Celebrity Health

2011 Year in Review: 27 Most Shocking Moments in Celebrity Health By: Michele R. Berman, MD  |  December 27, 2011

Pictured left is Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tylerwhose accident, while on tour in Paraguay, once again demonstrated that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house. Mr. Tyler is one of Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of the Year and has also been featured in our series on Ailments of the Aging Rock Star. In addition to covering common diseases affecting uncommon people, our reporting on celebrity health and lifestyle topics in 2011 included a number of unusual conditions and practices including Angelman Syndrome, breast milk ice cream, buttocks augmentation, Dukan Diet, entomophagy, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome, misophonia, music therapy, nude psychotherapy, pica & pregnancy cravings, "pinkwashing,"psychopathy, "spider medicine" and tanorexia. Listed below are our Top 27 Teachable Moments* in celebrity health, selected from 300 stories published this year. Charlie Sheen Will Make Your Face Melt Off Michael Douglas Beats Throat Cancer Bret Michaels Survives Heart Surgery Barbara Walters Opens Her Heart to the World Serena Williams Undergoes Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism Matthew Morrison’s Sweet Potato Abs Keenan Cahill is Dynamite! Missy Elliot with Graves Harry Potter was an Alcoholic?! R. Kelly Has a Bump N’ Grind Removed (from his throat) Angelina Jolie Eats Bugs Kim Kardashian Gets a Nasty Rash I’ll take “Kick Ass Game Show Hosts For $100, Alex” Dianna Agron Gets a Broken Nose Sean Kingston looks at Beautiful Girls, Crashes Jet Ski & Nearly Dies, Twice!    Steven Tyler Slips in the Tub Tanorexics Everywhere! [Snookie, George Hamilton, Rebecca Minkoff] Bono’s Heart Skips a Beat Venus Williams Leaves US Open Don’t Chew Anything Around Kelly Ripa John Mayer Silenced Demi Lovato Does What Few Actresses Do Wanda Sykes says Breast Cancer is No Laughing Matter Did Alternative Medicine Kill Steve Jobs? Adele Can’t Sing Gabby Giffords learns to speak again They’re letting Khloe Kardashian Have a Baby?! *For all of the fascinating details, see here.