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  George Washington , Smallpox, and the American Revolution

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 21, 2011

  In honor of Presidents’ Day, I thought it would be a good idea to talk briefly about the role that smallpox played in the life...

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  UPDATE: Serene Branson had a complex migraine

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 17, 2011

  On Tuesday, we reported on LA news reporter Serene Branson’s “neurologic event” of garbled speech on live TV after the Grammy Awards. Many speculated that...

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  What price fame? Oscars: Strokes and Heart Attacks

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 16, 2011

  With the Academy Awards less than two weeks away, it’s easy to get caught up in all the hoopla surrounding the event. However a study...

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  Reporter Serene Branson has “neurologic event” on live TV

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 15, 2011

  Serene Branson, a journalist for CBS2 and KCAL-9 in Los Angeles, got a little more attention than she expected from her live report after the...

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  Playboy Mansion Mystery: What made the guests sick?

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 13, 2011

  Earlier this month, the legendary Playboy mansion was the site of a fundraiser as part of a yearly event called the DOMAINfest Global Conference.A few...

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  Elizabeth Taylor hospitalized

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 12, 2011

  Dame Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles this week for congestive heart failure. Her rep told People magazine that...

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  Meet an American Idol contestant with Tourette’s and Asperger’s Syndromes

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 10, 2011

  Last night’s American Idol episode introduced us to James Durbin, a 21-year-old singer from Santa Cruz, CA. Durbin has known quite a bit of adversity...

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  Tisha Campbell-Martin reveals she has Sarcoidosis.

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 9, 2011

  Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin tells People magazine that, although she does have the disease sarcoidosis, contrary to tabloid reports, she is not dying from the disease....

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  Meet VW’s Super Bowl “Darth Vader”

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 7, 2011

  With an audience in the neighborhood of 100 million people, it’s no surprise that advertisers pull out all the stops for their Super Bowl ads,...

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  Celebrity Diagnosis a Finalist for “Oscar” of Medical Blogs, Co-Founder to Lecture at Harvard

  By Dr. Michele Berman on February 5, 2011

  Celebrity Diagnosis is a finalist for an “Academy Award” in the medical blogosphere — the annual medGadget Medical Weblog Award. We are honored to be...

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