He was the first Kiwi to record an overseas No 1, gave the world a signature dance move, and mentored a host of successful entertainers. But now pioneering rocker Ray Columbus, best-known for the 60s chart hit She’s a Mod, is terminally ill.
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The uncomfortable relationship between celebrities and journalists
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Johnny Lewis’ Dad: I Exhausted All Resources To Save My Son
Johnny Lewis’ father tried to help his son multiple times before his death, stating that he believed Johnny’s last stint in a treatment center was finally going to work. A Source Close to The Family Speaks A close family source of Johnny’s tells TMZ that Johnny tried a few different Scientology approved treatment center, but […]
Medical Doctor, Russell Dohner Charges $5 a Visit
When Russell Dohner was a boy, he had a ordeal with seizures. That incident and the kindness of the doctor who treated him inspired Dohner to later go to medical school. “When I came out of them,” he tells PEOPLE, “there would always be [our physician] Dr. Hamilton. I decided I wanted to be […]
Cause of Death: Sloppy Doctors
Doctors’ sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually. It’s a shocking statistic, and, according to a July 2006 report from the National Academies of Science’s Institute of Medicine , preventable medication mistakes also injure more than 1.5 million Americans annually
Horse Racing: The Short Hard Ride of Michael Baze
Michael Baze arrived at Churchill Downs with the right surname.
How Much Does Animal Testing Tell Us?
Not a week goes by without news of a lab breakthrough using rats or mice.
Are Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Doomed?
How much longer will you be able to see advertisements in which a person blissfully runs through a field after taking some kind of antiallergy medication? Or those in which a down-and-out man is suddenly sunny after being prescribed an antidepressant?
How Veterans’ Hospitals Became the Best in Health Care
Most private hospitals can only dream of the futuristic medicine Dr. Divya Shroff practices today
Lance Armstrong Retires Once more (and For Very good)
Seven-Time Tour de France Winner’s Comeback Bid Failed to Create New Glory; Will Concentrate on Cancer Operate Lance Armstrong is retiring once more – this time for great. Virtually a month following finishing 65th in his last aggressive race in Australia, and practically six a long time removed from your last of an unprecedented seven […]