Updated: 7:44 PM The city of Newton has a new fitness center that opened recently, the only one of its kind in Newton County.

Updated: 11:41 AM Residents of FEMA trailers who want their units tested for formaldehyde will have that opportunity.

Posted: 10:49 AM Studies show naps, mammograms and blood-sugar tests can reveal the risk of suffering a stroke.

Updated: 6:13 PM Mayfield Dairy Farms is recalling paper cartons of it Vanilla Classic Ice Cream because labels were incorrect.

Posted: 12:07 PM Unlocking the gecko's ability to walk on walls may lead to a way to replace surgical stitches with sticky tape.

Updated: 3:52 PM The flu outbreak is widespread in most of the United States. The virus has also spread to some of the most vulnerable victims.

Updated: 7:18 PM The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse. The recall has some local cattle farmers a little nervous.

Updated: 11:17 AM U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of government-issued trailers as quickly as possible.

Posted: 11:07 AM Mount Salus Christian School has canceled classes for the rest of the week because at least 25 percent of students are at home sick.

Posted: 6:25 PM The flu continues to spread in our area. Child care providers are cautioned to be especially careful to practice prevention.

Updated: 7:00 PM The treatment of serious wounds may involve complex hospital or outpatient care. The Specialty Hospital of Meridian approaches the treatment from every angle.

Updated: 12:17 PM Mississippi health officials say a fourth person has died due to complications from the West Nile virus infection of the 2007 season.

Updated: 7:46 PM The flu is a problem across the country. Two deaths have been reported in Mississippi so far.

Updated: 9:32 PM The flu is having a significant impact on school children and the Meridian community.

Updated: 11:06 AM The flu bug has hit Meridian Public Schools, with hundreds of students missing classes.

Updated: 10:43 AM Mississippi Medicaid recipients will soon be notified at least twice that their eligibility is up for renewal.

Updated: 10:30 AM Could a pill that's designed to treat type 2 diabetes also be the first anti-aging drug? The pills are based on a substance in, of all things, red wine.

Updated: 11:56 AM Mississippi recorded 133 cases and three deaths from West Nile virus in 2007.

Updated: 9:31 PM Cloned meat may be headed to your grocery store shelf in the near future. That makes some consumers uneasy, but a local agriculture official says don't be alarmed.

Updated: 9:33 PM The government is concerned that parents or caregivers may administer over the counter cold and cough medicines to very young children.

Updated: 11:03 AM Meridian was in the national spotlight Monday, as show segments taped here aired nationally on "Oprah".

Updated: 10:55 AM Oprah Winfrey kicked off her Best Life Challenge, a campaign to help Americans lose weight and live healthier lives, in Meridian Friday.

Updated: 10:39 PM Oprah will kick off her Best Life Challenge Jan. 14, featuring people from her home state of Mississippi. The challenge is to lose weight, keep it off, and live healthier.

Updated: 7:16 PM News of Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer, Bob Greene, visiting Meridian this week to issue a health challenge has drawn a huge response. One woman says she's ready.

Updated: 8:49 AM The Oprah Winfrey Show will be in Meridian later this week, kicking off a nationwide weight-loss campaign.