisis due to stress over his television series, Back to You with Patricia Heaton, being canceled. As for how he’s coping now, he said he’s taking it easy and is eating better and taking medication:

Kelsey Grammer, who suffered a mild heart attack seven weeks ago, says pressure from his canceled sitcom Back to You contributed to his health problems.

“It was a very stressful time for me, and a surprise to me [that it was canceled],” Grammer, 53, said Wednesday while promoting his drama-comedy, Swing Vote, in L.A. “But you know, everything that doesn’t kill us – which it almost did – makes us stronger.”

Back to You, costarring Patricia Heaton, was canceled in May by Fox after one year, despite respectable ratings.

“Not happy about it,” says Grammer. “I had a heart attack, maybe you heard. I was not happy about it.”

But now, he says, “I think things are going to be fine, thank you. I’m doing fine. It’s OK.”

Asked if the health scare changed his lifestyle, Grammer said, “Oh, not a ton. Just watch your diet a little bit, take some pills.”

A sitcom veteran who has Cheers and Frasier to his credit, Grammer plans to take more time out for family, and is thinking about films.

“Oh gosh, I hope so,” he said. “You can only do so many a year. I have other things that matter to me, like my wife and family.”

[From People.com]

Grammar and Heaton were widely reported to be feuding on the set of Back to You, and that may have contributed to the demise of the series. He is not my favorite actor and seems like he has a stick up his butt most of the time, but there’s a valuable lesson in his comments about why he had a heart attack. Tim Russert died at 58 from a heart attack at a time when he was eating better and exercising and had just returned from a vacation to Italy with his family.

Heart attacks are “are the leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world” according to the World Health Organization. You can prevent a heart attack through regular exercise, a healthy diet, and by keeping stress at a minimum. It’s important to keep perspective about what’s important in life and not worry too much about work and the things you can’t change. Years of stress can really take a toll on your heart and no matter how old you are or if you’re a man or a woman you should try to reach a healthy balance in life. I know that’s a lesson I need to learn too.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Kelsey Grammer and his wife Camille out shopping at Cross Creek in Malibu, last Thursday. The funny man can still put a smile on his wife’s face. CR: Mike/Fame Pictures Images thanks to Fame.

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Madonna’s health is suffering from stress and she is “totally miserable”

Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 2:37pm CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

Poor Madonna. Seriously, poor, poor Madonna. The woman has it rough. Bad things keep happening to her lately, and she clearly has nothing to do with them or any control over it. Her life is just in one of those “sometimes bad things happen for no reason” places right now. Madge isn’t feeling so hot lately, due to the stress of probably cheating on her husband with a married man, breaking up his marriage, and nearly losing her own. Who would have thought that wouldn’t make you feel like a good person?

Madonna’s physical and mental health are suffering as a result, and she’s at one of the lowest places in her life, according to friends.

…for the first time, despite her incredible fitness regime, her health has started to suffer. Doctors discovered Madge is anaemic, a surefire sign she is overdoing it, and she also suffered a painful knee injury. Madge has had a doctor, physiotherapist and a chiropractor on duty during rehearsals for her forthcoming Sticky & Sweet world tour. This week medical experts ordered her to take her foot off the pedal on the punishing dance routines because her body simply cannot cope.

Madge’s meltdown follows some testing times in her personal life. A source in her camp said: “Madonna is doing less than OK. She has been rehearsing for the tour and she is totally miserable… She’s down physically and mentally. The situation with Guy is very, very tense. The way the press are going crazy with the A-Rod story, her brother’s book and her physical exhaustion are all taking their toll.

“She feels nobody has taken her side. One of her closest pals says she has never seen Madonna so low. She has been feeling low and looking really gaunt. Madonna was told to go soft on work and rehearsals, so she will now take one proper day off every week and go easy in the mornings. She has a blood analysis done every few days — including one during last Friday’s rehearsal in front of everyone.”

[From The Sun]

She feels nobody has taken her side? Did she really expect people to? I realize no one can really know the details of a marriage except the two people in it… but come on. How much empathy did she expect people to feel? In some respects I dislike her more because she broke up someone else’s marriage, but her own seems to (technically) still be together, which seems pretty damn unfair. I doubt it’ll hold for long, but it still grates on my nerves.

According to The Sun, Madge is relaxing/recuperating in the Hamptons at BFF Gwyneth Paltrow’s home. Perhaps she can use some of her Kabbalah magical wisdom to look deep insider herself and take a little responsibility, instead of being annoyed with everyone else for not showing her the proper amount of sympathy.

Here’s Madonna arriving at the Kabbalah Centre in New York on Saturday. Photographer: Michael Carpenter. Images thanks to WENN.

