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Zsa Zsa Gabor has kicked the ass of another major medical scare — and is doing much better now.

According to her husband, Prince von Anhalt, she was rushed to UCLA medical center Wednesday morning after developing a nasty infection around her feeding tube. Sounds awful, and we're so sad to hear about the state of her condition.

Here's what Prince said, tastefully:

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Ch-ch-check it out!!

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Thanks to inflamed vocal chords, Celine Dion has had to cancel four months worth of concerts and won't return to her Las Vegas stage until June 9th, but at least her recovery is going "according to plan."

And with a little luck, she might actually be ready to perform as soon as late April or May. Her husband Rene Angelil gave an update on the singer's health and she is "doing better," as he explained:

"Celine is doing better. She's obviously not singing, but her speaking voice is getting back to normal. We're flying to Los Angeles on Monday for a follow-up visit with Dr. Berke at the UCLA Medical Clinic. When Dr. Berke examined her two weeks ago, he said that he expects her to fully recover within 6-8 weeks which would mean between the middle and end of April. So far, everything is going according to plan."

Take all the time you need, gurl! We want those vocal chords to come back more powerful than ever!

[Image via Wenn.]

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Dexter star Michael C. Hall joined other cancer survivors on Sunday at UCLA's charity walk, "A Celebration of Survivorship, On Track for a Cure".

The event at Drake Stadium benefited the UCLA Lymphoma Program by raising donations to help researchers fight to find a cure for lymphomas.

On top of a walk-a-thon to honor the patients, family members, caregivers, supporters and treatment professionals who dealing with the disease, there was live music, food, and speeches from prominent researchers in the field.

Such a great cause we know is VERY dear to the actor's heart! We can only hope the facilities success curing the cancer continues to rise!

Check out more pics of Michael at the charity event below!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

Tags: celebration, doctors, el lay, los angeles, lymphomas, michael c. hall, on track for a cure, patients, researchers, treatment, ucla, walk-a-thon

For most college kids, summer is over and they are already back in an 8' X 10' dorm room preparing to party study their little butts off this semester.

However, all that partying studying may cause a few unwanted health side effects (like drinking from the same beer pong coffee cup), which have a tendency to spread like wildfire through campus so cross your fingers that your university has good health services.

In the list every student parent has been waiting for, Princeton Review has ranked America's top ten party schools schools with the best health services! El Lay's own UCLA came in first place, but did yours make the nine other spots? Find out after the jump!

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What have kids learned from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, iCarly, and Hannah Montana? How to be famous!

Or at least, they THINK they can all be famous.

A new study published in the Journal of Psychology Research on Cyberspace, found television shows popular with children aged 9 to 11 now hold “fame” as their No. 1 value, while it was ranked 15th in 1997.

With financial success and physical fitness following fame on children's list of attainable goals these days, researchers believe the shift in values may have a negative effect on the future goals and accomplishments of this generations youth.

Dr. Patricia Greenfield, from the Department of Psychology at UCLA and co-author of the study, said:

"(Tweens) are unrealistic about what they have to do to become famous. They may give up on actually preparing for careers and realistic goals.”

Yalda Uhls, the lead author of the study, went further to say:

"With Internet celebrities and reality TV stars everywhere, the pathway for nearly anyone to become famous, without a connection to hard work and skill, may seem easier than ever. When being famous and rich is much more important than being kind to others, what will happen to kids as they form their values and their identities?"

We hope we're not losing some of the future's brightest scientists and doctors to the lures of stardom, but it is a legitimate concern especially with shows like American Idol or America's Got Talent only increasing the average citizen's dreams of being "discovered".

Hopefully kids are looking up to their parents and teachers to learn that you don't need to be on a television screen to make a difference in the lives around you.

Tags: america, career, doctors, hannah montana, icarly, parents, research, scientists, teachers, television, tweens, ucla

Zsa Zsa Gabor returned to LA yesterday to check into the hospital that will remove part of her leg.

The growing lesion on her leg caused doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to recommend partial amputation. This comes after a number of health problems for the 93-year-old.

We hope the operation goes smoothly!

[Image via WENN.com/Apega/Agent47.]

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