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Conrad Murray Arraigned: 5 Facts on Michael Jackson's Doctor

By Steven HofferJan 25th 2011 – 2:40PM

Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty today to charges of involuntary manslaughter surrounding the pop star's death. Dr. Conrad Murray now faces a high-profile trial in which the prosecution will attempt to convince a jury that it was the doctor's "gross negligence" involving a propofol-based drug cocktail that...

Opinion: Will Anyone Pay for Michael Jackson's Death?

By Rabbi Shmuley BoteachJan 7th 2011 – 8:38AM

The preliminary hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson is an astonishing spectacle. Here is a doctor who essentially acted as a pusher now denying any and all responsibility for dispensing to Michael a truckload of prescription drugs that eventually killed him....

Dilaudid: Lindsay Lohan's Alleged Preferred Painkiller Explained

By Kathryn YaoJul 7th 2010 – 3:40PM

Lindsay Lohan's 90-day jail sentence might not be her only problem, let alone her most serious one. TMZ alleges that "LiLo" -- banned from imbibing alcohol by court order -- has filled prescriptions for Ambien, Adderall and Dilaudid. "A doctor wrote the prescription after Lindsay's recent dental surgery," TMZ adds. The...

Background on propofol

Propofol (INN, marketed as Diprivan by AstraZeneca) is a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent.

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