Megan Fox forced to gain 10 lbs in 3 weeks for Transformers sequel

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 2:10pm CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

I never realized just how scary skinny Megan Fox is. You see enough pictures of skinny celebrities and it starts to seriously warp your perspective. Anyone five pounds heavier than Angelina starts to look fat. You just become so used to seeing sticks, that your perspective becomes completely warped. Actress – and maybe Brian Austin Green’s fiancé – Fox says she lost so much weight for a movie – and conveniently forgot to put it back on – that she was forced to gain ten pounds in three weeks for the Transformers sequel.

Megan Fox is still one of the slimmest starlets in Tinseltown, but the ubersexy screen siren was sporting a few more much-needed curves beneath her “Star Wars” T-shirt and jeans at the FOX Television Critics Association party in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday night.

Fox was forced to gain 10 pounds in three weeks for her role in the second “Transformers” movie following a dramatic and dangerous weight loss for her last film, “Jennifer’s Body.”

“I should have toned up for ‘Transformers’ but I’m really lazy. I had to put on weight,” she told Pop Tarts. “I’d lost a lot of weight and got really scrawny, but I was told I had to put on size for ‘Transformers’ because Michael [Bay, the director] doesn’t like skinny girls.”

But what dangerous dieting regime did Megan use to pop the pounds in the first place? “I just stopped eating,” she said. “I don’t eat very healthy anyway — I have a serious sugar tooth, so now I eat red-velvet cake before I go to bed every night, and if you eat meals later, you’ll put on weight faster, so I had dinner at 10 p.m.”

[From PopTarts]

Um… just stopped eating? That’s got to be just about the least healthy way to lose weight I can imagine. And I’m surprised Fox isn’t smart enough to add some, “Don’t ever do that, it was dangerous/terrible/I hated it/etc” caveat to that statement. Okay I guess I’m actually not shocked, but I am surprised there wasn’t anyone around her (hello publicist?) to elbow her and add it in on her behalf.

Here’s Megan Fox at the Fox All-Star Party at the Pier held at the Santa Monica Pier yesterday. Photographer: Adriana M. Barraza. Images thanks to WENN.

Dutch Potheads Threatened by Anti-Tobacco Goons [Your Health]

Posted: June 28th, 2008, 9:42am CDT by ian spiegelman

Tags: Your Health

8006-2 It's still cool to buy some weed and smoke a joint in one of Amsterdam's fine coffee houses, but the freedom-hating health nuts at the European Union have shoved their anti-tobacco agenda down that fair city's throat! This is a real problem for Amsterdam's stoners, since they enjoy the European tradition of mixing tobacco with their hash and Mary Jane.

"This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: On July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in compliance with EU law.

"The Health Ministry says the ban will apply to cafes that sell marijuana, known as coffee shops. But this being Holland, which for centuries has experimented with social liberalism, there's a loophole: The ban covers tobacco but not marijuana, which is technically illegal anyway.

"But that still leaves coffee shops and their customers in a bind. Dutch and other European marijuana users traditionally smoke pot in fat, cone-shaped joints mixed with tobacco. 'It's the world upside down: In other countries they look for the marijuana in the cigarette. Here they look for the cigarette in the marijuana,' said Jason den Enting, manager of coffee shop Dampkring.

"Shops are scrambling to adapt. One alternative is 'vaporizer' machines, which incinerate weed smokelessly. Another is to replace tobacco with herbs like coltsfoot, a common plant that looks like a dandelion and that smokers describe as tasting a bit like oregano.

"But most shops are just planning to increase their sales of hash brownies and pure weed - and are hoping the law isn't enforced." [AP]

Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema [Health]

Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 9:15am CDT by ian spiegelman

Tags: Health

Disappearing singer Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with emphysema, according to her father. "'The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her,' he was quoted as saying in the Sunday Mirror. 'The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid—she wouldn't have been able to breathe.' He added: 'She's got emphysema. It's in its early stages, but had it gone on for another month they painted a very vivid picture of her sitting there like an old person with a mask on her face struggling to breathe.'"

"With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes, her lungs are all gunked up. There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She's got 70 percent lung capacity."

He added that a spell in hospital last week and renewed treatment for her well-publicized drug addiction had offered a ray of hope for his 24-year-old daughter.

"If she doesn't go back to drugs, then she can lead this magnificent life," he said. "We are praying that that's what Amy really wants. She seems resolute."

He called on drug dealers to help her recovery by refusing to supply her with crack cocaine.

