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Oh no! We hope he's okay!

After "a series of setbacks" former president George H.W. Bush was sent back to the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital.

We previously mentioned that he was suffering from bronchitis and running a high fever that just wouldn't break.

Well that persistent fever still won't go away.

A spokesman for the former prez said:

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A new study just found that women who had the flu or ran a fever for more than a week while pregnant had a higher risk of their child being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

The study was based off a massive survey of almost 97,000 mothers!

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Has everyone seen the Michael Jordan commercial (above) for Gatorade?

The one where he's suffering from flu but played through a playoff game anyway?

They make it look like it's the Gatorade that helped him through the game.

The Public Health Advocacy Institute wants the ad pulled because

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Poor Zsa Zsa Gabor is back in the hospital.

The 94-year-old icon reportedly had a high fever and was bleeding from a tube in her stomach before she slipped out of consciousness, and was taken to the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center.

You're in our thoughts, Zsa Zsa.

[Image via WENN.]

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Most people that party at the Playboy Mansion are struck with hot tub fever, however, an unlucky few literally got a fever one of the mansion's hot tubs.

Back in February, 170 people reportedly fell ill with symptoms of Pontiac fever, a milder version of Legionnaire's disease, after attending a fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion.

While there was speculation that the outbreak originated at Hugh Hefner's estate, Los Angeles County health officials say the bacteria that causes the disease was, in fact, found in a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion.

The legionella bacteria found causes an acute respiratory infection with symptoms including fever and headache.

Let's hope Heff called in the pool boys CDC to take care of that bacteria, while those affected should rest assured they only caught a fever instead of something they couldn't throw back.

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