Doctor criticizes new guidelines

A local gynecologist says the likely unintended consequence of new guidelines on cervical cancer screening, or the "Pap" test, will be that women may forgo annual checkups that detect other problems, such as sexually transmitted diseases and ovarian cancer. Read More

CSAs great way to get veggies

One of the hardest healthy eating goals to accomplish, I think it's safe to say, is consuming five to nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day, especially the vegetables part. Read More

DVT more common than you think

Two leaders at Roper with first-hand knowledge of how deep-vein thrombosis can be fatal, raise local awareness

As the holidays approach, many of us will be cooped up in planes, trains and automobiles for hours on end. If you dread the aches and pains in your backside, you're not alone. Read More

DHEC takes H1N1 vaccine to schools

Staffers with DHEC held an immunization clinic Thursday, the first of dozens that will be held over the next two months. Read More

Giving back a life

Individuals can register donor consent through Web site or state DMV

It can feel like life on death row, except without having committed a heinous crime. Just ask Sharon Kearns. Read More

Blog on running kicks off

Post and Courier site seeks your comments

To paraphrase a "Saturday Night Live" skit, "running (not "beisbol") has been berry, berry good to me." Read More

Doctor: Pandemic leveling

Director warns to remain guarded

The H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic appears to be leveling off and so far is no more deadly than seasonal flu and perhaps less so, according to Dr. James Wilde, director of the pediatric emergency department at the Medical College of Georgia. Read More

Miller, Clinton repeat

Two former collegiate runners repeated as winners of the James Island Connector Run 10K road race Saturday. Neville Miller, 26, of Mount Pleasant, and Anne Clinton, 27, of Charleston, won in respective times of 33 minutes, 26 seconds and 38:19. Both ran faster times than last year's race.... Read More

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

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