Posted: Sunday - Sept. 12, 2010
Memorial Hospital is opening up its operating room in an online marketing campaign that aims to capitalize on Internet-savvy patients and their thirst for health information.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 26, 2010
Buddy Scallia ate grapefruit one morning and later tossed back a Crestor pill to help control his cholesterol.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 23, 2010
Consumer advocates and doctors are praising reforms that force health insurers to direct more dollars to actual medical care and less to profits and executive bonuses.
Posted: Sunday - Aug. 22, 2010
Chattanooga’s newest hybrid, paddleboard yoga, puts yogis in a shaky situation as they move through traditional yoga poses while standing on water.
Posted: Sunday - Aug. 22, 2010
Sequatchie County’s emergency room is on track to be converted into an urgent care clinic in two weeks, but county officials still are scrambling to find a new emergency services provider.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 19, 2010
It can be hard to fight off the freshman 15 when the $15 in your bank account can’t be spared for fitness costs.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 19, 2010
North Georgia health departments are now offering a free vaccine for HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that is the leading cause of cervical cancer.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 19, 2010
Expectant moms are invited to Parkridge East Hospital’s “Labor Day Soiree” (941 Spring Creek Road) at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 18, 2010
A health study of 214 residents in 112 households near the Kingston ash spill site is getting a cautious thumbs up from community members
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 18, 2010
Murray County’s struggling community hospital should be able to stay afloat after job cuts announced this week, officials said Tuesday.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 18, 2010
After more than a year of debate, Hamilton County Schools employees are one step closer to a new set of health insurance benefits.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 17, 2010
Nearly every day, family medicine specialist Dr. Chip Harris sees patients who delay recommended preventive care because of money.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 16, 2010
Allison Peters has deep misgivings about health care reform and its potential impact on spending — both the government’s and her own.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 11, 2010
Local medical equipment suppliers are worried their TennCare patients soon could be hard-pressed to buy home medical equipment locally.
Womens Health
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Medical Advice
A spreading epidemic of obesity threatens the well-being of countless American children.
