Cities In South Carolina

Aiken	Gaston	Myrtle Beach
Anderson	Georgetown	Newberry
Beaufort	Goose Creek	North Augusta
Bennettsville	Greenville	North Charleston
Bluffton	Greenwood	Orangeburg
Boiling Springs	Greer	Pickens
Charleston	Hartsville	Piedmont
Clemson	Hilton Head Island	Rock Hill
Clover	Inman	Seneca
Columbia	Irmo	Simpsonville
Conway	Ladson	Spartanburg
Darlington	Lancaster	Summerville
Dillon	Laurens	Sumter
Easley	Lexington	Taylors
Florence	Manning	Travelers Rest
Fort Mill	Moncks Corner	Walterboro
Fountain Inn	Mount Pleasant	West Columbia
Gaffney	Murrells Inlet

Featured Articles

Diabetes Treatment Columbia SC

A progressively more complex and expensive array of treatments for Type 2 diabetes is being prescribed to an increasing number of adults in Columbia, according to a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more...

Women with Osteoporosis Columbia SC

Vertebral fractures in Columbia are the most common osteoporotic fracture, with prevalence estimates of 35 percent to 50 percent among women older than 50 years. About 700,000 vertebral fractures occur each year in the United States. Read more...

Inner Ear Anomalies in Children Columbia SC

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), physicians can identify soft-tissue defects that contribute to hearing loss in children. Read more...

Skin Cancer Prevention Columbia SC

Skin cancer accounts for almost half of all cancers diagnosed in the United States, and there is both direct and indirect evidence that sun exposure can cause skin cancer," according to background information in the article. Outdoor lifeguards and aquatic instructors are particularly at high risk for overexposure to the sun because they are young and because they work outdoors. Read more...

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Hereditary Factors Contribute to Aneurysm Formation in Twins Columbia SC

A study in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® in 2010, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery®, reveals robust epidemiological evidence that hereditary factors contribute to aneurysm formation in twins. Read on to find the detail of this study. Read more...

Long-term Depression Treatment for Teens Columbia SC

According to the analysis of follow-up data from the NIMH-funded Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS), long-term treatment of adolescents with major depression is associated with continuous and persistent improvement of depression symptoms in most cases. Read more...

Size Matters-Obesity Leading Risk Factor in Atrial Enlargement Columbia SC

According to findings published in the November 17th 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one’s risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Arrhythmia/)), stroke and death. Read more...

Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Columbia SC

Particle beam radiation therapy, a technology used to treat several types of cancer, is considered by some clinicians to be better than traditional radiation in Columbia, but there is limited evidence about its safety compared with other types of radiation therapy. Read more...

Local Events

South Strand Knitter's 4th Annual Knit In
Dates: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Location: Grand Strand Senior Center
Mrytle Beach, SC
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Love! Valour! Compassion!
Dates: 3/19/2010 - 4/3/2010
Location: Workshop Theatre
Columbia, SC
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Wadsworth & Friends Concert Series with New Artistic Director, Edward Arron
Dates: 3/25/2010 - 3/25/2010
Location: Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, SC
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Northeast Business@Sunrise
Dates: 3/25/2010 - 3/25/2010
Location: NE Ramada
Columbia, SC
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Masterworks 6 - Dance, Dance, Dance
Dates: 3/27/2010 - 3/27/2010
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Columbia, SC
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