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Brittney Murphy was taking prescription drugs leading up to her death
Dec. 21 | The untimely death of 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy seems to be caused by natural causes, according to L.A. County Coroner’s officials, however an autopsy is underway to determine the exact cause of her death. Brittany Murphy was allegedly...
Brittney Murphy Dead at 32: UPDATE
Dec. 21 | Actress Brittney Murphy was found unconscious in the shower by her mother. Murphy was pronounced dead at 10.04 am yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Reports say she had been taking prescription medication for “flu-like symptoms” that...
Actress Britney Murphy Dies From Cardiac Arrest
Dec. 20 | According to TMZ reports, actress Brittney Murphey has died from a full cardiac arrest. Murphey was staying at a Los Angeles home that belonged to her husband, Simon Monjack. An emergency call was placed at 8:00 AM from the residence Sunday Morning. According...
Reduction In Breast Cancer Screenings Will Prove Fatal to Some
Dec. 20 | New breast cancer screening guidelines have been created, sparking a firestorm of controversy. The U.S. Preventive Screening Task Force changed the breast cancer screening recommendation for women to begin screening at age 50 versus age 40. They also...
Dark Alcohol Produces Worse Hangover than Clear Alcohol
Dec. 20 | Important information just in time for the holiday season has been released. Darker alcohols result in worse hangovers than the clear ones. Most drinkers had already figured this out, but there had been no real explanation as to why this happened. The...
New Study Compares the Hangover From Different Types of Alcoholic Beverages
Dec. 19 | A recent study was performed by researches at Brown University to compare the severity of a hangover when different alcoholic beverages are consumed. Participants in the study were healthy people between the ages of 20 and 33 that normally drank alcohol...
Drunk Study Reveals the Truth About Hangovers
Dec. 19 | Did you ever wonder why you had a hangover when you didn’t seem to drink that much? Well, it could depend on a lot of factors, one important factor being the liquor that you choose. A new study has found that if you drink too much bourbon, you will...
Suicides Linked to Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
Dec. 18 | Suicide Rate Increases With News of Prostate Cancer: A recent study published by PlosMedicine.Org, revealed that there is a higher risk of suicide within the first week of a patient learning that they have prostate cancer. These findings are more pronounced...
Report Show Autism In 1 out of Every 110 Children
Dec. 18 | A new report by the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 110 children have autism. The study was based on 8-year-olds that have been diagnosed with some form of autism in 2006. The numbers show that 1 in 70 boys has some form of autism and...
