Diabetes is known as a costly disease because of high medical expenses and lost wages, which a recent study claims is infecting the local economy.

Numerous studies have analyzed the direct and indirect costs of diabetes at the national level. A study conducted by several universities in Texas investigated for the first time the financial impact of diabetes upon local communities. The study concludes that for every $1 of lost income due to diabetes, another 36 cents is lost in reduced local spending

Eight Children centers at Fort Campbell were presented with the IPM Institute of North America's Star Certification.

The certification represents an honor culminating more than 20 years of Army efforts to integrate sound pest management policies and practices at its installations. Fort Campbell is the second Army installation to receive the tough certification

Coalition for Meaningful Medicaid Reform (CMMR) announces how Washington's version of Medicaid Reform may place greater burdens on the states as well as creating access problems for Medicaid beneficiaries.

Craig Fuller, President and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) -- a co-founding coalition member says, "The Medicaid budget cuts that are currently being considered by the Congress would place real burdens on the states to keep the Medicaid prescription drug program functioning

A study of obesity and urban sprawl found that it's not the neighborhoods that are responsible for weight gain, but sedentary people who tend to gravitate toward places with fewer opportunities for walking.

"We found very little evidence that it was the physical environment causing obesity," says Professor Andrew Plantinga, one of the Oregon State University researchers who conducted the study. "Rather, it seemed to be more about how people choose the types of neighborhoods to live in

Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut, says Thursday it has decided to ban smoking at all nationwide restaurants.

The Louisville-based company says it will erect "No Smoking" signs starting next week at the 1,200 KFC and 1,675 Pizza Hut locations across the country that are company-owned