Weight loss surgery may not only help severely obese people shed pounds, but it may also solve some of the most common health problems caused by obesity — even if they remain overweight. A new study showed that gastric bypass surgery reversed the progression of diabetes and, in most, eliminated …

CHICAGO – HealthSouth Corp. (search) , working to recover from a massive accounting fraud, Monday reported it suffered enormous losses instead of profits in 2000 and 2001 in a long-awaited federal filing. HealthSouth founder and ousted Chief Executive Richard Scrushy (search) is awaiting a jury verdict related to charges that …

Serve your preschoolers supersized food portions and you’ll likely wind up with supersized kids. A new study shows that, unlike some calorie-conscious adults, children don’t eat less at dinner if they eat a big lunch and are more likely to eat whatever portion size is put on their plate. Researchers …

There is growing evidence that a specific class of diabetes drugs may help fight heart disease by also fighting inflammation. In recent years research has pointed to inflammation as a possible cause of heart disease. And early studies have hinted that the type 2 diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia may …

What did you miss if you missed “FOX & Friends” on Friday? Well, first we learned that no one really knows what will happen with the Michael Jackson (search) case. I don’t remember a high profile case that has been tougher to call. We also found out in my opinion …

Watch “The Big Story” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET The jury in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial has found the ‘King of Pop’ not guilty on all 10 counts. We’re live in Santa Maria with discussion and analysis of the long-awaited verdict. Real journalism: fair and balanced. That’s why we’re …

ALSIP, Ill. – Federal investigators unearthed a concrete vault containing Emmett Till’s (search) casket at a suburban Chicago cemetery Wednesday, hoping to find clues into his 1955 slaying in Mississippi (search) that became a key event in the civil rights movement. The muddy cement vault was loaded onto a flatbed …

With more U.S. children than ever before dealing with diabetes, health experts are warning that many others may be heading in that direction, courtesy of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that have been shown to raise the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Even young children can be …

WASHINGTON – The federal agency that insures private pensions could see its deficit balloon to $71 billion during the next decade, Congress’ top budget analyst said Thursday. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which already has a $23.3 billion deficit, could face a threefold increase because companies are shedding their pension …

MILWAUKEE – Weighing in at 13 pounds, 12 ounces, Delaney Jessica Buzzell (search) isn’t your average newborn. Her parents have even dubbed her the “Big Enchilada.” The baby headed home Tuesday after being delivered by Caesarean section (search) on June 23 — a surprising three weeks early. Her family isn’t …