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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Underlying cause of death
  1. Iron From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... in the hundreds or thousands of mg) can cause organ failure, coma, convulsions, and death. Child-proof packaging and warning labels on iron supplements have greatly reduced the number of accidental iron poisonings in ... called hemochromatosis that causes toxic levels of iron to build up in ...
  2. ... years or older and has asthma. Has other underlying medical conditions that can put people at higher ... a severe allergic reaction, other serious injury, or death.