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Report: Heather Locklear in hospital

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 07:10 by Prince damin

Los Angeles -- Heather Locklear's publicist says the television actress is being treated for a bacterial infection in a Los Angeles-area hospital.

The representative told UsMagazine.com Locklear is taking antibiotics and expected to be released later Wednesday.

"She is fine," the publicist told the entertainment news Web site.
Locklear, 49, is best known for her work on TV's "Dynasty," "Melrose Place" and "Spin City."

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Student sickened after working with germs

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 23:34 by harsheeb

Boston -- A graduate student sickened by a bacterial infection has prompted an investigation of a Boston University lab containing dangerous germs, officials said.

The student fell ill last weekend just days after conducting experiments with meningitis germs, city health officials told The Boston Globe in a story published Friday.

The lab was locked down for investigation and antibiotics dispensed to scientists who worked in the lab and with the student, The Globe reported. The sickened student, who was not publicly identified, was treated and is recovering, the university said.