Medical Examiner Rules Ledgerâs Death Accidental
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Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.
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An autopsy on the body of Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has died aged 28, is found to be inconclusive.
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Heath Ledger died as the result of an overdose of prescription medication, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
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A policeman who collapsed after making an arrest died from natural causes, tests show.
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Actor Heath Ledger died of an  accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a  combination of painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping aids  found in his system, officials said on Wednesday.
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Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities called a possible drug-related death, the New York Police Department said. He was 28.
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Production on one of Heath Ledger's recent film projects is suspended following the actor's death.
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A woman who died after being given an epidural in her arm was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury rules.
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A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wednesday Â the same day an autopsy on the "Brokeback Mountain" actor came back inconclusive.
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Many people have vowed to avenge the untimely death of a relative. Lawyer and journalist Sidney Zion actually did so -- to the benefit of patients and doctors-in-training nationwide.
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The Virginia medical examiner's office has concluded its investigation into the death of Kevin Mitchell , ruling that the former Washington Redskins linebacker died from heart disease and natural causes, a representative of the office said. Mitchell, 36, died in his sleep in April, shocking his...
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The actor Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of six different drugs Â painkillers and sedatives Â the medical examiner said Wednesday, leading doctors to warn of the dangers of mixing prescription drugs.
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. (antiMUSIC) Medical examiners have found that rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died from an accidental overdose of cocaine and a prescription pain medication.
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Mother unlawfully killed when drug was mistakenly fed into her arm via intravenous drip, inquest finds
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Several people close to Anna Nicole Smith were quick to speculate after her death that drugs were to blame. The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on her body, though, said it could take weeks to determine a cause of death.
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Tests on a $20 bill found at the Lower Manhattan apartment where actor Heath Ledger died yielded no drug residue, police said. The bill was tested to see whether it had been used to snort illegal drugs because of the way it was folded, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.
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Rapper ODB, whose death in a Manhattan recording studio last month sent ripples through the hip-hop community, died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller, the medical examiner has ruled.