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From CNN's Carol Costello and Bob Ruff

There’s nothing new about Dracula.

The notion of vampires was around even well before Bram Stoker’s now century-old novel about Count Dracula. But Stoker’s 1897 book gets credit for popularizing and stoking our fascination with things “vampire.”

So did Bela Lugosi, whose frightening 1931 portrayal of the Count marked Hollywood’s first take on the the now famous vampire from the Transylvania-Moldavia part of eastern Europe.

There have been countless vampire movies since Lugosi’s, including the star studded “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” headed by Tom Cruise.

But neither Dracula, Bela Lugosi, or even Tom Cruise could have imagined how HBO is promoting its hit new series on vampires, “True Blood.” (CNN and HBO share the parent company Time Warner)

So, what’s HBO up to?

They’re advertising for sale bottles of a synthetic blood called “Tru Blood”. Well, not exactly. The ads actually are fake. But if you go to their Web site it sure looks like you can order up a bottle or two. Most people get the joke—it’s all a way to get people to watch the series—but some bloggers wondered.

“Energyfiend” blogged that “...I looked all OVER the place. I thought it was like a juice or energy drink...”

And “Anemic Stitch" writes: “(It’s) very disappointing to learn that this was all just a sick joke....”

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Farrah Fawcett has fallen under the microscope as she seeks treatment for cancer. Headlines are all but announcing her death. Now Fawcett is speaking out.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, she alleges the hospital where she sought cancer treatment pressured her to donate money. And worse, they sold her medical records to the National Enquirer. Explosive allegations that Fawcett says have taken a big toll on her health.

"I knew immediately that the information was coming from UCLA to the National Enquirer. So when my cancer came back, that's when I set it up with the doctor, I said, ‘Okay, you know and I know,' so I knew if it came out it was coming from UCLA."

The "Charlie's Angels" star says UCLA Medical Center initially did nothing to stop it. UCLA eventually did investigate the matter and found one of its employees had been looking at patients' records, but the hospital would not reveal the name to Fawcett's lawyers.

“She said, 'We have a responsibility to protect our employees.' And I said, 'More than your patients?'" says Fawcett.

The interview with the Los Angeles Times was recorded last August but held until now, timed to the release of her new documentary. In the interview Fawcett says cancer "becomes your life…it's all consuming... Then, your quality of life is never the same."

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