There is no medical reason why she shouldn't be able to perform at the Glastonbury Festival next weekend, he added. In the past, work has helped to keep her away from drugs. [Reuters]

Naomi Campbell Claims Racist Slur Caused Terror Flight Air Attack [Mental Health]

Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:30pm CDT by ian spiegelman

Tags: Mental Health

Scary-hot attack doll and terrible person Naomi Campbell says the victims of her latest round of beatings are racists, though she can't or won't identify who supposedly uttered the slur that supposedly sent her into slap-and-throw-things-at-people mode. "British Airways rejected claims of racism on Saturday after supermodel Naomi Campbell, who pleaded guilty to assault in a foul-mouthed 'air rage' incident, said she was likened to a black 'Golliwog' doll during the flight. BA said it did not accept the accusation made by Campbell, who was convicted of assault on Friday and sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid community work, that someone on the flight called her a 'Golliwog supermodel.'"

"British Airways does not accept any allegations of racism," the airline said in a statement. "We are proud of our diversity.

"We have strict policies concerning dignity at work and have long-standing training programs on diversity and inclusion."

Campbell, 38, told Sky News in an interview that her flash of air rage, in which she assaulted two police officers, swore repeatedly and screamed abuse at the captain of the Los Angeles-bound BA flight, was partly prompted by racist comments.

"I was called a racial name on that flight and that was part of my reaction," she said. "I was called a 'Golliwog supermodel' — I don't think that's really fair, do you?"

Asked who had used the term, which refers to a black rag doll from children's literature, Campbell said: "Someone on the flight, not the passenger." [Reuters]

Funny, when the air rage story first broke, the accusations of racism were flowing in the opposite direction.

Ted Kennedy Has a Brain Tumor [Ted Kennedy]

Posted: May 20th, 2008, 12:51pm CDT by Pareene

Tags: Health

Massachusetts Senator-for-life Ted Kennedy, recently hospitalized after a stroke, has a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy, who's been in the Senate since 1962, when both two of his brothers were alive, is 76. No word on how advanced or aggressive the tumor is, or what his course of treatment will be, but he's basically got between one and five years left. Enough time to see Bush out of office, hopefully. Best of luck. [NYT]

Your Health []

Posted: May 20th, 2008, 11:46am CDT by Hamilton Nolan

Tags: Health

Nintendo's hotly anticipated Wii Fit hits US stores today. The $90 plastic board, which Americans will stand upon while bobbing up and down and staring at various exercise-themed electronic games, is expected to sell 3 million units this year. Meanwhile, Americans consume 20% more calories than a generation ago, and Super Squats is only #96,797 in Amazon's book rankings. God.

Keanu Reeves is getting hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 11:43am CDT by Celebitchy

Tags: Health

Keanu Reeves is getting hyperbaric oxygen treatments in Beverly Hills, according to a new exclusive story in The National Enquirer. They say he decided to try the treatments in order to get relief from insomnia, and he feels that it’s working. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers were brought to public awareness in the 1980s when Micheal Jackson claimed that the treatment would help him live to be 150. He was largely dismissed as a quack for his claims, but hyperbaric therapy does have real medical applications and has been approved by Medicare as a reimbursable treatment for specific conditions, including carbon monoxide poisoning and wounds that won’t heal.

The patient either sits in a large pressurized chamber and breathes through an oxygen mask or goes into a smaller one-person chamber that has pure oxygen. Pressurized oxygen enters the tissues of the body and is said to increase the “oxygen transport capacity of the blood.” Sessions usually last for an hour.

The treatment is supposed to improve overall health, and has widespread applications. A large Canadian study published in The Lancet in 2001 showed that children with cerebral palsy treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and pressurized air improved significantly compared to most all other conventional therapies. Studies have shown similar improvement with hyperbaric therapy for people with Multiple Sclerosis. The side effects and possible complications are similar to diving disorders, and include trapped air in the body.

Sally Kirkland is a proponent of hyperbaric oxygen treatments, and said it helped her recover from silicone poisoning from breast implants. She claims that it strengthened her immune system and helped clear the silicone from her body. She uses the same treatment center in Beverly Hills, Global Hyperbaric, that Keanu uses.

In Keanu’s case “he has Global Hyperbaric bring a portable chamber to his Hollywood Hills home, and sometimes his movie set, to administer the treatment” and has received it “numerous times,” according to the Enquirer. He also convinced his co-star in the film Street Kings, Naomi Harris, to give it a try.

It would take just one of my friends raving about this to get me to try it. As it is, I want to get the treatment after having read about it. Costs are prohibitive though, and can run from $100 to $200 per session. Here’s a list of some hyperbaric treatment centers around the world.

Keanu Reeves is shown at the Street Kings premiere on 4/3/08, thanks to PRPhotos. He looks great at 43, but would it kill him to smile?

Inset image from Vital Path Health.

[Details and quoted text about hyperbaric therapy from Wikipedia.]

