Posted: 10:15 AM A federal analysis shows that last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna Gulf of Mexico population over the edge as some scientists had worried.

Updated: 7:05 AM Some people believe the state of Ohio went too far when the judge ordered a child to be removed from his family because of his obesity.

Posted: 9:10 AM Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors will again face steep Medicare cuts that threaten to undermine health care for millions of seniors and disabled people.

Posted: 10:07 AM According a recent CBS News poll conducted at the end of October, a slim majority of 51 percent continues to think that marijuana use should be illegal.

Updated: 5:51 AM The event is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and challenges people to stop using tobacco for 24-hours.

Posted: 11:27 AM Contractors paid tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to detect fraudulent Medicare claims are using inaccurate and inconsistent data that makes it extremely difficult to catch bogus bills submitted by crooks.

Posted: 4:36 PM Every child should be tested for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged Friday in new advice that is sure to be controversial.

Updated: 4:36 PM The 125-year-old Lakeshore Mental Health facility in Knoxville could close in 7 months. The state lined out a plan for patients, hundreds of employees, and the historic site.

Updated: 4:17 AM As running becomes more popular, more races are popping up around East Tennessee. We talked to a running expert with tips to get started on cardio and ways to find a race near you.

Updated: 6:18 AM Learn how to control Type II diabetes from a dietician.

Updated: 11:43 AM A conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges is upholding President Barack Obama's health care law as constitutional, helping set up a Supreme Court fight.

Posted: 10:31 AM When Jay Wornick's wife said they both should lose some weight as a New Year's resolution, he took up the challenge. Ten months later, he's 200 pounds (90 kilograms) lighter.

Posted: 5:04 PM Researchers say babies that have passed two key milestones on doctors' growth charts by the age of 2 face double the risk of being obese at age 5. They're also more likely to be obese at age 10.

Posted: 4:34 PM The key, they report in a tantalizing new study, is purging the body of senescent cells - old "zombie" cells that no longer work as they should.

Posted: 5:26 PM Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S. and some other countries.

Updated: 5:46 PM For the past 40 years, Mobile Meals has been feeding seniors in our area. The program started out with only 20 meals for seniors on November 1, 1971 and now they deliver 850 meals.

Updated: 12:13 PM Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone contributed to the deaths of nearly 15,000 people in 2008. That's more than three times the 4,000 deaths in 1999.

Posted: 4:43 PM Federal prosecutors in Memphis, Tenn., say a California company has agreed to pay the government $2.39 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians.

Posted: 11:38 AM President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has endangered patients and raised the possibility of price gouging.

Updated: 6:28 AM The medications the baby boomer generation is taking can cause some uncomfortable side effects. We talked to a pharmacist on how to prevent and handle those symptoms.

Updated: 7:53 AM Local 8 News talked to an actress and mother of children with food allergies about the risks involved with an allergic reaction. Also read on tips to avoid a Halloween allergy disaster.

Posted: 5:21 PM The cost of an ambulance ride in Roane County might soon cost you more.

Posted: 11:32 AM Human papillomavirus has been tied to deadly cancers, including cervical and throat cancer. Now a study has linked HPV to a disease that takes even more American lives - heart disease.

Updated: 6:41 AM Local 8 News talked to the editor of Shape magazine about ways to support breast cancer awareness and advice on prevention for breast cancer.

Posted: 2:05 PM Thursday's report urges the Food and Drug Administration to adopt new food labeling that clears the confusing clutter off today's packages and gives consumers a fast way to compare their choices.