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Reports: Exiled Tunisian President in Coma After Stroke

Ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is in a coma in a hospital in Saudi Arabia after suffering a stroke, according to reports out of France and Tunisia. "He had a stroke, and his condition is serious," an unidentified friend of Ben Ali told Agence France-Presse, which said the 74-year-old went into a coma...

Kool Herc Hospitalized: 5 Facts on a Hip-Hop Founding Father [VIDEO]

Pioneering hip-hop artist Kool Herc has been hospitalized because of a serious illness, friends say, and lacks health insurance to cover his medical bills. The 55-year-old Herc (born Clive Campbell) is "very sick," according to Sirius XM's DJ Premier, though specifics about his condition have not been released. On his...

Can Celebrity Sickness Boost Public Health?

(Sept. 8) -- Celebrities: They're just like us. That's true of putting on pants (one leg at a time!), grocery store trips, drunken faux pas and also, more seriously, illness. Surprisingly, though, when the rich and famous get sick, their diagnoses might actually improve the health outcomes of their fans and...

ESPN Report Calls Foul on Stadium Food

(July 27) -- If you're taken out to the ballgame, you may want to stay with factory-sealed peanuts and Cracker Jack over anything prepared at the stadium. According to a recent ESPN report, America's sports stadiums have an abysmal record over food safety, and the millions of fans eating at them are running a risk of...