Help Wrinkles with Vitamin C

Vitamin C can help in the reduction of the appearance of wrinkles. It is one of the most commonly used ingredients in skin care products. It is an antioxidant that can help reduce skin damage that is caused by free radicals. It is also important for the synthesis of collagen, which is an important structural protein in the skin. It is needed for the connective tissue in the body, especially in the layer where collagen is made. Thats why people who have healthy diets look younger than people who don't. Diets high in linoleic acid, which is found in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, also promote younger looking skin by reducing dryness and thinning of the skin.

Actor Morgan Freeman Doing Well After Car Accident

The actor Morgan Freeman is doing well after the recent car accident that he was involved in. He had surgery done to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand. The surgery was done on Monday night and lasted four and a half hours, which included recovery. He is reportedly doing well and has visited with family members this morning. He is looking forward to being released from the hospital as soon as possible.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is still investigating the car accident. The accident happened when Freeman was traveling down a rural Mississippi Delta Highway in Tallahatchie County. His vehicle careened off the highway and flipped before landing upright in a ditch. The rescuers had to use a jaws-of-life machine to free him from the damaged vehicle. He was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center where he was treated for a broken arm, broken elbow, and damage to his shoulder.

Amy Winehouse Diagnosed with Emphysema

The singer Amy Winehouse has been found to have early stage emphysema and she has lung damage from smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes. She has an irregular heartbeat and has been warned that if she keeps smoking drugs she will have to wear an oxygen mask and her voice will be ruined. The severity of her drug use could possibly kill her if she doesn’t stop. There has reported to be nodules around her chest area and dark marks. She also only has 70 percent lung capacity.

Winehouse collapsed at her home in north London last week on Monday after signing autographs for a group of fans. She was taken to a hospital in London for testing and stayed there all week long.

Food Poisoning Causes Long-Term Health Problems

It is known that food poisoning, E. coli, and other food borne illnesses can cause serious health problems for months or years after the person survives through it. High blood pressure, kidney damage, and full kidney failure could happen even 10 or 20 years later in people who had a severe E. coli infection as a child. Arthritis could happen after suffer from Shigella. A mysterious paralysis could happen to people who had mild symptoms of campylobacter.

The late effects make up a small amount of the 76 million annual food poisonings in the U.S. Other illnesses could possibly be linked to food poisoning. Some people that had food poisoning earlier in their life have to get kidney transplants later in their life. Some people get scarred intestines that cause long term digestive problems. About 10 percent of people that have suffered E. coli develop a very severe problem called hemolytic uremic syndrome, where their kidneys and other organs would fail.

Some people who suffer from campylobacter, which is a diarrhea-causing infection that is spread by raw poultry, develop Guillain-Barre syndrome at least a month later. Their body would attack their nerves and cause paralysis that would require intensive care and a ventilator to breathe.

Some people develop reactive arthritis at least six months after they have salmonella. It would cause joint pain, eye inflammation, and possibly painful urination. It could also cause chronic arthritis.

Drunk Woman Drives Over Instructor During Driving Lesson

It is reported in Naples, FL that a man named David Tanner had to be airlifted to the hospital after a woman, Victoria Hosner, he was teaching to drive accidentally ran over him. David was teaching Victoria to drive when she accidentally hit the gas pedal and accelerated backwards. David was standing outside near the vehicle and was knocked to the ground. Victoria then accidentally ran over his leg. She then continued to drive in reverse and cause about $6,000 worth of damage.

A deputy thought Her eyes were bloodshot and her breath smelled like alcohol. They measured her blood-alcohol level at .146, which is .08 above Florida’s legal limit. She faces charges of driving under the influence, three counts of driving under the influence with damage to property or person of another, and driving without a license.