Gwyneth says she battled post-partum depression due to lack of acupuncture

Posted: April 16th, 2008, 12:42pm CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest celebrity mom to says she battled post-partum depression. Paltrow says she became very depressed after the birth of her second child Moses, now 2. Despite the attention post-partum depression has gotten in the media and from other famous moms like Brooke Shields, Gwyneth says she had no clue that was what was wrong with her until it was all over.

Gwyneth Paltrow reveals in the May issue of Vogue that she battled post-partum depression after welcoming her second child, son Moses, in 2006.

“I didn’t know I had it until after it was over,” the actress, 35, says. “I just didn’t know what was wrong with me.” She suspects her depression stemmed from scaling back on her usual pre-baby treatments like acupuncture.

“I felt really out of my body,” Paltrow says after giving birth. “I felt really disconnected. I felt really down … I felt pessimistic.”

[From Us Weekly]

At first I thought the acupuncture thing came off as kind of… “oh poor me, I have to cut back on my spa treatments.” But that’s not really the case, and it makes sense that not having any “me” time could make depression worse. Gwyneth’s always been really into alternative therapies (remember her talking about cupping on Oprah?) and often does cleanses and detoxes. It makes sense that someone who’s generally really in tune with her body could feel extra unsettled at the loss of it.

Here’s Gwyneth with Helena Christensen - wearing some crazy shoes - at the 5th Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner marking the 25th anniversary of Food Bank for New York City on April 7th 2008. Images thanks to PR Photos.

An Item Of Interest []

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 12:47pm CDT by Hamilton Nolan

Tags: Health

Are you aware that there's an entire blog on the New York Post's website which consists of nothing but Post staffers chronicling their own ongoing quests to lose weight? Water retention, battles with birthday cake, and the perils of Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches, all chronicled in loving detail. By New York Post writers. Were we not so supportive of health in the media, we might be tempted to make some sort of joke. [NYP]

Amy Winehouse looking even worse than usual

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:25pm CDT by JayBird

Tags: Health

As much as we tried to stay optimistic about Amy Winehouse, it appears that she’s worse off than ever. The “skin infection” on her face no longer bears the one large roundish mark but is instead replaced with dozens of spots and scabs, including a nasty one near her lip. Amy also bears fresh cuts on her arms, leading most people to believe that she’s back to cutting again. The scabs on her face look like she’s been picking at them, and almost look worse for the concealer she’s used to try to mask them. Supposedly she’s still suffering from impetigo, though a lot of people think her terrible skin is a result of copious amounts of drug use.

After a harrowing visit to her husband in prison, no one would expect Amy Winehouse to be looking her best. But even by her own standards, the award-winning singer appeared to be in particularly desperate shape. Heavy make-up failed to conceal the spots and scabs on her wrinkled cheeks, chin and nose. There were also angry red welts on her arms, leading to fears that she has started self-harming again.

Miss Winehouse’s spokesman has insisted she is suffering from the bacterial skin infection impetigo - which is highly contagious and can develop by repetitive scratching of a sore. He said the 24-year-old has been put on a course of antibiotics to clear it up. But friends fear the scabs on her face are a sign that her drinking and drug taking is once again spiralling out of control. Her love of junk food has also not helped the condition of her skin. She was pictured emerging from a fast-food outlet with fish and chips and a bottle of Lucozade. A source said: “Her friends are worried these sores have been caused by an excessive use of crack cocaine, which can cause these kind of blemishes.” Pete Doherty used to have similar sores under his nose.

[From the Daily Mail]

When I was in London for six weeks, I found it nearly impossible to get a hold of any fruits or vegetables in restaurants. With the exception of ridiculous amounts of baked potatoes of course. But Amy Winehouse not eating a lot of fresh food doesn’t really come as a major surprise to me. The Daily Mail goes on to talk to a dermatologist who points out that whatever is going on inside the body shows on the skin. Any kind of imbalance – and certainly drug use – could show up there. It’s hard not to wonder how Amy can look in the mirror every morning and think her life is going well. She looks like she’s falling apart, and any health she gained during her brief trip to rehab seems to have left her a long time ago.

Here’s Amy stopping at a kebab shop after visiting her husband Blake in prison. Images thanks to WENN.

Is Heather Locklear suicidal and battling alcoholism?

Posted: March 14th, 2008, 8:04am CDT by MSat

Tags: Mental Health

It looks like there may be more to the phony 911 call to actress Heather Locklear’s home than originally believed. At first, it was reported that the 911 call was a mistake, but since the 911 tape has been released, sources say that the individual who called was actually Locklear’s psychiatrist, who received a late night phone call from her in which she revealed that she “felt like killing [her]self.”

An audio tape of a man, reported to be Heather Locklear’s psychiatrist, requesting emergency assistance at the actress’ house has been publicly released. “I have a patient and I have a feeling she’s suicidal. And I would want someone to go [check on her],” says the caller whose name was apparently redacted before the tape was released to the public.

