Ike Turner's death ruled cocaine overdose
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The late rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday.
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Princess Diana's former lover, who was found drunk and carrying cocaine earlier this year, is a potential danger to public safety who should be barred from keeping weapons, a court was told Thursday.
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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner,  whose musical achievements were largely overshadowed by the  notoriety he received after his former wife and recording  partner Tina Turner said he had abused her, won his first  Grammy Award since 1972 on Sunday.
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A caravan park owner collapsed and died after drinking cocaine mixed with water, an inquest is told.
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A jury in a special inquest ruled Monday that a Royal Air Force mechanic was killed in 1953 by the poison gas sarin as part of secret military tests into chemical warfare.
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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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Investigators blame overdose for death of the blues legend in his California home last month
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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's office 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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com Staff Writer. Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died Saturday. He was 35. The exact cause of death is not known, but the rapper, born
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The death of former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Doug Ault was ruled a suicide, the medical examiner said Tuesday.
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The death of rapper O.D.B. was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said Wednesday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
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Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a mix of painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping aids found in his system, officials said on Wednesday.
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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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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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Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb had a gift for fixing heart defects in the tiniest patients, and it made him one of the best in the business. But that apparently wasn't good enough for him. Drummond-Webb killed himself Dec. 26 with an overdose of painkillers and bourbon, just three days after what seemed like another medical miracle: the successful use of a miniature heart pump that kept a 14-year-old boy alive until an organ became available for transplant.
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Former U.S. figure skating champion Christopher Bowman died of a suspected drug overdose in a Los Angeles motel on Thursday, authorities said. He was 40.
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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...