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Health

Pfizer recalls 28 lots of birth control pills

10:02 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Pfizer Inc. is recalling 28 lots of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally.

Dana's Journey: WBIR follows one East Tennessee woman's weight loss

9:27 AM, Jan 28, 2012

Dana Bradley, bariatric coordinator for Blount Memorial Weight Management Center, will soon be getting a gastric sleeve to lose weight and kick start a healthier lifestyle. WBIR will follow her journey.

10News Allison Bybee visited a local grocery store with health expert Charlie Oesterling to learn the ins and outs of healthy shopping including reading nutritional labels.

Reading nutritional labels is key to healthy shopping

10:12 AM, Jan 25, 2012

10News' Allison Bybee visited a local grocery store with health expert Charlie Oesterling to learn the ins and outs of healthy shopping including reading nutritional labels.

By Katye Martens, USA TODAY

Government requires more fruits, veggies for school lunches

9:55 AM, Jan 25, 2012

Students: Get ready for pizza with whole-grain crust and bigger portions of fruits and vegetables on your school lunch tray. You're still going to get french fries, but they'll probably be baked and sprinkled with less salt.

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'Top Cities for Hospital Care' lists Knoxville at 20th

8:28 AM, Jan 24, 2012

Knoxville cracked the 50 "Top Cities for Hospital Care" along with two other Tennessee metropolitan areas.

Meth fills hospitals with burn patients

10:15 AM, Jan 23, 2012

A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment.

Tennessee professor: Fresh foods may prevent nearsightedness

10:03 AM, Jan 21, 2012

Students who said they consumed fruit, fresh vegetables and whole grains reported fewer instances of myopia. The findings are in the latest issue of the Journal of Behavioral Optometry.

"Not out of the woods" during mild East TN flu season

7:30 PM, Jan 18, 2012

Health officials say they're not seeing many flu cases right now, during what is typically considered peak flu season in East Tennessee, but that doesn't mean new cases won't pop up later this spring.

Obesity rate inches up for males, but levels off overall

6:07 PM, Jan 17, 2012

Obesity in the USA has inched up slightly over the past decade, mainly because of weight gain among men and boys, new government statistics show.

Paula Deen spreads word about diabetes in down-home manner

8:20 AM, Jan 17, 2012

Paula Deen, the warm, down-home cooking star known for her Southern recipes loaded with butter and sugar, says she decided not to talk about type 2 diabetes when she found out she had it three years ago. But beginning today, she's going public in a big way.

Abuse risk grows as USA grays

10:15 AM, Jan 11, 2012

Advocates for the aged are pushing for awareness and safe houses for mistreated elders.

Report shows cancer death rates continue to fall

3:52 PM, Jan 5, 2012

An annual report from the American Cancer Society shows cancer death rates continue to fall. The report shows cancer death rates fell almost 2% per year in men and around 1.5% per year in women between 2004 and 2008.

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Key to becoming an ex-smoker in 2012 is persistence

8:43 AM, Dec 29, 2011

Resolve to quit smoking this weekend and you're more likely to succeed...if you accept the fact that you are likely to fail.

High-deductible health plans on rise

11:08 AM, Dec 27, 2011

More workers will have to pay higher deductibles before their health benefits kick in next year -- and insurance experts say that soon will become the norm.

2012 delivers health-care changes

10:51 AM, Dec 27, 2011

Pain clinics statewide face $1,000 a day in fines, if they don't register with the state's Department of Health for a two-year certification.


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