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Florida Police Investigating How Painkiller Got Into Bag Of Skittles

How a 4-year-old girl got candy that turned out to be a painkilling narcotic drug is a riddle police officers here were trying to solve Wednesday.

Bailey Barzano of Homosassa was hospitalized overnight Sunday after a relative found oxycodone inside a bag of Skittles the girl had been eating from.

Singer Leona Lewis To Have Hypnotherapy To Boost Her Confidence

Leona Lewis is having hypnotherapy to boost her confidence. The "Bleeding Love" singer's mentor Simon Cowell has arranged for her to be treated by celebrity therapist Paul McKenna to banish her nerves ahead of her proposed 14-month tour.

A source said: "Seeing as Leona is on the path to becoming a global touring powerhouse, no corners will be cut."

Family Terrified Michael Jackon's Corpse Could Be Kidnapped

Michael Jackson's family are terrified his corpse could be kidnapped. The family have become increasingly concerned after receiving a series of bizarre notes from fans of the late pop icon - who died of a suspected cardiac arrest last month - and are even concerned crime lords could take his body and demand payment for its return.

A source told National Enquirer magazine: "Michael's mother Katherine is probably living in fear someone will steal his body and thinks there is no place on earth her son can be safe."

Online Therapy Seen As More Effective Treatment Option For Insomnia

Researchers have found that online therapy for insomniacs was more effective than the traditional face-to-face intervention to treat the sleeping disorder.

The researchers from the University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville tested an online version of cognitive behavioral therapy, a psychological treatment focusing on the behaviors and dysfunctional thoughts that contribute to sleep problems, on 44 adults who have an average 10 years of sleep difficulties. The therapy called SHUTi was developed as an alternative to the traditional therapy, which is limited in availability due to its high cost, lack of trained therapists and their inaccessibility.

Actor Jerry O'Connell Says Having Dogs Prepped Him For Parenthood

Jerry O'Connell says having dogs helped him prepare for fatherhood.

The actor - who has six-month-old twin girls, Charlie and Dolly, with wife Rebecca Romijn - knew how demanding having children would be because of the amount of care his beloved pooches required.