Summerville resident Dawn Berger made the painful choice this past February to remove both her breasts to avoid developing the...
Do you smoke? Do you drink? Are you safe at home?
By MARIA CHENGAP
Associated Press
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:01 a.m.
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced last Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she had a...
If you're a cookie fiend, can't resist meat, cheese or creamy salad dressings, haven't munched broccoli since 1986 and are not...
Mary Ashley Barbot shrieked “Daddy, Daddy!” and bounced over to her father as he walked in the front door.
Sid Busch has run a lot of marathons — 190 and counting — but the past 40 have had extra-special meaning for the...
By LINDSEY TANNER
Associated Press
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:25 a.m.
CHICAGO — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one’s death can be considered...
Even though we’re still in the spring season, one of the summer traditions of the Lowcountry’s endurance sports...
By SANDY COHEN
AP Entertainment Writer
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:01 a.m.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Rod Stewart has never shied from the spotlight, but on this day,...
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:01 a.m.
In a provocative new study, scientists reported that they were able to “see” pain on brain scans and for the first...
Over the years, I’ve covered some heartwarming, grass-roots efforts in the Charleston area offering health-related...
By TERRENCE PETTY
Associated Press
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 a.m.
Adah Bakalinsky says there are more than 650 public stairways in San Francisco. She knows because she’s climbed them all...
On my very first Mother’s Day, I felt like a fraud. My daughter wasn’t yet 4 months old and I already was...
Hospitals around the Lowcountry are billing Medicare at vastly different prices for the exact same procedures, according to data...
By CONNIE CASS and
LAURAN NEERGAARD
Associated Press
Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:11 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The revelation Wednesday that hospitals within the same city sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars...
I’ve never been a fan of people running with their dogs in 5Ks or, frankly, running any kind of long distances with them.