Fans have been wondering about the story behind Sammy Sosa's gradually whitening skin. Sosa appeared on a Spanish TV station and assured the world that he's not sick: he's just using a certain cream to keep his skin soft, and...

World-famous mathematician Stephen Hawking is seriously ill with a chest infection, and is currently in hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery, partially because he's the only mathematician cool enough to let fun be poked at...

Ed McMahon was hospitalized in intensive care last weekend. The culprit is pneumonia, the most unwelcome visitor an 85-year-old can ask for. The outlook isn't favorable, and doctors speculate that it may not be long before he'

The media's favorite nerd, Apple's Steve Jobs, is taking an extended medical leave. Steve has appeared frail and weak since fighting (and reportedly winning) against cancer. He claims his latest dramatic weight drop is the...

After Bush's disasterous press conference on Tuesday, the government appointed this scientist to figure out what's wrong with him, and fix it.  No one should have to live with the debilitating mental disorder that has spread...

Patrick Swayze is in hospital with pneumonia. Swayze admitted a few days ago that his battle with pancreatic cancer has been wearing him down, but that he's not ready to give up the fight just yet. His pneumonia presents...

Patrick Swayze came out to tell the world that, despite tabloid reports, his pancreatic cancer is not getting the best of him. In fact, he's home for the holidays with family and he's sure he's winning the battle against the...

Miley showed up to the premiere of "Bolt" with a bad flu. The effort was worth it: Mr T was at the premiere too, with lots of guttural praise for the junior Cyrus. Flu, nothing. We'd drag our legless, armless corpse across...

Janet's been diagnosed with a rare form of migraine that causes vertigo. The affliction put a damper on her "Rock Witchu" tour, but she's ready to rock again, hopefully without the added thrill of dizziness.

Just in time for the Olympics, a terrifying epidemic is breaking out across China.  Where some experts suspect avian flu, the Chinese government has diagnosed it differently: "Olympic Fever"!  Symptoms include sores,...

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is the next worst thing to Death knocking on your door in person, but Patrick Swayze seems to be making a recovery since his initial diagnosis in March. He's up and about and generally...