Presenter and part-time rapper Nick Cannon, aka Mr Mariah Carey, has been encouraged by doctors to relinquish his role as morning host of US radio show ‘Rollin With Nick Cannon’. Mr Carey says he thought it best to quit after blood clots were found in his lungs, with reports also stating that an enlarged ventricle was discovered in his heart.

Cannon tweeted this last Friday: “A bitter sweet morning. I have to stop my radio show. Doctors’ orders. The doctors said if I don’t slow down and stop working so hard, then it’s a wrap!”

He also issued this on-air statement during his final show: “I have been asked to put my health first and cut back on some of my professional commitments in order to allow my body to get the rest that it needs to keep up with the demands of a multi-tasking schedule. Even Superman has to sleep”.

Cannon was hospitalised last month with mild kidney failure, having fallen ill whilst over the Christmas period. He subsequently underwent an operation in LA, and was released to recuperate at home. It’s thought he may also be forced to quit his other high-profile post as compere of ‘America’s Got Talent’, though the 31 year old insists he’ll continue to present CBS syndicate ‘Cannon’s Countdown’ each weekend.

A video has been put online showing Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who was left in a coma following a car accident in 2008, moving his leg.

Although no longer in comatose, Cheng has been in a semi-conscious state since 2009, but he has been showing some signs of improvement over the last two years, with some ability to make vocal sounds and slight movement returning to his hands.

It was announced this month that Cheng was now able to move one of his legs on command, and the founder of the Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust, which raises money for the musician’s medical fees, has posted a video of that development on YouTube.

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Robin Gibb says his cancer has “almost gone” and that he “feels fantastic”. The Bee Gee confirmed he was battling liver cancer late last year after rising speculation about his health following a couple of hospital visits and a public appearance where he looked very ill indeed.

But Gibb’s cancer treatment seems to have gone well, and he told the Mail On Sunday last month: “For more than eighteen months, I had lived with an inflammation of the colon; then I was diagnosed with colon cancer, which spread to the liver. I have undergone chemotherapy, however, and the results – to quote my doctor – have been ‘spectacular’. It’s taken a toll, naturally, but the strange thing is that I’ve never felt seriously ill. I’ve mostly felt great. There have been many false claims around, which I’d like to dispel. I am not and have never been ‘at death’s door’”.

Last week Gibb gave an update on his treatment to Radio 2′s Steve Wright, saying: “The prognosis is that it’s almost gone and I feel fantastic and really, from now on, it’s just what they could describe as a ‘mopping-up’ operation. I am very active and my sense of well-being is good. I’ve been treated by  brilliant doctors, and in their own words, ‘the results have been spectacular’. And they said: ‘What are you doing that we don’t know about?’, and I said: ‘I’m not doing anything and in fact I haven’t taken a single tablet’. I feel better than I did ten years ago. I’m active, my appetite’s fantastic, the plumbing is all in perfect working order”.

Gibb previously indicated that once he had recovered from his illness he might reunite with brother Barry on stage for a Bee Gees reunion.

Singer, actress and phallic cake enthusiast Miley Cyrus has only gone and cracked a bone in her back during a bout of sofa-based acrobatics. At last, a celebrity injury we can all relate to.

Tweets the teen star: “Cracked my tail bone doing a front flip… on to the couch. That’s like when I tripped over a pillow and broke my arm. #onlyme”.

Though the mishap hasn’t so far led to the cancellation of any music-type activities, Cyrus might be forced to postpone her promotional activity for her new film ‘LOL’. That’s not out just yet, but The Guardian’s Stuart Heritage has seen the trailer.

R&B singer Toni Braxton has been hospitalised in LA after a potentially dangerous immune system condition that she revealed she suffered from a couple of years back started to flare up. Systemic lupus erythematosus can result in the immune system turning on the body, causing inflammation and tissue damage, and can be ultimately fatal.

But Braxton has told fans that, while it’s true the condition has flared up, causing her to require hospital treatment, she will be fine, and just needs to rest. TMZ quotes her as follows: “I wanted to say thanks to all my fans for their support, as I have been experiencing some flare ups with my lupus which has me in the hospital for a few days. I wanted to clear the record before rumours started, and I will totally be fine as I’m blessed to having an amazing family for support”.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ US tour has been postponed due to frontman Anthony Kiedis sustaining “multiple foot injuries”.

An official statement confirms that the 49 year old needs time to recuperate from recent surgery “to removed a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a detached flexor tendon”, though it doesn’t specify what caused the injuries in the first place.

Kiedis is expected to be performance-ready by late March, when the first of the revised dates is scheduled to take place.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with cancer, the band announced yesterday in a statement issued via Facebook.

