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NASA, cruise line got flu shots
ATLANTA (AP) — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
ATLANTA (AP) — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
Cruise liner hit again with illness returns to S.C.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early Thursday as operator Celebrity Cruises brought in extra crew to scrub the ship down for three days.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early Thursday as operator Celebrity Cruises brought in extra crew to scrub the ship down for three days.
MDOC to end segregation of HIV inmates
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the Mississippi prison system will end the practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the Mississippi prison system will end the practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units.
Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests
ATLANTA -- Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
ATLANTA -- Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
JOSH'S MISSION: Pair passes through Orangeburg on walk for brain injury awareness
You could say Joshua Brantner had it all. Not only was he good-looking -- the young man was also an all-star athlete in basketball, baseball, soccer and in-line skating.
You could say Joshua Brantner had it all. Not only was he good-looking -- the young man was also an all-star athlete in basketball, baseball, soccer and in-line skating.
March 23 is Diabetes Alert Day in South Carolina
COLUMBIA -- With one of the highest percentages of the population with diabetes, South Carolinians are being encouraged to learn more about how to prevent or manage the disease.
COLUMBIA -- With one of the highest percentages of the population with diabetes, South Carolinians are being encouraged to learn more about how to prevent or manage the disease.
Safe Kids Super Saturday set for March 27
Safe Kids of Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun Counties will hold its 15th annual Safe Kids Super Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds.
Safe Kids of Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun Counties will hold its 15th annual Safe Kids Super Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds.
Is less best? Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests
CHICAGO -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.
CHICAGO -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.
Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
NEW YORK -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
NEW YORK -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Study: Adolescents more likely to use inhalants than cigarettes, marijuana
More 12-year-olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week.
More 12-year-olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week.