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Coroner: Brittany Murphy, Husband Died of Same Causes
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Simon Monjack's cause of death was nearly identical to his wife Brittany Murphy's, according to coroner's officials. Monjack died of acute pneumonia and severe anemia, "just like Brittany," said Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter. Some...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Entertainment, KTLA, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Health
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Living Wills: Have They Failed?
Tribune NewspapersThe great health reform debate over alleged death panels has fizzled. Lawmakers guaranteed that by stripping provisions supporting end-of-life planning from legislation enacted. What remains is the status quo. It's left to individuals to decide if they...Tags: Health Organizations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Northwestern University, Health, University of Michigan
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Whooping Cough Still Dangerous
Los Angeles TimesTwo days after her second son, Dylan, was born in 2005, Mariah Bianchi let out yet another deep-chested cough, this time in the hospital, where she was recovering from the delivery. She had been coughing for two weeks; she had coughed so badly that her...Tags: Health, Whooping Cough, Adults, Infants, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Child mortality rates dropping, study finds, but U.S. lags
Underscoring historic recent gains in global health, the number of children younger than 5 who die this year will fall to 7.7 million, down from 11.9 million two decades ago, according to new estimates by population health experts.
But as much of the...Tags: Immigration, Health, Politics, Demographics, Medical Services
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County Health Departments To Begin Administering H1N1 Vaccine
Web Content ManagerGovernor Bob Riley and Dr. Don Williamson, state health officer, held a news conference Tuesday morning to talk about the latest developments in the H1N1 outbreak in Alabama. Starting Wednesday, county health departments across the state will start to...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Swine Flu, Pregnancy and Childbirth, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine
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Relationship Between RSV and Asthma in Children Unclear
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 3-month old has just gotten over RSV, and our pediatrician says we now need to watch for asthma as she gets older. How are these two conditions related? ANSWER: Although the two seem connected, the nature of the relationship...Tags: Health, Wheezing, Physical Conditions, Infants, Preventative Medicine
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Autopsy finds child actor Corey Haim died of pneumonia
Los Angeles TimesContrary to speculation that actor Corey Haim died of a drug overdose, the Los Angeles County coroner's office announced Tuesday that the former child actor died of pneumonia. Neither illegal nor prescription drugs were a factor in the actor's death, the...Tags: Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Elections, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Drugs 'Not a Factor' in Death of Actor Corey Haim
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia complicated by an enlarged heart, bad lungs and narrowed blood vessels,, according to a coroner's report released today. Haim, 38, died March 10 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank....Tags: Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Patience pays off for Patterson
It took only about a week for Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis to notice the difference in Corey Patterson.
"From the first time I played with him to now, it's almost night and day," said Markakis, who was Patterson's teammate with the Orioles in 2006...Tags: Alberto Castillo, Health, Adam Jones, Brian Roberts, Washington Nationals
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Coroner: drugs didn't kill Corey Haim
LOS ANGELES - Actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia complicated by an enlarged heart, bad lungs and narrowed blood vessels, while drugs found in his system played no role in his death, the Los Angeles County coroner said Tuesday.
Haim, 38, died of natural...Tags: Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Health, Crimes
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Problems with child infections persist, despite vaccine
The New York TimesA vaccine introduced in 2000 has been highly effective in reducing the number of severe lung, blood and brain infections in infants and children. But at the same time, a serious and sometimes fatal complication has become more common. Researchers...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Brain, New York Times, Preventative Medicine
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FDA Approves New Pneumonia Vaccine
Los Angeles TimesThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new pneumococcal vaccine that protects against more strains of bacteria than the existing one and is expected to produce a sharp reduction in the number of cases of bacterial pneumonia and ear...Tags: Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Brain, Children
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