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This is the definition of horror.

This waterborne parasite, an amoeba called Naegleria foleri, lives in warm and unclean water and has just killed 10 people in Pakistan. It infects the human nervous system and becomes extremely difficult to treat — which leads to death in about a week.

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So, LeAnn Rimes not only likes going to rehab, she's feeling great after going to the ER!

We previously mentioned that she was suffering from a massive infection and was forced to cancel a concert.

Her Friday night show in Wendover, Nevada was rescheduled when she was taken to a hospital emergency room around 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

She said:

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Oh no! We hope she's okay!

LeAnn Rimes had to reschedule a show kicking off her new tour because she's not feeling so hot!

She explained:

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Cher was left in tears after having a four-hour dental operation yesterday!

She had an infected tooth and needed to get it taken care of, so she went under the knife.

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You may remember Jason 'Gummi Bear' Davis from Celebrity Rehab or from being an oil heir.

He's been staying at a sober living house in El Lay but is free to come and go whenever.

During the times when he goes, he apparently goes and shoots heroin! Into his foot!

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Rufus is one lucky kitty cat!

His owner had to give him painful ear drops to fix an infection.

After doing it for a week his cat began to hate him for the pain he regularly caused him.

So now that the ear drops are done, he is working on mending his relationship with Rufus.

So how did he do it?

He built him the most ridiculous box fort we've ever seen!

Check out the video (above) to see one lucky kitty get one ahmayzing new cardboard castle!

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This is good news for those out there that have HIV but struggle with taking all the medications to keep it in check.

The FDA has just approved a new pill, taken once a day, that combines two previously approved drugs plus two new ones.

It's called Stribild, and it provides a complete treatment regimen for HIV infection. It's supposed to be available by the end of the week!

The only problem is that it costs more than the other treatments, which is kind of bullshizz. Gilead, the creator of the drug, is charging wholesalers $28,500 a year for the drug, though apparently it will provide discounts to state assistance programs and has created a patient financial-assistance program.

This is not much more effective than the multi-pill regimen, but only having to take one pill instead of many is the main draw.

It's too bad about the price, though!

[Image via AP Images.]

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