Posted: 2:21 PM Two administrators at the University of Tennessee say they cannot support health insurance benefits for same-sex partners of UT employees.

Posted: 7:19 AM The man was sickened by a coronavirus, which causes most common colds but also causes SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Posted: 6:51 AM Scientists reported Sunday that they have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer, finding four major classes of the disease.

Posted: 8:09 AM Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama's health overhaul for not getting insurance, congressional analysts said Wednesday.

Posted: 8:07 AM The IUD and implants are safe and nearly 100 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, and should be "first-line recommendations," the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said

Posted: 8:05 AM The nation's largest cancer center is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago.

Posted: 7:35 AM Consumer groups are pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to set federal guidance on allowable levels of arsenic in rice, prompting the agency to study the issue and consider possible new standards.

Posted: 6:46 AM Abusing alcohol and drugs has been part of military culture historically: Troops do it for fun, to ease the stresses of war or to be part of the brotherhood.

Posted: 6:45 AM The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use an over-the-counter drug called Intestinomicina because the anti-diarrhea treatment contains a drug linked to life-threatening injuries.

Posted: 5:57 AM The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is getting a $6 million gift from the nation's largest nonprofit dialysis provider for the creation of a new kidney research institute.

Posted: 1:34 PM A provocative new study suggests a connection between the BPA chemical used in food packaging and childhood obesity, but the researchers say their findings don't prove it's the cause.

Posted: 9:18 AM Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the No. 1 killer among Hispanics in the U.S., and the rest of the country may be only a few years behind.

Posted: 9:02 AM Specialists from the University of Goteborg on Tuesday said two women received wombs from their mothers in surgical procedures on Sept. 15 and 16.

Posted: 6:56 AM American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac.

Posted: 6:54 AM The Namibia Press Agency reports that some 40 babies and fetuses are dumped and flushed down toilets every month in Windhoek, Namibia's capital of just 350,000 people.

Posted: 6:53 AM A deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland.

Posted: 6:13 AM Leaner, greener school lunches served under new federal standards are getting mixed grades from students piling more carrots, more apples and fewer fatty foods on their trays.

Posted: 6:02 AM Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebuild its public image, legal experts say.

Posted: 5:58 AM No other U.S. city has tried to fight the obesity epidemic by restricting portion sizes at restaurants, but city officials said they were willing to take dramatic action

Posted: 1:24 PM Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub "pink slime," claiming the network misled consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe.

Updated: 5:35 AM Knox Co. Schools announced it will begin offering flu vaccinations in schools on Monday. Parents can begin registering their kids immediately either online or using paper forms.

Posted: 7:37 AM The number of children under the age of five who die annually fell to less than 7 million in 2011, but around 19,000 boys and girls around the world are still dying every day from largely preventable causes.

Posted: 7:36 AM A study published in Wednesday's New England Journal of Medicine found that the protective effect weakens dramatically soon after a youngster gets the last of the five recommended shots around age 6.

Posted: 7:20 AM Health officials say they're convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America's shores in 1999.

Posted: 6:40 AM Androgel is one of a growing number of prescription gels, patches and injections aimed at boosting the male hormone that begins to decline after about age 40.