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.
Chuck Wagon of the punk band The Dickies committed suicide in 1981 at age 24. Jeff Ward, touring drummer for Nine Inch Nails, committed suicide in 1993 at age 30 of carbon-monoxide poisoning. At the time of his death, he was the drummer for Low Pop Suicide. Rozz Williams, singer with the gothic rock group Christian Death, hanged himself in 1998 at age 34.