As you may already know (and probably not care about), drug-addicted singer Amy Winehouse was recently hospitalized after a fainting spell. The singer was tested for tuberculosis, which sparked a great many rumors, but in the end, that test has reportedly come back negative.

However, the fact of the matter is that drug-resistant TB is on the rise in Britain, and people with reduced immune systems, including those who are drug addicts, alcoholics, or lacking nutrition are more likely to contract the deadly disease. And, of course that means that someone like Winehouse would be fairly susceptible.

Friends and family of the singer hope that this serves as a wake-up call for the 24-year-old. She has several appearances scheduled for the summer, which she hopes to be able to attend, but a mouthpiece says she'll listen to her doctors' orders. You know, because she's listened so well to medical advice before now ...

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Kristen Johnson has dropped 60 pounds recently, taking her from a size 12 to a size 6. She thinks she might need to put a few pounds back on (she is six feet tall, after all), but she's not going to change her new habits, which include eating lots of veggies, oatmeal, and fish, skipping the booze, and making fruit pies.

Queen Latifah has reached the weight goal she set when she joined Jenny Craig. She aimed to lose five to ten percent of her body weight in order to manage her health, and she has accomplished that. She feels it's important that she continues to represent "the big girls," but now she's also representing folks who hit the gym hard.

Linda Cardellini of ER has a smart workout plan. She keeps her elliptical machine between the kitchen and the couch so she never sits around and wanders from the kitchen to the couch and back again without getting in a workout.