This just in – anesthesiologists get bad rap courtesy of tonight’s episode of Gray’s Anatomy.  The show opens with a woman having a large abdominal surgery who becomes very tachycardic while her anesthesiologist is reading a magazine.  She is shown moving her head and blinking her eyes – indicating that she is indeed awake during [...]

It appears that reality TV star Heidi Montag went under the knife to make a few improvements on her already flawless face.  She apparently had 10 plastic surgery procedures at one time!  That’s quite efficient.  She may have saved herself some recovery time and maybe some money by having to pay for only one anesthetic; [...]

USA Today reported today that a 42 year old Taiwanese man died after watching the movie Avatar.  He apparently had a history of high blood pressure and felt “ill” while watching the movie.  He went to the hospital, where imaging of his brain showed a hemorrhagic stroke.  The doctor who took care of him diagnosed [...]

I thank Double Shot for pouring the first cup of hot news regarding Brittany Murphy’s death, but here’s a little refill…. It has been reported in the British newspaper The Sun that Brittany Murphy may have succombed to an addiction to pain killers, something we’ve heard before in the news this year.  Apparently Murphy has [...]

The sad news of Brittany Murphy’s death is disturbing. Any young Hollywood personality who suddenly dies is the subject of scrutiny and speculation. It sounds and looks like she was not the picture of health. Stories are circulating about a history of illicit drug use, prescription drug use, anorexia and diabetes. The mere combination of [...]