His words make filmmakers round the world jump to attention, but for the past four years he’s only been able to type them into a computer. Now, venerable film critic Roger Ebert can speak again – thanks to a synthetic speech system developed by an Edinburgh technology company, CereProc. Ebert calls his new voice “Roger Jr.,” and Roger Jr. will be making his debut – where else? – on “The... 

Bontia Griffin, long time radio and television host who was known as ‘Bo’ to her many fans has died today at the age of 51. Griffin succumbed to intestinal cancer that came on quickly. Griffin got her start on South Florida FM radio, and quickly became one of the region’s top hosts and DJs in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Born in South Carolina, Griffin had sought her roots in the last few... 

The 73 year old Oscar winning actor Louis Gossett Jr., recently made an announcement that he has been diagnosed with prostrate cancer. He also stated that the cancer was still in the early stages. Gossett said an intensive treatment program has already been initiated and because it was caught in it’s early stages, he expects to make a full recovery. He is anxious to get back to his acting schedule... 

Many who are diagnosed with lung cancer assume that quitting smoking will do nothing to help their chances at surviving this horrible disease however new studies shown in the British Medical Journal is proving otherwise. These studies show that if the lung cancer is caught in the early stages and the patient quits smoking they will double their chance of survival! This could mean over five years compared... 

Dennis Hopper, who is is reportedly dying from prostate cancer, wants a divorce. The American actor officially filed for divorce Thursday in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences with Victoria Duffy, who was his wife for nearly 14 years. “I wasn’t aware of any problems,” a family friend told ABCNews.com. “This was all a surprise to me. They came to visit us two years... 

Dennis Hopper Living Last Days Dennis Hopper has played the part of the villain in a number of movie roles, but he is now the victim in real life. He announced just a few short months ago that he had been battling prostate cancer since 2002. He kept his illness out of the media while undergoing treatment for the cancer. He has just been given the devastating news that the cancer has spread to his bones,... 

Another Hollywood star has announced his battle with cancer. Michael C. Hall, who is the star of Showtime’s hit show “Dexter” has been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and the cancer is now in remission. The 38 year old actor is a newcomer to the Hollywood scene. One of his first roles was in the HBO series, “Six Feet Under.” Before his latest role he starred in several Broadway musicals. He... 

Never Too Late To Quit A recent study has suggested that it is never too late to quit smoking. Those who suffer from age-related macular degeneration can slow or stop the process by quitting smoking, even if they are 80 years old. Macular degeneration(AMD) leads to blindness. The study included 1958 women with an average age of 78 years. The study showed that the women who were smokers and under... 

Possible New Cancer Combatant Scientists have recently cultivated a potential new weapon in the fight against cancer. The wild mushroom, cordyceps, has given rise to a new type of drug that is being investigated as to its feasibility to combat certain types of rapidly spreading cancer. Cordycepin has been cultivated from the exotic, parasitic mushroom that grows on caterpillars. Cordyceps has been... 

A research study conducted in Taiwan has shown that Chinese herbals sold with aristolochic acid as one of the ingredients has been linked as a cause of cancer in the urinary system. The Chinese herbal ingredient known as Mu Tong or aristolochic acid is a naturally occurring chemical in some Chinese herbs used to treat diseases like hepatitis, urinary infections, eczema and some female disorders like...