Updated: 5:09 AM The maker of "pink slime" suspended operations Monday at all but one plant where the beef ingredient is made, acknowledging recent public uproar over the product has cost the company business.
Updated: 5:13 AM Calling it a one day 'wake up call', the American Diabetes Association is hosting 24th Annual 'Alert Day' across the country, including Knoxville.
Posted: 12:43 PM New research provides clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. Doctors say it should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort.
Posted: 5:19 AM President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is front and center at the Supreme Court for three days of hearings to determine the fate of a law aimed at extending health insurance to more than 30 million Americans.
Posted: 1:30 PM White rice is a dietary staple for more than half the world's population - not just for people living in China, India, and Japan, but for many Americans as well.
Posted: 4:14 AM The government has revamped its strategy for getting people to kick the smoking habit, and the new campaign is about to hit TV and radio air waves and billboards, magazines and newspapers.
Posted: 11:49 AM It took only a year to set up Medicare. But if President Barack Obama's health care law survives Supreme Court scrutiny, it will be nearly a decade before all its major pieces are in place.
Updated: 11:33 AM Many clinics involved in a Texas health care program for low-income women won't be able to serve those patients starting this week under a state law aimed at abortion-affiliated groups.
Posted: 5:34 PM Reducing Tennessee's obesity rate will be the focus of the Governor's Health and Wellness Task Force.
Updated: 1:55 PM Former state senator Rosalind Kurita has taken a new position at the state Department of Health and is drawing on her nursing background to help fight obesity in Tennessee.
Posted: 3:59 AM Give blood today at MEDIC and you could meet and greet with players from the Ice Bears. Plus, you'll get a free t-shirt and "Flex-pass" ticket good for any game. All you have to do is roll up your sleeve and give.
Posted: 10:58 AM An 8-year-old second-grader in Los Angeles is a typical patient. Born a girl, the child announced at 18 months, "I a boy" and has stuck with that belief.
Posted: 10:34 AM More than a dozen serious medical errors were reported at Middle Tennessee hospitals over the past three years -- and federal statistics indicate probably 80 more were not reported.
Posted: 11:54 AM What's wrong with this picture? Medicare's bill for artificial feet rose nearly 60 percent in recent years, although foot and leg amputations due to diabetes continued a dramatic decline.
Posted: 11:05 AM The first lady and "Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio acted as judges Friday. Dallas school kids and Cowboys players divided into three teams to see who could whip up the tastiest lunch in 30 minutes.
Posted: 6:01 AM A national survey shows that low-income New Hampshire women and children have been eating healthier since the federal government made changes to the food benefits they receive.
Posted: 10:05 AM Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced awkward discussions as parents warn youngsters that people they trust might do things that could hurt them.
Posted: 9:48 AM Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.
Posted: 5:26 PM Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients.
Posted: 11:17 AM Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
Posted: 12:33 PM Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as snacks like potato chips and pretzels.
Posted: 11:38 AM A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control
Posted: 12:22 PM Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a suicide group who said the law violated their free speech rights.
Posted: 12:00 PM The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths.
Posted: 3:38 PM The U.S. government fought an uphill battle to convince a judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies.
