Accidental drug mix said to kill Levert
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R&amp;B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.
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The New York City chief medical examinerâs office blamed the âabuse of prescription medicationsâ in the actorâs death.
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One of the byproducts of last weekend's NBA brawl could be a poisoned atmosphere in collective bargaining talks.
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NEW YORK  -Australian actor Heath Ledger's death was an accident caused by the abuse of prescription drugs, six of which were found in his body, the New York City medical examiner's office said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- The death of rapper ODB was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said yesterday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
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Wu Tang founder Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died of an accidental drugs overdose, it was revealed yesterday. The rapper - real name Russell Jones - died suddenly last month after complaining of chest pains.
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LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...
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A review of the accidental overdose of a central Alberta man in hospital last summer has concluded that a number of things went wrong that led to the death.
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The New York City medical examiner&#39;s office reported Monday former major league third baseman Ken Caminiti died from a drug overdose.
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The actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York medical examiner said.
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The New York City medical examiner blamed the âabuse of prescription medicationsâ in the actorâs death.
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FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The bizarre death of a  New York City high school track star  from a muscle pain cream overdose is raising a red flag once again on the hazards of overusing common over-the-counter medications, experts say.
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People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
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Olâ Dirty Bastardâs autopsy report has revealed that his death was an accident and that he died as a result of taking cocaine and Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.
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The death of the influential Southern rapper Pimp C, below, has been ruled an accident attributable to an overdose of drugs celebrated by Three 6 Mafia and the Pimp C group Underground Kingz in the 2000 single âSippinâ on Some Syrup,â The Associated Press reported. The Los Angeles County coronerâs office identified the drugs as codeine and promethazine, essential ingredients of âsyrup.â The coronerâs office said Pimp C, whose real name was Chad Butler, had sleep apnea, an ailment that can cause breathing during sleep to stop for as long as 30 seconds. Capt. Ed Winter of the coronerâs office said that sleep apnea, combined with large amounts of prescription-strength cough syrup, killed Pimp C on Dec. 4 in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 33.
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NEW YORK - A drug overdose killed former baseball star Ken Caminiti, who tested positive for cocaine in the weeks before he died at age 41 and had admitted using steroids during his playing days, the city medical examiner ruled Monday.
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Toxicology results show former major leaguer Jim Leyritz's blood-alcohol levels were nearly twice the legal limit the day he was involved in a fatal crash in December.