Sun, Jul 5th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

The heat is on for several of Michael Jackson's former doctors. The Los Angeles Times is now reporting that investigators are focusing on at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to Michael Jackson. Citing anonymous sources in law enforcement, the Los Angeles ...Read More

Doctors warn of health threat from Chile wreckage

Sat, Mar 6th, 2010 | Health, Top Stories, World |

Doctors warn of health threat from Chile wreckage CONCEPCION, Chile - Huge piles of wreckage and tons of rotting fish and other debris blanketing the ground are turning the coastal towns shattered by Chile's earthquake and tsunami into nests of infection, doctors warned. As Chileans lined up for hepatitis ...Read More

Mets' Reyes to undergo more tests

Fri, Mar 5th, 2010 | Sports |

Mets' Reyes to undergo more tests NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) -- New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will undergo tests in New York for what doctors believe may be a thyroid imbalance, a team spokesman said Friday. Doctors ordered the tests after seeing the results of ...Read More

Janet Jackson to appear on 'Tonight Show'

Thu, Mar 4th, 2010 | Entertainment |

Janet Jackson to appear on 'Tonight Show' BURBANK, Calif. - For the first time since Michael Jackson's death in June 2009, Janet Jackson will visit a late-night network talk show when she appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on March 18, Access Hollywood can exclusively ...Read More

Ikki Twin Felt Fine After Crash

Thu, Mar 4th, 2010 | Entertainment |

Ikki Twin Felt Fine After Crash The MTV star who was put into a medically induced coma after a car crash claimed she felt fine after the accident -- and drove to the hospital just to make sure she was okay ... but she wasn't. Erica "Rikki" ...Read More

'Idol' exec: Doctors to decide if Bowersox is out

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Entertainment |

'Idol' exec: Doctors to decide if Bowersox is out "American Idol" producers have yet to make a final decision regarding the fate of ailing season 9 semifinalist Crystal Bowersox, whose medical issues resulted in a last-minute swap that has the show's remaining female semifinalists performing tonight, instead of yesterday, ...Read More

Bicycle injuries keep Colo. governor in hospital

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Health, Sports |

DENVER-Doctors say Gov. Bill Ritter will stay in the hospital for three or four days recovering from broken ribs and a separated shoulder he suffered in a bicycle wreck. Doctors said he can return to work as soon as he's released ...Read More

13-Year-Old Ordered Stun Gun in Jackson House

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Entertainment |

13-Year-Old Ordered Stun Gun in Jackson House Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son, Jaafar, ordered the stun gun online that triggered a visit from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services last night ... TMZ has learned. We broke the story that DCFS came to the Jackson family ...Read More

Are Michael Jackson's Children Safe? Questions Raised After Stun Gun Incident

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Entertainment |

Questions about Katherine Jackson's ability to raise her late son's three young children have surfaced in the wake of a child-protection investigation into the purchase of a stun gun by one of Michael Jackson's nephews. The Jackson family was quick to ...Read More

Marathon Investigation at Jackson Home

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | Entertainment |

Marathon Investigation at Jackson Home The L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services conducted a marathon investigation yesterday at the Jackson family compound in Encino -- trying to figure out what exactly happened with a stun gun on the property. DCFS social workers arrived at ...Read More

Child services workers probe stun gun sent to Jackson home; attorney says kids were never exposed

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010 | World |

LOS ANGELES - An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother confirms that child services workers are investigating the presence of a stun gun at the Jackson family home, but he says the late singer's children were never exposed to the weapon. Attorney ...Read More

Attorney: Jackson kids weren't exposed to stun gun

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Entertainment, World |

LOS ANGELES-Michael Jackson's children were never exposed to a mail-order stun gun recently delivered to the family's home, an attorney for the late singer's mother said Tuesday. Child services workers are investigating the incident, but attorney Adam Streisand said the ...Read More

Jackson Family Stun Gun Drama

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Entertainment |

Jackson Family Stun Gun Drama Making out to be quite the bizarre story, it is being reported Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son, Jaafar, purchased a stun gun online and intended to target Michael Jackson's son, Blanket. After breaking the report last night (March 1), TMZ has learned ...Read More

Children Services at Jackson Home

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Entertainment |

Children Services at Jackson Home TMZ has learned members of the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services paid a visit to the Jackson family home last night to check on Michael Jackson's three kids and the other kids living at the house ... ...Read More

Jackson Nephew, 13, Investigated for Allegedly Shocking Cousins Playing with ...

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Entertainment |

Jackson Nephew, 13, Investigated for Allegedly Shocking Cousins Playing with ... Child protection authorities were called Monday to the sprawling Los Angeles mansion where Michael Jackson's children and mother live to investigate reports that one of Jackson's nephews purchased a stun gun online and played with it with his young cousins, ...Read More

Sources: Jackson Kids Tried Stunning Blanket

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Entertainment, Top Stories, U.S. |

Sources: Jackson Kids Tried Stunning Blanket Multiple sources are telling TMZ the stun gun that Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son purchased was actually used by the children in the house ... and Michael Jackson's son, Blanket was an intended target. As we first reported, Jermaine's 13-year-old son Jaafar ...Read More

Climate change may extend allergy season: study

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Health |

Climate change may extend allergy season: study WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sneezing, congestion, and runny noses from hay fever may be lasting longer because climate change may be extending pollen seasons, doctors in Italy said on Monday. Pollen seasons as well as the amount of pollen in the air ...Read More

AMA says medicare cuts will limit doctors

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | SciTech |

Doctors who treat Medicare patients said they continued appointments as usual Monday, despite a 21 percent cut in their reimbursement that went into effect because of a Congressional stalemate. But if those Medicare cuts stick, all bets are off, doctors cautioned. Delray ...Read More

Congress Gets Breathing Room Before Medicare Payment Cuts

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | U.S. |

Congress Gets Breathing Room Before Medicare Payment Cuts It's not a pretty process, but a deal seems to be shaping up to stave of the start of a 21% cut in Medicare fees paid to doctors. The cuts were due to kick in today because Congress failed to pass ...Read More

Senate gridlock triggers cut to doctors

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010 | Health |

Hoping the Senate will act soon to stave off the cuts, the Obama administration directed Medicare billing contractors to hold off processing claims for 10 business days. Medicare normally takes 14 days to pay doctors, so there would be no ...Read More

Parents say doctors hastened death for dying kids

Mon, Mar 1st, 2010 | Health |

A handful of parents told researchers that they had asked doctors to hasten their children's deaths-and that doctors complied, using high doses of the powerful painkiller. The lead author of the study and several other physicians said they doubt doctors are ...Read More