The 911 call came in on Saturday, March 8. Authorities said they found no problems when they responded to the call and Locklear’s rep said the actress was “fine.”

But The ENQUIRER can exclusively reveal that Locklear has had a years-long battle with booze, drugs and depression, she has detoxed in private, lived with sober companions and secretly been hospitalized for her problems, according to a source.

“Heather was on the phone with her psychiatrist when he became alarmed because she was upset and seemed intoxicated,” a close pal told The ENQUIRER. “At one point Heather said: ‘I’m just so sad and bummed out, I feel like killing myself right now!’

“Her doctor did not take it as an idle threat.”

[From the National Enquirer]

As usual, any story in the Enquirer is suspect by nature. I certainly hope that if Heather is battling substance abuse and depression, she gets treatment. She’s been around forever and seems to be very well liked in Hollywood. It should be noted that her ex, Richie Sambora, has a longstanding alcohol problem and was just in rehab at Cirque in Utah. This may not mean anything, but considering how long Richie and Heather were married, perhaps they were both enabling each other all those years.

Whatever the truth is, Heather has every right to keep her situation to herself. There’s still not a definitive confirmation that the man in the 911 tapes really is her doctor, or that Locklear is even seeing a psychiatrist. I just hope she’s okay.

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Amy Winehouse has mark on face; spokesman claims it’s a skin infection

Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 4:54am CST by JayBird

Tags: Health

I love Celebrityville. It’s a little town I made up where all the stars live, and the laws of logic, normal behavior, and common decency do not apply. In Celebrityville, going to the E.R. to get your stomach pumped is checking in “for exhaustion.” Time spent at rehab for mainlining heroin is actually checking in to deal with some “personal issues.” And in Amy Winehouse’s case, getting hit in the face is actually some unknown exotic “skin infection.” At least according to her spokesman, who must by the mayor of Celebrityville by now. On Friday Amy was photographed with a bizarre… something… on her face. I don’t think there’s really a word to describe it. Rumors started flying that it’s a bruise and Amy must have gotten punched in a fight. While I’ve heard of people getting “a shiner” I didn’t think it was supposed to be so literal. Amy’s spokesman says it’s some kind of unknown skin infection. There are pictures of Amy from the day before, and her face looks completely normal. If it is an infection, it came on really, really fast.

Amy Winehouse has quashed rumors she was involved in a fight - putting her bruised and swollen face down to a mystery skin infection. The star fueled speculation she may have suffered a blow to the cheek after she was photographed on Friday (29Feb08) with a painful-looking swelling on the side of her face. But Winehouse’s official spokesman insists the singer has come down with a mystery illness and is seeking medical help. He tells British newspaper the Daily Star, “Amy has a skin infection which is why her face looks the way it does. At this stage she has no idea what it is but she’s getting to a doctor to try and identify the problem. “She’s not in any pain but, obviously, she wants to get it sorted as soon as possible.

[From Contact Music]

It could legitimately be a skin infection. Whatever is on her face is definitely very odd looking, and certainly doesn’t resemble a classic bruise. However the odd appearance could be due to Amy’s attempt to cover it up. It’s really not possible to totally rule out some sort of “altercation.” Though there does appear to be some other mark closer to her jawline. According to several medical websites, intravenous drug use increases the chances of contacting several types of skin infections, and also makes it much harder for the body to fight them off. Logically, a person would think, “Clearly Amy Winehouse has a skin infection, because if she got punched in the face she would of course stay home to avoid the paparazzi.” And while a normal, healthy, logical person would do that, Amy Winehouse would not. This is a woman who wanders around bloody and barefoot… and not even on her worst day. That’s just a typical Wednesday afternoon. Considering all the health issues that Amy’s got going on, and the fact that she’s never struck me as a particularly rigid bather, I would really love it if she’d see another doctor… and take her damn finger out of her mouth.

Update: Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with impetigo, according to her rep, and many of you pointed out in the comments that’s what it looks like. US Weekly quotes the Mayo clinic website as saying that “Although it commonly occurs when bacteria enter the skin through cuts or insect bites, it can also develop in skin that’s perfectly healthy. Impetigo is seldom serious, and minor infections may clear on their own in two to three weeks.”

Harass Michael Moore This Afternoon [Michael Moore]

Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 12:10pm CST by Pareene

Tags: Health Care

Did you know that documentarian Michael Moore's recent film SiCKO is nominated for an Oscar? As part of his effort to publicize this fact while still acting like he is attempted to do good crusade-y liberal things, he is holding a conference call this afternoon. It is about how unfair it is that his film might win an Oscar but the subjects profiled in it are still sick. Would you like to dial into this conference call and maybe ask Michael if he regrets making his film available for free on the internet, resulting in no one going to see it in theaters? Or just say something snide about Castro? Here is your opportunity! We'll leave it to you to debate the relative dickishness of crashing a phone press conference featuring an ill 9/11 rescue worker. Press release, with call-in info, after the jump.

