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Castro Interview: He Was 'at Death's Door' During Illness

By Mara GayAug 31st 2010 – 4:36PM
Cubadebate / AP

Cubadebate / AP

(Aug. 31) -- Fidel Castro says his long illness nearly killed him, and it forced him to turn over power to his brother Raul in 2008. In his first interview on the subject, the former leader of Cuba said he was "at death's door" during a four-year illness that he refuses to identify but is widely believed to be...

Background on diverticulitis

Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon.

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