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Peruse the infant formula aisle, or check out the options for prenatal nutritional supplements, and you’ll find that nearly all these products boast a “brain nourishing” omega-3 fatty acid called DHA. But despite decades of research, it’s still not clear that DHA in formula boosts brain heal…
LA JOLLA, California — On a recent trip, Cliff Kapono hit some of the more popular surf breaks in Ireland, England and Morocco. He is proudly Native Hawaiian and no stranger to the hunt for the perfect wave. But this time he was chasing something even more unusual: microbial swabs from fello…
Could learning to dance the minuet or fandango help to protect our brains from aging?
Jennifer Walls thought she had gotten off lucky. Many of the complications people have after weight-loss surgery, such as ulcers, gallstones and low blood sugar, she didn't encounter.
Jessica Malcolm started exploring the world of essential oils when she became pregnant with her first child. She suffered from migraines and was worried about the effect her headache medicine might have on the baby in her womb.
Diet, lose weight, regain weight, repeat, repeat, repeat. Yo-yo dieting is an all-too-common phenomenon. More and more people are dieting - whether for weight loss or for "health" - even though most do not maintain their weight losses. This is unfortunate, because not only can yo-yo dieting …
Census releases new insurance numbers
The last item on our list of ten ways to take care of your brain encourages us to find ways to make our brain work hard. There have been hundreds of studies to try to find out just what mental work “works” best. There is not a simple bottom line yet, but we have some good ideas about what wo…
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Q: How does red cabbage compare to blueberries, nutritionally speaking?
ATLANTA — Americans who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act are feeling some relief at the failure of Republican efforts to repeal it, but they face new anxieties with President Donald Trump tweeting that “Obamacare will explode.”
Jackie Morfesis clung to the seat of her chair in a room filled with about 40 people at the Mount Pleasant Regional Library. She had cried watching the end of the Frontline documentary “Being Mortal.” After the film ended, a discussion began about how to approach the end of life. Morfesis pi…
EDITORS NOTE: Like many female runners in the 1970s, Hanahan native Sallie Driggers faced sexist attitudes about running. Despite that and being a mother of three young children, she remains the only local to win the female division of the Cooper River Bridge Run.
East Cooper Medical Center announced Wednesday it has hired a new CEO. Patrick Downes will join the Mount Pleasant hospital from Coral Gables Hospital in Florida.
Beaufort County, once again, tops the list of healthiest counties in South Carolina.
Sarah Riback doesn’t have personal experience with getting the pills on campus. But the 19-year-old at the University of Maryland knows peers who have needed them. “This is a common thing that a lot of other female students have had to do,” she said.
Three young women walked into the Victoria's Secret on King Street last Wednesday afternoon and stole away with $745 worth of store merchandise in a duffel bag.
Children who live in wealthier neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant or Daniel Island aren't immune to physical or sexual abuse, but new numbers published by the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center show most of them aren't getting the help they need.
The phone rings once approximately every 45 minutes - that is how often poison control centers in the United States receive calls about children being exposed to prescription opioids, according to a study published Monday.
Every March, away from the basketball court, a different kind of madness begins. Whether it's called U Vas Madness or carries a cool ad slogan like "it's hip to get snipped," it's urologists' one shining moment: vasectomy season.
South Carolina made huge gains between 2005 and 2014 reducing its higher-than-average infant mortality rate, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
In a sense, children have had it better than grown-ups when it comes to patient-friendly care. They get to take flavored medications and at least one vaccine (oral polio) that is needle-free, with more probably on the way. Moreover, kids probably also still get the occasional lollipop (or st…
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A new vaccine against a diarrheal disease that kills about 600 children a day worked well in a large trial in Africa and appears to be a practical way to protect millions of children, scientists said on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old mother was healthy and beautiful, and so was her baby. The mom was also rich, happily employed and sociable. Her husband was successful and supportive.
As Republicans try to shore up support for their health care overhaul, one group can’t wait for the replacement: owners of tanning salons.
Andrew Wilde stood with his chin in his hand, surveying hospital furniture and taped-up pictures of equipment. He and several other Roper St. Francis nurses nudged the hospital bed and moved paper versions of equipment around the mock room.
WASHINGTON - Andy Slavitt, who helped rescue the HealthCare.gov website after its botched roll out in fall 2013 and became a top health-care official in the Obama administration, is launching a new effort to bring bipartisanship back to health-care restructuring.
Ask people what scares them most about retirement and usually the answer boils down to one word: boredom. “What will I do with my time?”
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MUSC launches sleep study
Even when you try your best to eat well, it's difficult to know everything about nutrition. I often talk with clients who believe they are making good choices and don't realize that little oversights stand in their way of optimal health. Here's a top 10 list of common but easy-to-repair nutr…
Curt Singleton slid into Dana Pappas' room at his appointed time, sat on the edge of her table and pulled his shoes and socks off.
One reason why childhood obesity rates are significantly higher than they were 20 years ago may be explained because toddlers are supposed to get about three hours of light physical activity each day and experts say that's just not happening.
Carol Corbin, 65, went to Planned Parenthood just once, in 1970, to pick up birth control. It was her first year of college. The doctor who examined her found Stage 3 ovarian cancer.
When his turn to announce his residency program came, Cody Gathers danced to the podium. He cracked a joke to the audience, then tore open a black envelope.
Three women with macular degeneration became permanently blind after undergoing an unproven stem-cell treatment touted as a clinical trial at a south Florida clinic. Medical experts said the episode raises questions about whether the government and doctors are doing enough to protect patient…
MUSC expert recognized
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Do you have days at work when you feel energetic, inspired and productive, while on other days you feel tired, busy and stressed, with almost nothing to show for your efforts at the end of the day? When you spend several hours a day at work, it pays to make those hours healthy ones for both …
About one in four adults in the United States suffers from arthritis, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs report published Tuesday.
Topsy Barone, 80, has been going to the symphony for years. She doesn't want to stop any time soon, but lately she's noticed it's been harder to drive at night.
Much about the new Republican bill, called the American Health Care Act, is uncertain. Republicans hope to send the measure to the Senate by the end of this month, but even many conservatives have come out against it. Physician and hospital groups also disapprove. But what does could the bill mean for South Carolinians?
Saving open, green space is in the best interest of those who like to run, bike or hike for health and physical fitness.
The opening salvo in the Republicans’ bid to replace the Affordable Care Act was fired this week, setting up a potentially long battle and leaving South Carolina leaders scrambling to figure out how the proposal would affect the Palmetto State.
Standing in front of a tour bus with "Save My Care" printed across the front, a group of about 15 people gathered in Brittlebank Park on Monday afternoon to protest changes to the Affordable Care Act.