All tag results for 'disease'

There's no question that Angelina Jolie showed TONS of courage when she announced her decision to have preventative, and the more we look at her family's history with cancer the more it makes sense that she would take such extreme measures.

The actress knew for two reasons that she was at a high risk of being diagnosed with cancer. The first was she had a BRCA1 gene mutation, which greatly increases the chances of getting the disease. The second reason was that it runs in her family.

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What a great cause!

Every Spring, actors, musicians, and models alike show their support at the Annual Lupus LA Orange Ball in Beverly Hills, and this year was no different!

Amongst those walking the red orange carpet was Howie Dorough of The Backstreet Boys, Natalie Gal, Kellie Martin, Patrick Warburton, Sherri Saum, Josh Altman, Tracie Bennett, Mindi Abair, and MANY more!

There's nothing like seeing worlds collide for a great cause!

Bob Saget hosted the charity event and Jason Alexander was given the 2013 Loop Award for his help in increasing awareness of the horrible disease! We guess George Costanza isn't such a bad guy after all! LOLz!

Every year this event manages to raise thousands of dollars to help find a cure for lupus, and hopefully with the support of celebrities like this, it can continue to be a success in the future!

Check out more pics from the event (below)!

[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]

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It is both shockingly cheap and shockingly easy to help END7 bring an end to 7 common yet devastating tropical diseases.

What isn't easy is witnessing what the diseases do to the 1 billion people suffering from them.

In the video above, celebrity advocates for the cause sit down and watch exactly what they're fighting — and the team at END7 filmed their reactions. It's raw.

Emily Blunt, Tom Felton and a number of other stars have joined END7’s campaign to fight and control the seven most prevalent tropical diseases, including hookworm, elephantiasis and river blindness. With help, they can bring an end to it all by 2020. That's only 7 years away!

Here's what Emily said:

“Until recently, I didn’t even know these diseases existed. The serious disabilities and suffering they inflict on the world’s poorest people is heart-wrenching. But I was inspired to join the END7 campaign because, for once, the solution is simple and available now.”

She isn't joking about how simple it is. Watch the video (above) to find out how!

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When it comes to breast cancer, many would assume that a mastectomy would be the best way to ensure survival.

Turns out that a new study of over 100,000 woman with breast cancer found that that's not necessarily true!

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Here's something you might not know: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster has chronic lyme disease.

The thing is, she only noticed something was wrong after filming the show!

Now she's opening up about her ongoing battle with the disease:

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Remember the sad story of Junior Seau?

He was the former NFL player who recently killed himself.

It turned out that he was suffering from a degenerative brain disease, called CTE, that lead to depression and most likely his eventual suicide.

Now, the Seau family is suing the NFL!

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How sure are you that your heart is healthy and doing well?

Well, regardless if you're positive, we've got some AH-MAZING tips from Jenny Craig here that will ensure that your heart stays or gets back to where it needs to be!

They're actually celebrating the second year of their relationship with the American Heart Association, and continue to support the American Heart Association’s mission to improve the cardiovascular health (including Carrie Fisher!) of all Americans by 20 percent by 2020.

Here are some things you should be doing to help your heart!

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