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Gary Coleman Hospitalized for Possible Seizure

Posted on Jan. 06, 2010 by Lindsay Britney

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Gary Coleman 6th Annual "TV Land Awards" - Arrival

Mini actor Gary Coleman, pictured here, was hospitalized for a possible seizure this morning in California, TMZ reported. Gary Coleman, who was a former child star in Diff’rent Strokes, was in Los Angeles to promote the documentary Midgets Vs. Mascots where the 42-year-old competed for 1 million dollars in prize money with other 9 contestants.

According to TMZ, he was rushed to the hospital around 8:0o AM from LA’s Custom Hotel after he suffered from what “looked like a seizure” when sitting on the bed. He couldn’t even answer some plain questions like like “What month is it?” and whom he is staying with in his hotel room.

We guess, the condition of Gary Coleman who married with Shannon Price shouldn’t been life threatening. Just wish him a speedy recovery!

Poor Scoliosis Man Whose Spine Was Extremely Deformed and Curved (Photos)

Posted on Oct. 11, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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Poor Disabled Man With Highly Deformed and Curved Spine Picture

A Chinese man whose legs and the upper body were almost clapped together due to the dextroscoliosis had a tough life far away his hometown. Accounts from a witness:

Strolling on the Heshan Pedestrian Street [at Yiyang, Hunan Province], I ran across a scoliosis man whose spine was  highly deformed and extremely curved.  His motion was inconvenient in the extreme. When he stood up, his Cobb angle was almost zero (should be called zero). This was really the first time for me to see  a man with such extent one’s spine deformed and curved.

After giving him several Yuan, I asked what happened to him. He said he was 42 years old and from Yuping, Guizhou Province. During his 20’s, the rheumatoids distorted his body joint to the present appearance. He revealed he had a child, as as well as his parents,  in the hometown. He introduced that he could earn 30-60 Yuan [through begging] every day. He spent 10-20 Yuan on food a day and 10 Yuan a night in sleeping in the motel. [Within the surplus], he remitted 300+ Yuan to his family.

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Rupert Grint Swine Flu: Rupert Grint Had “Mild Bout” With A(H1N1) Virus (Photos)

Posted on Jul. 04, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint got the swine flu but had since recovered from the “mild bout” with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, said reports.

Rupert Grint Swine Flu

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I filming in Picadilly, London
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint on the set Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in London in April

20-year-old Rupert Grint, who plays the close friend of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) Ron Weasley in the wizard pictures, took a few days away from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) currently being filmed in Britain and now he is well enough and has returned to work, rep Christian Hodell said.

“It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu,” his publicist said.

“He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards.”

She said Grint’s doctor had confirmed that Rupert had recovered and was no longer contagious or at risk of infecting others.

“Other scenes were shot in his absence which did not require his involvement and thus filming was not disrupted,” she added.

According to People, Rupert Grint is going to attend the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Tuesday on July 7.

Cardiac Arrest Deadlier Than Heart Attack

Posted on Jun. 27, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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Michael Jackson arrives at Honolulu International Airport in 1997, Hawaii
King of Pop Michael Jackson. He died of cardiac arrest in on June 25, 2009

In an article reporting on Michael Jackson’s death from cardiac arrest, Health.com tells a cardiac arrest is deadlier than a heart attack. Excerpts:

In general, a cardiac arrest is much more dangerous than a heart attack.

During cardiac arrest, the heart actually stops beating and quivers with uncoordinated contractions. Unless a defibrillator is used to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm, death is inevitable. Someone experiencing a cardiac arrest generally collapses, loses consciousness, and stops breathing.

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Despite dramatic TV portrayals of patients being revived from cardiac arrest, the chances of survival in real life are slim. If a bystander performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation until the heart can be shocked back into a normal rhythm, the chances of survival are much better.

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A heart attack, on the other hand, is a reduction in blood flow to the heart, which can cause a crushing chest pain known as angina, along with sweating, nausea, a sense of impending doom, and tissue death in part of the heart muscle. In contrast to cardiac arrest, heart attack patients may not lose consciousness. If they get rapid medical treatment, the prognosis is generally better. Heart attacks are about twice as common as cardiac arrests, but a heart attack can progress to a cardiac arrest if not treated.