Actor Patrick Swayze’s very public battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer raised public awareness of this disease. Three other public figures died from cancer of...
Given Brittany Murphy’s recent death from reported “natural causes,” we thought it might be a good idea to review what is meant by this term...
Polypharmacy is not the name of a new drug store chain in southern California but rather the use of multiple medications by an individual patient....
Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) Since actress Brittany Murphy was declared dead two days ago at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, there has been a lot...
Actress Brittany Murphy died today as a result of cardiac arrest. She was only 32 years old. A 911 call from her husband, Simon Monjack,...
The toxicology report from the NY City medical examiner’s office showed the following drugs in Mr. Goldstein’s body: Ativan (lorazepam) Benadryl (diphenhydramie hydrochloride) Cocaine Hydrocodone...
On this morning’s Today Show, Meredith Vieira hosted a segment on accidental deaths by drug overdoses and the abuses of prescription drugs that have characterized...
Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the The New York City Medical Examiner, said the cause of DJ AM’s death is pending further study. A nearly-empty...
Adam Goldstein (1973-2009) New York disc jockey DJ AM was found dead in his Manhatten apartment today. He had a history of substance abuse and...
Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden, who previously concluded that the manner of Mr. Carradine’s death was not suicide, now says that the cause of death...