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Michael Jackson Trial New Updates Released on His 53rd Birthday

Pop entertainer Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, the iconic pop star, would have celebrated his 53rd birthday on Aug. 29, if he didn't pass away mysteriously on June 25, 2009. Meanwhile, on Jackson's birthday, more updates on the forthcoming trial of murder-suspect Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, have been revealed - the judge has already barred the singer's dermatologist Arnold Klein from giving evidence.
Most in U.S. want ban on smoking in public: poll

Moms' Smoking Linked to Psychiatric Meds in Kids

Kids whose moms smoked while pregnant were more likely to end up on medications such as antidepressants, stimulants and drugs for addiction in a new study from Finland that hints at maternal smoking's effect on a baby's developing brain.
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Amy Winehouse

Toxicology Leaves Winehouse Death Riddle Unsolved

Toxicology results released to the family of singer Amy Winehouse this week raised almost as many questions as they answered, experts said Wednesday, keeping the cause of the Rehab singer's death a mystery.
Study Doubts FDA'S Anti-Smoking Label Campaign

Usefulness of Grim Anti-Smoking Warnings Doubted

Mandatory anti-smoking warnings on U.S. cigarette packs are being challenged, this time by researchers who say the combination of grotesque images and explicit messages may not be effective in curbing smoking.
[PHOTOS] Amy Warehouse's private funeral: "Goodnight, my angel"

Cyber squatter foiling Winehouse charity plan

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch said his plans to set up a charity in his late daughter's name had been frustrated by a cyber squatter who had stolen the organization's intended address on the internet.
Zachery Tims’ Sudden Death: Another Drug Overdose?

Pastor Zachery Tims' Funeral Drew Thousands, Death Still a Mystery

Thousands of people came out on Saturday to pay their last respects to megachurch pastor Zachery Tims during a funeral service on Saturday. The service was held at the First Baptist Church of Orlando, not Tims' home church, but one that was large enough to hold the crowd that gathered.
Rick Perry

Rick Perry Perryisms: 10 Things RP Might Say If Elected President

Republican presidential candidate and Texas governor Rick Perry has shown a flair for putting his foot in his mouth -- or someone else's mouth. He suggested Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is treasonous. He once suggested the BP oil spill might have been an act of God instead of corporate errors. Here's 10 things Perry might say if elected President.
Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana had struggled with Heroin addiction during the last years of his life. he was found dead by a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head on  April 7,1994 aged 27.

Addiction is as Much of a Brain Disorder as OCD: ASAM

The American Society of Addiction Medicine said that addiction is a chronic brain disorder like any other chronic brain disease like obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. Neurological abnormalities like disruptions in neurotransmission and the reward system drive addiction, the group said in a statement.
Chinese companies on a Foreign Foray

Is China left holding the credit baby?

August's dramatic financial shock, which is now both feeding off and risks fueling another economic downturn, may well introduce a third phase of the four-year-old global credit crisis -- the infection of the ultimate creditors.

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