Rock stars more likely to die prematurely
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Rock stars -- notorious for their "crash and burn" lifestyles -- really are more likely than other people to die before reaching old age.
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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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By Jeff Leeds  For all the disquiet the Internet has fostered in the music business, almost every rock star and record-label executive is intrigued with the prospect of marketing to music fans directly instead of wrangling over exposure with radio programmers and retailers.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a 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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Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.
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WORKING in a high-pressure environment to tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack. The research, published today, found that short-term intense pressures have a greater
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A study of older British men finds that those who shrink in height by about an inch or more over 20 years are more likely to die earlier than other men. Those men also have a greater risk of heart disease.
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Rock stars -- notorious for their "crash and burn" 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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After having a stroke, people with lower incomes and blue-collar jobs seem to be more likely to die in the next year or two than those with higher incomes and white-collar jobs -- regardless of the severity of the stroke -- according to a new study.
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High-dose vitamin E supplements taken daily can increase a person&#39;s risk of premature death, researchers said Wednesday. People who take daily doses of 400 international
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People who take regular doses of vitamin D have a significantly lower risk of dying early than those who do not use supplements, according to new research published on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with low-dose steroids for more than 10 years have are more likely to die than patients who are less exposed to these drugs, according to a report published in the Journal of Rheumatology.
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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's office announced Thursday.
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New research suggests that if you are an optimist you are more likely to live longer than someone who is a pessimist, someone who sees the glass half empty.
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BUENOS AIRES  - The chances of dying after  heart surgery seem to be higher for people who are on the short  side than for taller people, Argentine researchers report.
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People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.