Sports give man discipline to help Louie's Kids

As the nation embarks on a childhood obesity initiative led by first lady Michelle Obama, one young man dove headfirst into the deep end of it in Charleston nearly two years ago and already is making a difference. He is one soldier in a battle that has just begun. Read More

$40 Bridge Run bibs in short supply

Procrastinators may be left paying for $150 slots

With one week to go before the 33rd Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk, those who do not register soon may still be able to get in -- but at a price. That price may be $150 and being placed in the corral at the back of the pack. Read More

Bone up on osteoporosis

MUSC 'center' focuses on care and education

Claire Hoefer is the ideal osteoporosis patient -- she doesn't have it, at least not yet. Read More

The body is made to be on move

Having been in this business for nearly 23 years, I've fielded my fair share of phone calls from upset readers, whether I was the source of their fuming or not. Read More

Coalition: 'Eat Smart Move More'

At nearly 30 percent, South Carolina has the fifth highest rate of adult obesity in the nation. Read More

Golf tournament for cardiac group

With heart disease being the No. 1 killer in the United States, there is a greater need for more education and a lot of support in trying to overcome the challenges of the disease. Read More

Nonprofit for cancer patients

Integrative Cancer Care, a nonprofit with a mission to provide therapies that complement and optimize the medical treatment of cancer patients, is among the first of its kind in Charleston. Read More

Juvenile diabetes walk Saturday

Aiming to spread the word about Type 1 Diabetes, aka "juvenile diabetes," and raise money for a cure, a group of parents and diabetics are starting the Charleston Walk to Cure Diabetes. Read More

Free glucose screenings

East Cooper Coastal Family Physicians will be giving free glucose screenings from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. March 23 in honor of American Diabetes Association Alert Day. Read More

12 races in dad's memory

Keith Nichols had non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Read More