***CALL TODAY WITH

MICHAEL MOORE, SICKO PATIENTS***

Michael Moore's SiCKO Nominated for Oscar on Sunday, but

9/11 Rescue Workers Profiled in Film Face Health Care Cuts

Eight months after the release of Michael Moore's SiCKO, things have
gone from bad to worse for some of the SiCKO patients profiled in the
documentary. SiCKO is nominated for an Oscar at this Sunday's Academy
Awards. Yet the day-to-day struggles of many of the people whose
stories were told on the big screen have not gotten any easier.

The truth of this hit home in New York, where SiCKO patient Reggie
Cervantes, a 9/11 first responder, recently learned that the federal
government has cut 77 percent of the funding for health care for 9/11
workers. These workers are organizing a protest rally to draw
attention to the cuts in Washington, DC next Tuesday (February 26).

WHAT: Conference Call with Michael Moore, SiCKO patients on eve of Oscars

CALL IN INFO: 1-800-895-4790, Conference ID: 7SICKO

WHEN: TODAY - February 22 at 11 am PST / 2pm ET

WHO: Michael Moore, Oscar-award winning documentary filmmaker
Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director, CNA/NNOC

Reggie Cervantes, 9/11 New York rescue worker profiled in SiCKO

Donna Smith, CNA/NNOC Communications Specialist, SiCKO patient

Julie Pierce, SiCKO patient

Ashton Kutcher might have hep

Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:20am CST by Nick

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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore leaving Socialista nightclub (2/8)

New York nightclub and celebrity hotspot “Socialista” was notified by the NYC Department of Public Health yesterday that a bartender working there earlier this month had hepatitis A. Anyone at the club on the nights of February 7, 8, and 12, may have been exposed and is urged to get immediately vaccinated. February 8 happens to be the night Ashton Kutcher celebrated his 30th birthday at the club. E! says:

Judging from the list of boldfaced names on hand to party with Kutcher, docs on both coasts might want to stock up on their immunoglobulin. In addition to Moore and Bruce Willis, Madonna, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek, Liv Tyler, Molly Sims, Ali Larter, Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart, Lucy Liu, Lake Bell and Ivanka Trump all stopped by to bestow some birthday wishes. (Source)

I don’t know what’s more surprising, that a popular New York club exposed hundreds of people to a potentially deadly disease or that that many A-list stars showed up to Ashton Kutcher’s birthday party. We’re talking about the guy who starred in Dude, Where’s My Car?. Send a card.

PICS: Various celebs leaving Kutcher’s party at Socialista

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Joss Stone says she protects her heart by smoking hand-rolled cigs

Posted: February 5th, 2008, 6:11am CST by Helen

Tags: Health

Joss Stone has been complaining that British fans no longer like her because she has an American accent now – anyone who returns from an overseas trip with an accent is held in contempt in England. They don’t have to dislike her for the way she talks, but rather for the stupid things that she says.

British singer Joss Stone shocked guests at a heart disease benefit, by singing the praises of cigarettes. The star was one of a number of celebrity guests at a New York Fashion Week bash on Saturday (2FEB08) to promote U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) annual Heart Truth awareness campaign. When asked what she did to protect her heart, Stone, 20, revealed she smoked hand-rolled cigarettes - which she wrongly claimed are less harmful than pre-packaged ones. She told the New York Daily News, “In England we smoked rolled cigarettes. It’s better to smoke rollies than straights because straights have chemicals that keep them burning. So if you have to really smoke, smoke rollies.”

[From Contact Music]

Contact Music points out that hand-rolled cigarettes are more likely to cause lung and esophageal cancer.

If Joss Stone was even a little bit clever, she might have just lied a little and said ‘I exercise’ or ‘I try to eat right’. Not something like ‘I only smoke hand-rolled ciggies’.

It’s not just that what she said was wrong, but it’s also the venue in which she shared her medical expertise. I’m guessing she wasn’t at the bash for the free food, but to actually learn about heart disease, since she obviously knows nothing about it.

By the way, eating well and exercising, as well as not smoking, are good ways to improve heart and lung health. For more information check out the United States National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute website.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Joss Stone is shown wearing a dress similar to the one Lindsay Lohan wore to the Maxim Hot 100 party back in May of last year. She is shown outside the Herve Leger By Max Azria show at fashion week on 2/3/08, thanks to PRPhotos.

