Day: November 28, 2013

Actor Tom Hanks says he has type 2 diabetesActor Tom Hanks says he has type 2 diabetes

 Actor Tom Hanks says he has type 2 diabetes(Reuters) – Actor Tom Hanks has said that he has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the metabolic disease. Hanks, 57, told late night talk show host David Letterman on Monday that he had been battling high blood sugar for some time. “I went to the doctor, and he said, ‘You know those high blood-sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you’ve graduated! You’ve got type 2 diabetes, young man,'” Hanks said on CBS network’s “Late Show with David Letterman. …

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Physician emerges as seller of Marilyn Monroe plastic surgery notesPhysician emerges as seller of Marilyn Monroe plastic surgery notes

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California plastic surgeon said on Wednesday he is behind the auction of a physician’s notes that shows actress Marilyn Monroe had undergone cosmetic surgery, and he will donate the proceeds to assist U.S. veterans with medical work. Norman Leaf, who had previously requested anonymity, told Reuters that interest in the auction of the notes along with a set of X-rays caused him to come forward. …

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Physician emerges as seller of Marilyn Monroe plastic surgery notesPhysician emerges as seller of Marilyn Monroe plastic surgery notes

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California plastic surgeon said on Wednesday he is behind the auction of a physician’s notes that shows actress Marilyn Monroe had undergone cosmetic surgery, and he will donate the proceeds to assist U.S. veterans with medical work. Norman Leaf, who had previously requested anonymity, told Reuters that interest in the auction of the notes along with a set of X-rays caused him to come forward. …

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