Rock stars more likely to die prematurely
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Rock stars -- notorious for their &quot;crash  and burn&quot; lifestyles -- really are more likely than other  people to die before reaching old age. A study of more than  1,000 mainly British and North American artists, spanning the  era from Elvis Presley to rapper Eminem, found they were two to  three times more likely to suffer a premature death than the  general population.
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Elderly men with abnormal red blood counts have more risk of dying after surgery, a study claims.
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Among hardcore film  fans, movie directors have become the equivalent of rock stars.
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The severely mentally ill are more likely to die from heart and circulatory problems than is the general population, said a British study.
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The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.
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People who take vitamin and antioxidant supplements in the hope they&#39;re reducing their risk of gastrointestinal cancer are more likely to die of the disease than those
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A department of the bleedin' obvious special report Liverpool John Moores University has evidently opened its own department of the bleedin' obvious by revealing that rock and pop stars often die prematurely because of their penchant for a fast-track lifestyle fuelled by drugs and booze, The Daily Telegraph reports.â¦
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They say rock and pop stars live life in the fast lane - and now researchers say they have proved it.
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Scientists analyzing medical studies of vitamin E say they have identified a fatal flaw in the powers of the popular pill: People who had swallowed high doses seemed to die sooner than people who had not.
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Thousands of people could be dying prematurely from vitamin supplements, researchers report today, stating that the pills increase the death rate of those who take them by 6 per cent.
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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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NEW YORK  - Men and women who've ever dealt  with unemployment may have a heightened risk of dying early,  particularly from suicide and injuries, a Swedish study  suggests.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - When a famous band loses a crucial  member, should it replace that person? And is it a good idea to  do so on TV?
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People who take high doses of vitamin E - those exceeding 400 international units a day - to improve their health may be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier.
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Very obese people are as unhealthy, and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure, US researchers have reported. A second
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Millions of people across the globe are set to die early due to extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves caused by climate change, a British scientist said Tuesday.
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CARELESS use of vitamins, taken by millions in the belief that they promote good health, could be causing thousands of premature deaths, scientists have warned.