Your Health

Fresher face

Cutting-edge plastic surgery technique helps patients save a little money as well as maintain a more youthful appearance

Gemme Huffman has taken care of her skin and her body, but at 66, she felt like she needed a little "freshening" up. Read More

Students score big in contest

Jared Fogle, Subway's national spokesman, paid a visit last week to two local schools to surprise the grand-prize winners of a recent monthlong Subway Fresh Fit Video and Poster Competition. Read More

Professor to speak at lupus meeting

The treatments and medications available for lupus patients will be the subject of the Lupus Learning and Listening Group discussion 5:45-7:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian's fellowship hall. Read More

Health screenings in Summerville

Did you know that, according to the American Diabetes Association, two out of every three individuals with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke? Read More

Break cycle of more food, less exercise

Today, chances are that there are bowls filled with leftover Halloween candy in your life. At your workplace. In your home and your friends' homes. At your kid's school. Even the most resistant can give in to temptation and grab some because it's free, available and, well, everyone's eating it. Read More

Steps to stop virus

Antibiotics won't kill respiratory infections

Want to shock your doc out of his socks? The next time you get a sore throat or your kid's nose is at flood stage, don't demand antibiotics. Read More

Subway's Jared coming to town

After the monthlong Subway Fresh Fit Video and Poster Competition, students in Charleston and surrounding counties from ages 5-17 have shown they are fighting back against childhood obesity. Read More

Spinal-cord injury research grant awarded to MUSC

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Health Professions will receive $3.9 million over five years for research on spinal-cord injuries, specifically on life-threatening secondary health conditions such as pressure ulcers, urinary-tract infections, amputation, fractures and depression. Read More

Guidelines step toward fitness

Conflicting information abounds when it comes to health. Read More

Some myths, truths about mercury levels

Like cell phones and Starbucks, mercury is everywhere. It's in the air, in rocks and soil, as the silvery liquid in old thermometers, in dental fillings and, lately, in headlines. Mercury in swine flu vaccines! Mercury in fish! Read More

Medical Marijuana: Cause for debate

Raid policy brings little change to S.C.

Local radio talk-show host Richard Todd knows about the deep-seated stigma of medical marijuana in South Carolina. And he knows that few, if any, elected officials will dare touch the subject, even after the Obama administration last week ordered federal drug enforcers not to arrest users and suppliers in states where the medicinal use is legal. It is not legal in South Carolina. Read More

Seniors can get flu shot

Vaccines available for seasonal strains

When seniors go to the Coastal Carolina Fair on Nov. 4, they will not only be able to ride the carousel, enter the Best Legs contest and play bingo, but they can also get updated on their vaccines. Read More

Digital patient records debated

Electronic access has its upsides and downsides

When the pain drug Vioxx was pulled from the market in September 2004 over concerns about heart and stroke risks, every Cleveland Clinic patient taking the drug got an e-mail within an hour of the recall. So did their doctors. Read More

Monsters, riders and pajamas

Yes, it's a strange combo, but it's in the name of preventing childhood obesity and fighting cancer. Read More

Domestic violence awareness events

Join the fight against domestic violence this weekend. Read More