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Britney’s mansion robbed; in hospital for 14 days; will fight dad’s conservatorship

Posted: February 4th, 2008, 12:36am CST by Celebitchy

Tags: Mental Health

There was more news in the ongoing Britney saga this weekend. She remains in the psych ward at UCLA Medical Center, where the new psychiatrist who has been treating her supposed bipolar disorder practices. Britney’s stay has been extended for 14 days, and it is thought that it is on the recommendation of her doctor and is against her will. People reports that she is in a padded room and that she is allowed to keep her own clothing and toiletries and can take cigarette breaks outside. She may make phone calls, but only from a pay phone. LA Rag Mag has some supposed details from inside the psych ward, presumably from a patient or hospital worker, who claims that she is calling herself “Jack Triple X 59,” after having asked people to call her “Amanda.” It could be true, or it could be an anonymous tipster pulling everyone’s leg.

On Friday some valuables were noticed missing from Britney’s mansion. The theft apparently occurred after her hospitalization Thursday morning, and everyone is pointing fingers at Sam Lutfi, the megalomaniac self-appointed manager who has now been shut out of the singer’s life by a restraining order. Britney’s parents called the cops and filed a report of the missing items, which are described as “valuable possessions” by US Weekly. Lutfi has never hesitated to discuss his relationship with Britney to the press, and fellow blog Bitten and Bound has some inside information from a “friend” of Lutfi’s, who claims that he bragged about his power over her and tried to demonstrate that she was helpless without him.

Lutfi might still weasel his way back into Britney’s life despite the restraining order. Britney’s divorce lawyers, who are said to be aligned with Lutfi, are expected to fight her father’s legal control of her estate and medical affairs. TMZ reports that her lawyers will request “that a different conservator be appointed” when they go to court today, but that the person has not yet been decided on. Fingers crossed that it’s not Lutfi - or maybe that would be a good thing. A judge isn’t likely to give Lutfi control over Britney’s affairs. Part of me hopes that Britney with stay in the hospital with her father making the decisions and learning to live with the situation while gaining control of her health. Since she fights everything tooth and nail and seems to hate her dad, maybe an impartial legal team should be running things for her. That way she might have less animosity towards the treatment and day to day help she so badly needs.

Britney is shown in better times at the Scandinavia Style Mansion on 12/2/07, just two months ago. Thanks to PRPhotos.

50 Cent says Eminem is not doing as poorly as people think

Posted: January 28th, 2008, 7:31am CST by Celebitchy

Tags: Health

Everyone was wondering what’s going on with Eminem since he suffered a recent heath scare and hasn’t been photographed in over a year. He was hospitalized over the holidays in his native Detroit with pneumonia and heart problems. Sources say the 5′7″ rapper/actor weighs over 200 pounds, which is borderline obese for his height. His friend 50 Cent says he’s doing ok, and that reports of his poor health are exaggerated. 50 was interviewed at Sundance, where he announced that he will be starting a production company with the support of Vitaminwater, in which he owned a stake before it was sold to Coca Cola. He was said to have earned $100 million from the sale of the company.

50 Cent is trying his hand behind the camers. “I’m starting a production company right now,” the mogul, who was celebrating his first trip to the Sundance Film Festival, tells In Touch. “I decided to come out here to announce my film career, and Vitaminwater is behind me all the way.” The rapper also spoke out in support of his mentor and friend Eminem… “I got a chance to see him a few weeks ago and people think he is in a worse state than he actually is.”

[From In Touch, print edition, February 4, 2008]

We published what we thought was one of the first pictures of Eminem looking heavy. The National Enquirer labeled the photo “Now” and included no disclaimer that it was a photo reproduction. It was actually a picture from a series taken in March, 2006 and was Photoshopped by the Enquirer to make Eminem’s face look fat. We were not aware that the image was altered until commentors pointed it out to us. Eminem’s grandmother dished to the press the Enquirer that he’s stressed from his two failed marriages to ex-wife Kim and wanted to create a stable home life for his daughter, Hailie, 12. Eminen is said to be binging on take out food and overeating at chain restaurants.

Hopefully Eminem will get his heath back on track soon. He has a new album coming out sometime this year. Get well soon, Em, people want to see you perform again and a few extra pounds don’t matter.

50 Cent is shown in the header image on 9/13/07 on the 5 Borough Tour, thanks to PRPhotos. Eminem and 50 Cent are shown below in an image that’s a few years old, thanks to 50CentOnline.com.

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Paula Abdul has ‘Insane Nervous Breakdown’ at airport

Posted: January 11th, 2008, 10:28am CST by JayBird

Tags: Mental Health

Paula Abdul has a long history of acting like a complete whack job. And then blaming it all on her pain meds. That excuse only goes so far. It can technically explain you acting loopy and drunk on a Seattle morning news show, even if no one buys it. It can’t explain you sounding like you swallowed a poltergeist. Paula Abdul was waiting at LAX (the airport, not the super-hip nightclub) when she went on some sort of psychotic bender according to passengers.

