Nick Cannon health

Nick Cannon's health issues have sent him to the emergency room twice in recent months. Now the young star has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and faces a lifelong battle to keep his body in check.
In January Nick Cannon was hospitalized for kidney failure out of the blue. The new father of twins Monroe and Moroccan with wife Mariah Carey was thought to have recovered from the issue and went right back to his overworked ways — only to be rushed back to the emergency room weeks later with blood clots in his lungs.
"The blood clot thing was probably the scariest because… I've known people who have passed away from that," Nick Cannon told People Wednesday night.

2012 nfl mock draft

With the intentions of all juniors and draft-eligible sophomores now officially declared (noted by *), it's finally time for a first look at how the 2012 NFL draft could play out. There will be a number of shifts over the next three-plus months as teams get to take a close look at prospects, physical skills are matched against the tape, measurements on height and weight are confirmed and medicals come in. A few notes:

• My Big Board gives a glimpse at how I value players as prospects, but mock drafts also involve what teams and scouts are telling me regarding their assessments, and how needs align with value.

Tatum o'neal rumors

Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal has checked herself into a rehabilitation center to battle her long-running drug problems, according to a report.

The "Paper Moon" star is seeking professional treatment at an undisclosed location after suffering a setback in her sobriety, a source tells RadarOnline.com.

"Tatum made the decision to voluntarily check into rehab after having a relapse about a month ago when she began using cocaine again," the source says.

O'Neal, 48, has a long history of substance abuse, but she insisted she had kicked her habit once and for all after her 2008 arrest for cocaine possession. She pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge and was ordered to complete two sessions in a drug treatment program.

NBA trade rumors

With the NBA trade deadline looming, the Dwight Howard saga has taken an unexpected turn. The Los Angeles Lakers, once considered favorites to land the coveted Orlando Magic center, have apparently fallen out of favor with Howard and the Magic are scrambling to upgrade their roster in a last-ditch effort to keep D12.

Sports Illustrated's Sam Amick reports that "close friends of Howard say he was, in fact, informed that Bryant sees him as a second or third option on a championship-caliber team if he came to Los Angeles."

Evidently, come be our Chewbaca is not the ideal sales pitch for an alpha male.

Amick's report comes nearly a month after the New York Post's Peter Vescey looked into a rumor that

Deion Sanders lawsuit

Deion Sanders’ divorce case is taking a turn for the uglier.

Pilar Sanders has filed two lawsuits in Collin County district coirt seeking $200 million in damages for an alleged assault as well as libelous and slanderous remarks.

These legal matters are separate from the divorce Deion Sanders filed for in December. The Hall of Fame cornerback and NFL Network analyst is facing a messy public battle right now.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Pilar Sanders alleged that her husband and other are to blame for emotional and physical abuse as well as mental distress, public humiliation and financial damage.

Largest medicare fraud

Dallas, Texas (KXAS) -- A Dallas, Texas doctor and several others were arrested Tuesday in the biggest Medicare and Medicaid fraud case in U.S. history.
The 27 page indictment alleges Dr. Jacques Roy, a former office manager and five owners of home health care agencies in the area conspired to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of $374 million.
One of the ways the group allegedly bilked the system was signing up people who would never meet the requirements for home health care benefits.
"One defendant allegedly paid recruiters $50 for each beneficiary the recruiter could deliver from a Dallas homeless shelter," said Inspector General Daniel Levinson.
Dr. Roy would allegedly certify them anyway, registering 11,000 people over five years for health care

Largest medicare doctor

  Years after Jacques Roy started filing paperwork that would have made his practice the busiest Medicare provider in the U.S., authorities say they've found most of his work was a lie.
They accused Roy on Tuesday of "selling his signature" to collect Medicare and Medicaid payments for work that was never done or wasn't necessary. Others charged in the scheme are accused of fraudulently signing up patients or offering them cash, free groceries or food stamps to give their names and a number used to bill Medicare.
Roy, 41, a doctor who owned Medistat Group Associates in DeSoto, Texas, faces up to 100 years in prison if he's convicted of several counts of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Six others, including the owners of three home health service agencies, are also charged. More than 75 agencies

Crazy street signs

Crazy street signs, After a controversy over a design competition for a Chicago city sticker Chicago city sticker controversy + design contained gang signs, a young boy was left without a $1,000 prize. The Chicago city sticker flap is just one example of public signs and stickers gone wrong. Here are other signs of trouble. chicago city sticker controversy + design contained gang signs,

FDA flu 4 vaccine

FDA has approved the first quadrivalent influenza intranasal vaccine (FluMist Quadrivalent, MedImmune) for prevention of influenza.
All other currently available licensed seasonal influenza vaccines are trivalent, containing 3 strains -- 2 strains of type-A influenza (A/H1N1 and A/H3N2) and 1 B-lineage strain. FluMist Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine live) contains 4 strains (2 type-A strains and 2 type-B lineages) to help provide broad protection against circulating influenzas A and B.
In recent years, influenza B strains from 2 different lineages (B/Yamagata and B/Victoria) have circulated. The quadrivalent vaccine includes strains from both lineages, helping provide protection against both B lineages.
“A vaccine containing the four virus strains most likely to spread and cause illness during the influenza season offers an additional option to aid in influenza prevention efforts,” Karen Midthun, MD, director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in FDA’s announcement of the approval.

African american life expectancy ucla

Study shows significant state-by-state differences in black, white life expectancy

(Medical Xpress) -- A UCLA-led group of researchers tracing disparities in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the U.S. has found that white males live about seven years longer on average than African American men and that white women live more than five years longer than their black counterparts.
But when comparing life expectancy on a state-by-state basis, the researchers made a surprising discovery: In those states in which the disparities were smallest, the differences often were not the result of African Americans living longer but of whites dying younger than the national average. And, interestingly, the area with the largest disparities wasn't a state at all but the nation's capital, Washington D.C.
The findings are published in the February issue of the peer-reviewed journal Health Services Research.
"In health-disparities research, there is an assumption that large disparities are bad because vulnerable populations are not doing as well as they should, while areas with small disparities are doing a better job at

Stroke risk diabetes

Stroke and Diabetes

If you have diabetes, it’s important to understand your increased risk of stroke. Multiple studies have shown that people with diabetes are at greater risk for stroke compared to people without diabetes regardless of the number of health risk factors they have. Overall, the health risk of cardiovascular disease (including stroke) is two-and-a-half times higher in men and women with diabetes compared to people without diabetes.

What Is a Stroke?

Brain tissue needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to keep nerve cells and other parts of the tissue alive and functioning. The brain relies on a network of blood vessels to provide it with blood that is rich in oxygen. A stroke occurs when one of these blood vessels becomes damaged or blocked, preventing blood from reaching an area of the brain. When that part of the brain is cut off from its supply of oxygen for more than three to four minutes, it begins to die.
There are two types of strokes: those that are caused by a rupture in an artery, also known as hemorrhagic stroke, and strokes which are caused by blockage of an artery, also known as ischemic stroke.