New drug may hold promise for lupus sufferers

For the first time in a half-century, a new drug appears to offer hope to sufferers of lupus, the chronic, autoimmune disease that plagues an estimated 2 million people, mostly women, in the United States. Read More

80 years of get up and go

When I called Bill Boulter in the early afternoon last Thursday, I started the conversation by asking if he had worked out already. "Oh, yeah, three hours," he responded. Read More

Biting research

Studies here indicate mouthpieces may lower stress hormone, delay fatigue

We've all seen the movie scenes when someone -- a woman giving birth, a wounded soldier getting battlefield surgery -- is given something to bite on to help endure the pain. Read More

Runners again brave soggy conditions

FOLLY BEACH -- On a second consecutive Saturday, hundreds of runners sloshed through sections of flooded streets in road races held on one of Charleston's barrier islands. Read More

'The next step'

Runner returns to passion through amputation

Being active is just in Richard Blalock's DNA. "I've run all my life," says the 56-year-old Mount Pleasant engineer. "My mom said I ran before I walked." Read More

Form follows function

ChiRunning focuses on positioning body

Even your grandma, who likely never ran a mile in her life, can watch runners during a race and identify those with a good, graceful form and those who don't. Read More

Yoga class for survivors

Women can reconnect with their bodies

After a recurrence of breast cancer and subsequent major surgery and reconstruction, Marla Loftus longed to return to practicing yoga. Read More

Bad weather can't slow Bailey, Knight in 15K

Johnson, Clinton place first in 5K race

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND -- Despite days of forecasted rain, wind and chilly temperatures on Saturday and the accuracy of those forecasts, 340 brave souls still ran in the 27th annual Charlie Post Classic road races -- which at several points featured ankle-deep, flooded streets that many compared to a steeplechase. Read More

Training minus the miles

CrossFit system aimed at getting runners ready

Can you train for endurance events, such as a marathon or triathlon, without logging major miles? The guys at Lowcountry CrossFit think so. Read More

Duchess of York to sub for Gupta at donor gala

For months, the scheduled guest speaker for tonight's Rx Society Donor Appreciation Gala was Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. But in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, Gupta has been reporting from the ravaged Caribbean nation, as well as providing medic... Read More