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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Celebrity Health


2011 Year in Review: 27 Most Shocking Moments in Celebrity Health

By: Michele R. Berman, MD  |  December 27, 2011
Pictured left is Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tylerwhose accident, while on tour in Paraguay, once again demonstrated that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house. Mr. Tyler is one of Barbara Walters10 Most Fascinating People of the Year and has also been featured in our series on Ailments of the Aging Rock Star.

In addition to covering common diseases affecting uncommon people, our reporting on celebrity health and lifestyle topics in 2011 included a number of unusual conditions and practices including Angelman Syndromebreast milk ice creambuttocks augmentationDukan DietentomophagyMaroteaux-Lamy Syndromemisophoniamusic therapynude psychotherapypica & pregnancy cravings, "pinkwashing,"psychopathy, "spider medicine" and tanorexia.

Listed below are our Top 27 Teachable Moments* in celebrity health, selected from 300 stories published this year.



  1. Charlie Sheen Will Make Your Face Melt Off
  2. Michael Douglas Beats Throat Cancer
  3. Bret Michaels Survives Heart Surgery
  4. Barbara Walters Opens Her Heart to the World
  5. Serena Williams Undergoes Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism
  6. Matthew Morrison’s Sweet Potato Abs
  7. Keenan Cahill is Dynamite!
  8. Missy Elliot with Graves
  9. Harry Potter was an Alcoholic?!
  10. R. Kelly Has a Bump N’ Grind Removed (from his throat)
  11. Angelina Jolie Eats Bugs
  12. Kim Kardashian Gets a Nasty Rash
  13. I’ll take “Kick Ass Game Show Hosts For $100, Alex
  14. Dianna Agron Gets a Broken Nose
  15. Sean Kingston looks at Beautiful Girls, Crashes Jet Ski & Nearly Dies, Twice!   
  16. Steven Tyler Slips in the Tub
  17. Tanorexics Everywhere! [Snookie, George Hamilton, Rebecca Minkoff]
  18. Bono’s Heart Skips a Beat
  19. Venus Williams Leaves US Open
  20. Don’t Chew Anything Around Kelly Ripa
  21. John Mayer Silenced
  22. Demi Lovato Does What Few Actresses Do
  23. Wanda Sykes says Breast Cancer is No Laughing Matter
  24. Did Alternative Medicine Kill Steve Jobs?
  25. Adele Can’t Sing
  26. Gabby Giffords learns to speak again
  27. They’re letting Khloe Kardashian Have a Baby?!

*For all of the fascinating details, see here.

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