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Group Pays Addicts $300 to Avoid Getting Pregnant

A controversial group is hitting the streets of Honolulu, Hawaii with cash in their pockets in hopes of persuading drug addicts and alcoholics to get sterilized or go on long-term birth control.

Fox on Sex: 'Big Love:' The Different Kinds of Polyamory

Is swinging considered cheating? What is BDSM? Our sex expert answers your questions

'Huffing' More Popular Among 12 Year Olds Than Street Drugs

It's important to warn children about the dangers of drugs like marijuana and cocaine, but what parents really need to worry about, researchers say, is their kids “huffing” common household products such as shoe polish, glue and air fresheners.

Fla. Man's Devotees Get Sick After Drinking Snail Mucus

Devotees of a Miami man claiming to practice a traditional African religion say they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them.

Cadmium Probe Causes Jewelry Recall

Federal regulators are recalling more children's jewelry due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

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