http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines RSS Feed for Local 8 Now - Health - Headlines en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:00 GMT 2013-06-19T11:01:00Z en-us http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Govt-report-Smooth-launch-unsure-for-health-law-212115101.html There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:00 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Govt-report-Smooth-launch-unsure-for-health-law-212115101.html 2013-06-19T11:01:00Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Records-sought-in-fungal-meningitis-outbreak-212110641.html Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:06 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Records-sought-in-fungal-meningitis-outbreak-212110641.html 2013-06-19T09:45:06Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Eating-red-meat-may-boost-Type-2-diabetes-risk-211949441.html A new study published June 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that eating red meat over time was associated with a higher chance of developing the most common form of diabetes. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:16:51 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Eating-red-meat-may-boost-Type-2-diabetes-risk-211949441.html 2013-06-18T11:16:51Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Report-US-adult-smoking-rate-dips-to-18-percent-211948921.html Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:07:15 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Report-US-adult-smoking-rate-dips-to-18-percent-211948921.html 2013-06-18T11:07:15Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Gender-report-of-Shah-Rukh-Khan-baby-investigated-211948671.html Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:01 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Gender-report-of-Shah-Rukh-Khan-baby-investigated-211948671.html 2013-06-18T11:05:01Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Deadly-year-for-encephalitis-feared-in-India-211948521.html A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:25 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Deadly-year-for-encephalitis-feared-in-India-211948521.html 2013-06-18T11:02:25Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/House-takes-up-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill-211946111.html The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:27:23 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/House-takes-up-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill-211946111.html 2013-06-18T10:27:23Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Report-Slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue-211945151.html There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:12:59 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Report-Slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue-211945151.html 2013-06-18T10:12:59Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/AARP-honors-Johnson-City-health-system-211943471.html Mountain State Health Alliance in Johnson City has been recognized by AARP as one of the 50 best employers in the nation for workers over 50. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:20 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/AARP-honors-Johnson-City-health-system-211943471.html 2013-06-18T09:51:20Z http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Franklin-Co-takes-aim-at-meth-production-locally-211943531.html Franklin County is trying to become the first county in the state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines as a way to fight methamphetamine production. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:20 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/health/headlines/Franklin-Co-takes-aim-at-meth-production-locally-211943531.html 2013-06-18T09:51:20Z