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Winehouse Back in Hospital

Singer has bad reaction to drugs

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2008 9:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was back in the hospital Sunday following a bad reaction to medication, the AP reports. Sources told the Sun the real cause was a drink-and-drug binge following a “screaming row” with husband Blake Fielder-Civil, which ended with Winehouse collapsing in a seizure. A spokesman for the Grammy winner would not say what prescribed medication caused the reaction.

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Amy Winehouse has a drink while performing at the Rock in Rio Lisboa music festival in Portugal, May 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Steven Governo, File)

Amy Winehouse performs on stage during Rock in Rio Day 3 on July 4, 2008 near Madrid in Arganda del Rey, Spain. (Getty Images)

Amy Winehouse performs on the Pyramid stage during day two of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2008 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. (Getty Images)

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It didn’t stop until she was on the floor on Sunday. She has ended up in hospital a few times after similar drink and drugs related seizures. If she carries on, one of these incidents will be her last. - A source close to Amy Winehouse

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Winehouse Back in Hospital