Health

Yvette Wilson, the stand-up comedian and actress best known for her co-starring roles in American TV shows Moesha and The Parkers, has died Thursday of cervical cancer. She was 48. [...]

Contrary to widespread reports, the death of Robin Gibb, founding member of legendary musical trio the Bee Gees, was not caused by colon or liver cancer, according to the singer’s son. [...]

Legendary Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died on Sunday, May 20 following a lengthy battle with colon and liver cancer, his family have confirmed. [...]

Eighties R&B star El DeBarge has had a long-running battle with drugs and the law. Over the years, the 50 year old has been arrested on numerous charges such as possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of crack and other drug paraphernalia. After cleaning up his act [...]

Following the recent and ever increasing fad of back room bottom enlargement procedures US news program Inside Edition has gone undercover to expose the illegal business of bum injections. [...]

Comedian, actor and ex drug user Russell Brand recently spoke in Parliament and suggested to MPs that addiction to drugs should be treated as a “health matter” and not a “criminal or judicial matter”. [...]

Following his surgery a few weeks ago, Robin Gibb the 62 year-old Bee Gees singer, who is suffering colon and liver cancer, fell into a coma last week after contracting pneumonia leading to fears that that the legendary artist didn’t have long left to live. [...]

Legislation introduced in the Health Act of 2009 requiring all large shops and supermarkets (larger than 280 square metres) throughout England to cover up all cigarette and tobacco displays, an effort that hopes to keep children and young people from being enticed by tobacco advertising and to help existing smokers kick the habit, took effect [...]

Less than a week after hosting a lecture from California rapper Lil’ B, New York University continued its Hip-Hop lovefest last night (April 16) with an event called “Signs & Rhymes: Intersections of Deaf and Hip-Hop Cultures,” a unique concert headlined by SignMark, a deaf MC from Finland. [...]

Distressing news as music legend, Bobby Womack, has been hospitalized and is reportedly in the early stages of colon cancer. BET reported earlier that the 68 year old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was taken to hospital struggling with a serious bout of pneumonia. Fellow musician and legend, Bootsy Collins, took to Twitter [...]