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Coroner: Pneumonia, Drugs Killed Brittany Murphy

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, but anemia and prescription drugs also played a role, coroner's officials said. The primary cause of death was community-acquired pneumonia, with contributing factors of iron deficiency anemia and "multiple drug intoxication," according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The death was ruled accidental. Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey declined to specify what types of drugs were involved but said they were all prescription medications. Read more...
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