Energy Drinks Should Carry Caffeine Warnings

Doctors recommend that energy drinks should carry health warnings against the dangers of caffeine overdose after research found that the performance enhancing beverages can contain more caffeine than 7 cups of strong...

Feds drop Ledger drug probe

The federal government has dropped a possible criminal case into how Ledger obtained the drugs the possibly contributed to his death earlier this year. Earlier this month, reports had tied actress Mary Kate Olson as...

Widow: My husband died from online drugs

"WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- She found her husband on their bed in a pool of his own vomit, dead from an accidental overdose of drugs he received from an online pharmacy....

Mother of prison overdose girl found dead near her daughter's grave

A truly sad story, although the cause of death for this monther has yet to be determined." Sarah Campbell's black granite gravestone bears the poignant postscript: "Her mother left broken hearted". But yesterday there was no more pain for Pauline Campbell, who never got over...

Anna Nicole Smith's son died from accidental overdose - Jury Rules

The jury delibrating on the possible cause of Daniel Smith's death, finally gave it's ruling - Daniel Smith died of accidental over dose (just like his mother Anna Nicole Smith).According to the jury's ruling Daniel Smith was not an addict, but Larry Birkhead, Anna Nicoles...

Singer Bailey Rae's Husband 'Overdosed'

Preliminary reports indicate that the husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae is likely to have died from a drug overdose."The husband of soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae died from a suspected overdose, an inquest in...

British Man Dies of Suspected Drug Overdose in Goa

A strong tale of caution for those inclined to partake in the 'seedier' side of adventure travel."There was little left to show of a life cut short in a £2-a-night hotel room just a stone's throw from paradise. There were some old T-shirts, a handful of undeveloped films and...

Heath Ledger's Nick Drake video surfaces

Is it foreshadowing or just a coincidence that Heath Ledger filmed a tribute video for a melancholic artist who also overdosed on antidepressants? The mythology practically writes itself." In the wake of Heath...

Johnson & Johnson Pain Patch Recall - J&J sais Leak Can Cause Accidental Over...

"Recall Alert: February 13, 2008 Johnson & Johnson announced that it and Novartis AG's Sandoz unit are recalling patches comprising of  fentany because of possible cuts in the drug reservoir that could cause a leak and expose people.The patches are produced by...

Women Behind Bars

"Oklahoman Tina Thomas has been caught up in the American war on drugs. In many respects, she fits the common profile of a woman doing time for a drug-related offense. Her crimes have ranged from possession to check...

Heath Ledger death ruled accidental

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor The New York medical examiner has concluded that Actor Heath Ledger expired from an accidental overdose comprised of 6 different prescription pills found in his...

Ledger Died Of Accidental Overdose

" Ledger Died Of Accidental Overdose Coroner reports "acute intoxication" led to 28-year-old star's demise  FEBRUARY 6--Heath Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose, according to autopsy findings...

Rapper Pimp C Died of Cough Syrup Overdose

It is small consolation that rapper Pimp C's death was found to be accidental, as it also casts a strange light over the cough syrup combinations popularized in Southern hip-hop song lyrics that both celebrate and...

Heath Ledger: Autopsy Results, $20 Bills, and Citizen Reports

More reports are coming in about the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger.UPDATE: A rolled up $20 dollar bill was discovered next to Ledger's body, but authorities are not speculating as to whether or not this had a...

Ex-Skating star Christopher Bowman found dead

Oh my.  From flaunting your goods in skin-tight leotards before tens of thousands of skating fans...to this, a Soprano stand-in. (I refer to the recent photos of Bowman)Oh, the tragedy of has-been skating...

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