Health & Fitness

Health & Fitness

The numbers at the heart of the matter

Phone numbers, pin numbers, Social Security numbers. We know these numbers by heart, but what about the numbers that are near and dear to our heart? Most people can probably rattle off their weight and height, but ask most of us about our cholesterol levels, blood pressure or body mass index and we’re as strapped for answers as high school freshmen in calculus class.

Health & Fitness

Weight loss by the numbers

If I ... Spend 5 minutes every day making my bed, I’ll have burned more than 4,000 calories in a year of bed making.

Health & Fitness

Seriously ill keep current doctors under new law

South Carolinians with serious medical conditions get a new benefit Saturday with a health insurance law that bars insurers from charging them more for at least 90 days when they drop doctors from their provider networks.

Health & Fitness

Thrifty tricks for itchy skin

Winter skin — itchy, red, and dry — is the bane of the chilly season. But before you spend yourself into oblivion buying expensive skin care products, try a few of these simple remedies.

We’re living longer but we’re sick longer, too

U.S. workers take nearly three weeks of sick leave per year

Health calendar

Opinions mixed on stroke guidelines

Multivitamins: Most likely myth, not magic

Beware the hype on breast thermography

Living alone can be dangerous for your health

Therapists praise new film’s depiction of stuttering king

At home: How to clean your fridge

In the news: Alcohol, caffeine mix can be deadly

Poison hot line not just for emergencies

Health calendar: Track health care funding

Eat right to battle diabetes

Health calendar: Nov. 17, 2010

Can you really be scared to death?

Fitness game motivates like personal trainer

How to tell if you are overweight

Computer vision syndrome grows with smartphones

Health calendar: Nov. 3, 2010

Runners give advice that won’t interrupt your stride

USC research drives breast cancer prevention efforts

Seniors can go for stronger flu shot

Health calendar: Oct. 12, 2010

People warned to roll up their sleeves for flu shots

Shaw hosting family expo

Black kidney patients less likely than whites to get transplants

Weight loss show filming in Hilton Head

Health Calendar: Jan. 19, 2010

FAQ, resources on Midlands swine flu vaccines

Swine flu vaccinations in schools, by the numbers

S.C. swine-flu status less severe than other states'

Schools work on flu shot plans

Doctors urge calm after student's death

Three good ways to find support

Keeping the ski beat

Choose cabbage to lower your cancer risk

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