Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 | Business |

NEW YORK (AP) - Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch has been hospitalized for a week with an infection but is expected to make a full recovery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital has said. Welch, 73, was admitted on July 5 suffering from ...Read More

Brock Lesnar Illness Update: Lesnar Is Back At Home, Friend Says

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Sports |

Brock Lesnar Illness Update: Lesnar Is Back At Home, Friend Says ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A friend of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar says the ultimate fighter is back at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, recovering from a bacterial infection. Larry Novotny says Lesnar was released from a hospital in Bismarck, N.D., on ...Read More

Brock Lesnar undergoes intestinal surgery

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | Sports |

Brock Lesnar undergoes intestinal surgery Brock Lesnar, the heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, underwent surgery Monday for a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, and UFC President Dana White told The Times that doctors are "waiting to see if he needs more." White ...Read More

Elton John says he's back on his feet

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | Entertainment, Health, Top Stories |

Elton John says he's back on his feet NEW YORK—Elton John says he's back on his feet after being sidelined for the flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The entertainer spoke about his recovery before Monday's annual benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which honored former President ...Read More

UFC heavyweight champ Lesnar has bacterial infection

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Sports |

UFC heavyweight champ Lesnar has bacterial infection BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — UFC President Dana White said Monday that heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is recovering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract. "He's in stable condition and should be released soon," White said. Asked if Lesnar was in a ...Read More

UFC champion Lesnar has bacterial infection

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Sports |

BISMARCK, N.D. — UFC President Dana White said Monday that heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is recovering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract. "He's in stable condition and should be released soon," UFC President Dana White said. Asked if Lesnar was ...Read More

NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | U.S. |

NEW YORK -- Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85. D'Lugoff died Wednesday at a Manhattan hospital. His brother, Burt D'Lugoff, said a cause of death was not yet ...Read More

Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

LONDON—Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday and was feeling fine. He left the hospital early Thursday. He ...Read More

Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14 LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday. Spokesman Gary ...Read More

Elton John postpones Seattle, in hospital from flu, E. coli

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

Elton John's spokesman says the singer has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu. Gary Farrow said Monday that the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been forced to cancel ...Read More

Elton John recovering in London hospital after canceling concerts because of flu, e-coli

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

Elton John recovering in London hospital after canceling concerts because of flu, e-coli LONDON (AP) - Elton John has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu, his spokesman said Monday. Gary Farrow said the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been forced to ...Read More

Elton John recovering in hospital from flu, e-coli

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories |

Elton John recovering in hospital from flu, e-coli LONDON -- Elton John's spokesman says the singer has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu. Gary Farrow said Monday that the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been forced ...Read More

Elton John recovering in hospital after canceling concerts because of flu, e-coli

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Elton John recovering in hospital after canceling concerts because of flu, e-coli LONDON (AP) - Elton John's spokesman says the singer has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu. Gary Farrow said Monday that the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been ...Read More

Elton John Aims for Return to Stage After Illness

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John is recovering in hospital from a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, but he hoped to return to the stage soon, a spokesman said ...Read More

Flu Forces Elton John to Cancel Concerts

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Entertainment |

Flu Forces Elton John to Cancel Concerts The flu may be on everyone's minds, but it happens to be in Elton John's system – prompting the British musician, who is said to be in a London hospital for treatment of E-coli bacterial infection and influenza, to postpone ...Read More

New swine flu deaths in 4 US states

Thu, Jun 4th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories |

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Health officials in Wisconsin, California, Illinois and Utah reported deaths from swine flu on Thursday, and said all four patients had previous health problems that made them more vulnerable. State officials did not release details, but the victims ...Read More

Double hand transplant under way in Pa.

Tue, May 5th, 2009 | Top Stories |

PITTSBURGH - The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital. A spokeswoman for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that patient Jeff Kepner went into surgery Monday morning. The surgery was expected ...Read More

Husband of pregnant woman killed in van crash: 'She was the kind ...

Sat, Mar 28th, 2009 | Top Stories |

The distraught husband of a pregnant woman killed by a runaway van on a midtown sidewalk was looking for answers and justice Saturday - and finding little of either. "I feel lost and empty," Renaldo Ramos said after viewing his wife's ...Read More

Funeral for Natasha Richardson near upstate home

Sun, Mar 22nd, 2009 | U.S. |

MILLBROOK, N.Y. – A funeral service for actress Natasha Richardson is being held in the hilly Hudson Valley town where she wed actor Liam Neeson and raised their two sons. Neeson was among the pallbearers for his wife's coffin as it ...Read More

Natasha Richardson to be buried near upstate home

Sun, Mar 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, U.S. |

MILLBROOK, N.Y. – Family members are planning a private farewell for actress Natasha Richardson in the town in New York's Hudson Valley where she wed actor Liam Neeson and raised their two sons. The service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday ...Read More