ERYTHROMYCIN (er ith roe MYE sin) is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat bacterial eye infections. It also prevents a certain type of eye infection that can occur in some babies. Similar Brand Name Drugs : Ilotycin: Ophthalmic ointment (0.5%) | Romycin: Ophthalmic ointment (0.5%)
Jeff Hanneman Dead At 49: Slayer Guitarist Dies From Spider Bite. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman, a founder of the U.S. heavy-metal band Slayer, has died at age 49 of liver failure after battling complications reportedly linked to a spider bite.
Guitarist Duane Allman dies in motorcycle accident. Duane Allman, a slide guitarist and the leader of the Allman Brothers Band, is killed on this day in 1971 when he loses control of his motorcycle and drives into the side of a flatbed truck in Macon, Georgia. He was 24 years old.