The statement reads: “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time. Iommi is currently working with his doctors to establish the best treatment plan – the ‘iron man’ of rock n roll remains upbeat and determined to make a full and successful recovery”.

They added that work on the original Black Sabbath line-up’s first album together for 33 years would continue, with the rest of the band relocating to the UK to allow Iommi to join in with writing and recording sessions while he receives medical treatment. They also confirmed that it’s still the plan to release said new album this autumn.

Etta James has left hospital just days are the terminally ill singer’s condition improved enough for her to taken off a ventilator. As previously reported, James is suffering from both leukaemia and dementia. She was in hospital throughout Christmas after having trouble breathing, but her condition improved earlier this week and she was discharged yesterday afternoon. She will continue to receive at home treatment.

The doctor caring for soul legend Etta James has said that the singer’s chronic leukaemia has been confirmed as incurable and that she is now very ill. Urging the singer’s fans to pray for James, she added that while said fans knew her patient had been sick for some time they didn’t realise “just how sick”.

Dr Elaine James, who isn’t related to the singer, was speaking after a conservatorship hearing in California to discuss the management of James’s $1 million estate, and expenditure on the singer’s healthcare.

As previously reported, James’s son has previously raised concerns about his mother’s medical treatment, and her husband Artis Mills’ management of her financial affairs.

Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding has spoken about her previously reported stay in rehab in October, as she sought to overcome depression and alcohol problems following her split from fiancé Tom Crane.

Speaking to Hello!, the singer said: “The day I left for rehab, I was in such a mess. I’ve been told by those close to me that was when I hit my worst. I was crying hysterically. I felt ashamed, embarrassed, terrified – my emotions were all over the place. I was so down but I just tried to keep busy and, to numb myself, I was drinking more. It was my way of escaping”.

Barry Manilow underwent hip repair surgery in LA yesterday, to repair torn abductor muscles and remove fluid-filled sacs in his hips, which sounds painful.

The surgery came a day after Manilow completed a seven year run of shows in Las Vegas. He is expected to take a six week break to recover from the operation, before returning to the stage in Chicago in February.

Confirming the surgery, Manilow said in a statement: “That’s what you get when you jump around to ‘Copacabana’ for 30 years!”

An LA-based producer and former music executive is in a critical condition in hospital after being the victim in a freak shooting on Sunset Boulevard on Friday.

John Atterberry, who worked with the likes of Jessica Simpson, Brandy and the Spice Girls during his time in the US music industry, was shot three times in the face and neck after gunman Tyler Brehm fired at his car on Friday morning. Brehm fired his gun randomly into traffic on the LA street, also wounding, albeit much less seriously, a Hollywood Reporter photo editor called Chris Godley.

It’s thought some onlookers initially assumed the shooter was an actor being filmed for a movie before realising something much more sinister was going on. Brehm was subsequently killed by the LAPD after seemingly taunting police officers to shoot him to stop the carnage. It’s thought the man may have been suffering from depression since splitting up with his girlfriend recently, and had possibly turned to drugs as a result.

That former girlfriend told reporters the shooting and alleged drug taking was totally out of character for Brehm, who had responded badly to the end of their four and half year relationship. She also confirmed he had sent her a number of text messages immediately before the shooting.

Atterberry had interests in a number of music companies while working in the industry, though has more recently been focusing on movie projects.

The Saturdays’ Frankie Sandford has spoken out about the time she recently spent in a private clinic, dismissing tabloid rumours surrounding both the so-called ‘rehab’ stay and her subsequent break from performing with the group. As previously reported, the singer told fans via Twitter that she’d “not been very well” in October, and then a spokesperson confirmed to Digital Spy that Sandford was receiving treatment at a private clinic.

Speaking to The Sun this week, Sandford said: “I was hospitalised, it wasn’t rehab. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with rehab. It takes a lot of courage to enter facilities to try to beat any addiction or overcome issues, but mine is a medical condition. I will talk about it in detail one day soon, for the sake of my fans, as they want to know. But I will say it wasn’t alcohol, drugs or an eating disorder. And the dark days are now behind me”.

Which is good news. Let’s just hope poor old Frankie, while busy recuperating, hasn’t been paying too much attention to that cheeky Example chap, who’s been telling the Daily Record that The Saturdays just aren’t good enough to justify their place on the top floor of British pop (though, given that their new album recently entered the chart at 23 and then dropped out of the top 40 altogether, I’m not sure they’re quite at the top).