Paula Abdul, the braying, oft-drunk judge of landmark cultural institution American Idol, caused quite the scene at LAX over the holidays, according to a source. Says a tipster who saw her in the Continental Airlines terminal: “She had an insane nervous breakdown that lasted 10 minutes. One minute she was hyperventilating and on the verge of passing out; the next she was yelling into her cell phone in this deep, rage-filled Poltergeist voice. She kept screaming three names over and over—Michael, Sidney, and Leslie. Everyone was staring at her, but she didn’t care.”

There were no cameras around, so she wasn’t filming a scene for her train wreck reality show on Bravo. Still, hysterical outbursts aren’t exactly new territory for Abdul. Anyone have an idea what prompted this one? Or who Michael, Sidney, and Leslie might be? Let us know!

[From Radaronline]

I haven’t actually seen her reality show “Hey Paula” but I know there was some debate regarding whether she was really crazy or just playing it up for the cameras. Until this most recent incident, Paula did always seem way too cheerful when she was acting all straightjacket-worthy. If this were almost anyone other than Paula Abdul, I’d be skeptical as to the veracity of the story. But it is Paula Abdul, and she’s eight kinds of crazy. You could tell me she scampered up a palm tree in the middle of Sunset Boulevard and I would absolutely believe it. In fact I’m kind of surprised she hasn’t done that yet. But give it until the end of the month, I’m sure Paula will start speaking in tongues and scamper up some kind of tree to gnaw on the foliage by then.

Hilary Swank takes 45 vitamins & supplements a day

Posted: December 12th, 2007, 3:43am CST by JayBird

Tags: Health

Hilary Swank, 33, recently gave an interview to W Magazine, and the whole purpose seemed to be to talk about how in love she is with her boyfriend/agent, John Campisi, 39. But she also let it slip that she takes 45 supplements a day. I know she thinks that makes her look super healthy, but that makes her look super obsessive/borderline disordered to me.

Swank doesn’t elaborate further about Campisi, but she does talk about another constant companion – her stash of vitamins. She takes some 45 supplements daily, and says mostly they’re good for her health.

“I just took my most important ones, which are my Oz Garcia Longevity Pak,” she tells the interviewer. “I shoved them in my mouth right before I met you, which I actually shouldn’t do, because I choked on my vitamins once before.”

But vitamins alone aren’t enough to stay healthy, says Swank. “Exercise is also really important to me,” she adds. “I think it gives me more energy. I would rather sleep six hours and get an hour workout than sleep seven hours.”

[From People]

Mostly they’re for good health? What else are they for? She’s certainly gone through phases where she’s looked more skeletal than slim. I know it can feel kind of frustrating to always read about some new vitamin/mineral/supplement that we’re not getting enough of and/or could have really important health benefits. It’s impossible to get all of them in, especially the exotic ones. But at some point you just have to do your best, and focus primarily on eating well and exercising. Supplementation shouldn’t be the cornerstone of your health regimen. I have certainly gone through phases where I was addicted to the natural health store and taking way too many supplements. At some point I stopped because it was too time-consuming and expensive. And it seems like as long as you eat well, take a really good multivitamin, and maybe one or two supplements, you should be good to go. 45 just does not seem normal or healthy to me. I’m kind of surprised she even mentioned it, considering they way everyone has been focusing on body image lately. While she does look healthy, you can’t help but wonder if a few of those pills aren’t “mostly” for good health.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Hilary Swank is shown on the cover of W and in a ridiculous feather-festooned dress at the premiere of P.S., I Love You on 12/9/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Montel Williams Is Threatening

Posted: December 2nd, 2007, 11:29am CST

Tags: Mental Health

Talk show host and maniac Montel Williams recently issued an apology via spokeswoman to seventeen year old Savannah Morning News intern Courtney Scott. Why? Well Ms. Scott was interviewing him and asked him a question he didn't like. So Montel later tracked her down and threatened to find out where she lived and blow her house up. That's rational. Montel was appearing at a Savannah, Georgia hotel to push some prescription program he's shilling. Ms. Scott asked him a question he didn't like and the interview ended. She was in the midst of interviews for another story (about gingerbread house, this is a high school student btw) at the same hotel when Montel and a bodyguard rolled up. He asked the age-old celebrity dick question "do you know who I am" and then threatened to eradicate her home from our planet. Oh really? Courtney filed a police complain, and Montel issued an apology. My only question is, what was the question she asked? "Why you so damn crazy?"

Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online

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