Appendectomy

Did you ever have your week all planned out and then one little incident changed everything? That's how the past few days have gone for my family, and it all started with a tap on the shoulder. I was listening to research essay presentations when a...

Paging Dr. Oz -- one of Oprah's anointed ones has taken ill. Lifestyle whiz Nate Berkus was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday with a case of appendicitis. "He was on the 'Today' show this morning, and he wasn't feeling......

Ex-Marine Cpl. Yuriy Zmysly and his wife Aimee decorated their Oak Lawn home for the holidays for the first time this year. It’s no easy …...

With each tee shot and putt, expectations steadily rise for Tammy Panich. Approach shots are expected to be on target toward the middle of the fairways. Putts need to be made for birdie or par. That's the script that Panich, who excelled at Glendale...

Bret Michaels is engaged to Kristi Gibson, his girlfriend of 16 years. He finally proposed to Kristi Gibson in an episode of "Bret Michaels: Life As I See It" that aired Dec. 20....

Bret Michaels, the former Poison frontman and "The Celebrity Apprentice" winner, is recovering from surgery to fix a hole in his heart in Phoenix....

Bret Michaels was discharged from an Arizona hospital after surgery Monday to repair a hole in the rocker's heart. "Celebrity Apprentice" winner Bret Michaels was recuperating at home with his fiancee Kristi Gibson and their daughters after the surgery to...

ESPN anchor Stuart Scott is battling cancer according to the sports network. He will attempt to maintain a normal schedule as he undergoes chemotherapy after doctors discovered cancerous tissue, according to online reports....

Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her rapturous looks and real-life dramas, has died. She was 79. Hospitalized six weeks ago for congestive heart failure, Taylor...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Quentin and the Chicago White Sox pulled off a two-out rally in the ninth inning against All-Star closer Joakim Soria, then Brent Morel hit a go-ahead single in the 12th that beat the Kansas City Royals 10-7 Wednesday....

Adam Dunn woke up Saturday morning and felt so good he went into the White Sox cages and took some easy batting practice flips. "Felt OK," he said. "(Friday) was the worst day. And then I woke up . . . and I could move a little bit, so I immediately...

When most people undergo an appendectomy, it usually means at least a couple of weeks of rest and recovery before they can go back to work. But when your job is as an NFL quarterback for a team making a playoff push, the timetable tends to speed up...