Asked about his Twitter dissing of the girl group earlier this year, Example said: “The problem I had with The Saturdays is that they could be better. They could have better songs and be marketed better. Girls Aloud were an exciting girl group. The Saturdays don’t offer anything. They seem like lovely girls but their management or record label are not good enough”.

Doctors from Vienna General Hospital, where George Michael is being treated for pneumonia, have issued a statement saying that the singer’s condition is “improving steadily”.

Professors Gottfried Locker and Christoph Zielinski said: “The latest development in Mr Michael’s case – which has evolved from a severe pneumococcal infection – necessitated intensive care due to its severity and extension. We are happy to announce that Mr Michael is improving steadily with an impressive regression of pneumonic symptoms and follows a steady rate of improvement as hoped. As we said previously, complete rest and peace and quiet are mandatory”.

They added: “There are no other health issues with regards to the patient other than the underlying pneumonic disorder, and no further measures had to be taken. Michael is receiving precisely the same treatment as any ordinary patient in Austria would receive at the hospital for this disease”.

George Michael is slowly recovering from that nasty bout of pneumonia, according to his close friend Fadi Fawaz, who various media claim is dating the singer. Fawaz spoke amid rumours that Michael’s condition was deteriorating, rumours possibly fuelled by an announcement on Friday that the singer was cancelling all remaining dates on his Symphonica tour because of his ill health.

But Fawaz told the Mirror: “George is doing well and is in good spirits. I have been seeing him each day and he is getting stronger all the time. George is trying to stay upbeat. He is smiling through it all and everyone is just willing him to get better. A lot of what has been reported isn’t true. I’ve been with him every day and his condition is getting better. His family and friends are very happy with his care. He is in the best place, getting the treatment he needs”.

George Michael has postponed his upcoming shows in Cardiff after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The singer already postponed performances in Strasbourg and Vienna earlier this week, as well as a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last month.

A statement reads: “With great regret, George Michael has been forced to postpone his 26 and 27 Nov shows in Cardiff, Wales, due to his ongoing illness. George was recently forced to postpone tour dates in Vienna and Strasbourg under doctor’s orders after being diagnosed with pneumonia. He is currently receiving treatment”.

The Albert Hall show will now take place on 2 May. Details of the other rescheduled shows will be announced in due course.

Bee Gee Robin Gibb was rushed to hospital again last week as he continues to deal with health problems, though he was allowed home within the day.

As previously reported, a very frail looking Gibb attended a press launch last month, shortly after a previous stint in hospital, for the record he was involved in released in aid of this month’s Poppy Day Appeal.

It is thought that the singer has been suffering from abdominal problems, and speculation has begun to surface online that Gibb is battling liver cancer, though that has not been confirmed in anyway.

According to the Mirror he was rushed to hospital last Tuesday, but was allowed to return home after just five hours in the medical facility.

Sean ‘Diddy Man’ Combs received shoulder surgery on Tuesday, he has confirmed via Twitter. The hip hopper reported via a tweet on Wednesday: “Had shoulder surgery yesterday – at home recovering – feels like I’ve been shot in my arm and I have to wear a sling but I’m OK! God is the greatest!”

It’s not clear why Diddy required the surgery in the first place. Meanwhile, it’s thought that, despite the operation, the Bad Boy chief will still give a eulogy at the funeral of late rapper Heavy D, who died earlier this month and whose funeral is due to take place later today.

Dr Conrad Murray, the medic guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, has been admitted to the medical ward at the LA County Jail, where he is awaiting sentencing for his manslaughter conviction.

As previously reported, Murray, whose negligence was blamed for the late king of pop’s death, was jailed immediately after being found guilty last week, and will now be sentenced on 29 Nov. He faces up to four years in jail, though will likely spend much less time actually behind bars, partly due to overcrowding in the Californian prisons.

A spokesman for the LA County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed Murray has been admitted to the medical facility in the jail where he is incarnated, but said he was unable to comment on what condition had caused the doctor to be moved to the medical wing.

Adele has undergone a minor surgical procedure at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to correct throat problems that have caused her to cancel a string of US shows this year. It is hoped that the procedure, carried out by Dr Steven Zeitels, who did the same for Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler in 2006, will stop the singer’s vocal cord from repeatedly bleeding.

The hospital said in a statement: “Adele underwent vocal cord microsurgery by Dr Steven Zeitels to stop recurrent vocal cord haemorrhage from a benign polyp. This condition is typically the result of unstable blood vessels in the vocal cord that can rupture. Based on the advice of her doctor and voice therapist in the United Kingdom, Adele came to Boston to consult and undergo corrective voice surgery with Dr Zeitels, the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center … Dr Zeitels expects Adele to make a full recovery from her laser microsurgery”.