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March 16, 2009
New Treatment Could Help Those With Peanut Allergies
Researchers hope it will lead to therapy that will end food allergies in children.
March 13, 2009
Report Shows More Than A Million People In SC Uninsured in 2007-2008
The report shows more than 34 percent were uninsured for some period of time in 2007-2008
March 11, 2009
Help With Sleepless Nights
For Vi Clemis getting a good night’s rest wasn’t always so easy to come by.
She has Restless Leg Syndrome. It is a debilitating disorder that more than 12 million Americans have, but up until recent years many doctors didn’t recognize the condition.
March 10, 2009
Free Clinic
At St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic they are busier than they have ever been.
March 05, 2009
What to Do When Meningitis Strikes
With the report that an Upstate fourth grader may have died from bacterial meningitis, parents here are worried and Director if Infectious Disease at the Greenville Hospital System’s Children’s Hospital says she understands why.
What You Need to Know About Meningitis
The disease strikes quickly and has devastating complications, including hearing loss, brain damage, limb amputations and in some cases death.
March 04, 2009
Why NFL PLayers Most Likely Can’t Survive In The Ocean
For four days, the Coast Guard has scoured the waters off of Tampa Florida looking for any sign of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida player William Bleakley.
Their friend Nick Schulyer was rescued after just two days at sea. His doctors say it’s a miracle he’s alive considering the men were in 63 degree water for so long.
Spartanburg paramedic Timothy Hancock is on the Specialized Rescue Team and says, “The water is going to pull the heat away from the body so it doesn’t take long for you to become hypothermic.“
He says anytime you are in water below 95 degrees for several hours you risk hypothermia.
March 03, 2009
Alternative Medicine Good In Bad Economy
64 year old Janet Hafner says she’s been off her diabetes medicine for nearly 6 months and she’s been controlling her high cholesterol through herbal medcines.
She says not only is it good for her pocketbook but her overall health.
Hafner says, “To be able to control it better and to know I am not going to have to increase medications and add more medications and eventually go on insulin.“
February 26, 2009
Critical Challenges Face Spartanburg County Health
There are some critical health issues that need to be addressed especially in these uncertain economic times.
A new report released about health in Spartanburg County shows where the county has improved in the past 5 years and where they still need work.
57 year old Terry Miller says he’s a man of faith, but that faith was questioned recently when he was laid off with no insurance and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. His only option for help was St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic.
February 20, 2009
Flu Spreading Across State
Health officials say people who develop flu like symptoms, including high temperature and dry cough, should visit their doctor for a rapid flu test.
Brides Against Breast Cancer
As a bride, looking at all the gorgeous wedding gowns you start to think about the day you’ll wear that dress.
You think about all the special people that will be there to see you in it and those that won’t.
Like my Aunt Rita, one of the strongest women I have ever known. She died February 4th at the age of 62 from Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
Now for brides like me, there’s a way to honor our loved ones and help others in their final days through the gown we choose.
February 18, 2009
How To Still Lose Weight Six Weeks After Your New Year’s Resolution
56 year old George Tambini wouldn’t miss a workout for anything. He joined Activate Upstate two years ago and hasn’t quit making every weigh in. George says, “As you get older your bones get more brittle you slow down and I decided I have seen it and I am not going to let it happen that’s my motivation.“
Health Habits of Adults Highlighted in Report on Nation’s Health
Young adults in the United States aged 18-29 face a number of health challenges, including increases in obesity, high injury rates, and lack of insurance coverage.
February 16, 2009
Seniors Feel State Budget Cuts
Budget cuts hurt programs for seniors. 86 year old Martha Westrope comes to Senior Action in Greenville three times a week. She says she started coming for the exercise but has found it provides so much more. This former psychologist says if it weren’t for her friends here she would be at home lonely.
Martha says, “It would indeed be terrible to not be able to come for all of us.“
February 13, 2009
Breakthrough Heart Surgery Done In Upstate
Ron Callihan is ecstatic about returning to work at Spartanburg EMS, and not just because he is paramedic of the year, but because two months ago he was unsure if he would be able to go back at all.
Callihan says, “I began experiencing severe shortness of breath. I was just doing routine yard work and along with the shortness of breath, I was having discomfort in my chest.“
He had three blocked arteries. Now facing surgery his surgeon Dr. Steve Leyland with Spartanburg Regional asked if he would be interested in trying a breakthrough procedure.
He says, “I would be the very first one and he wanted to make sure I understood that he had never performed this surgery on a live human being.“
February 11, 2009
S.C .Poor May Pay At End Of Life
For many people the walls of a hospital are not what you want to see in your final days of life, especially knowing you can’t afford to be there. According to Jennifer Pooley with Hospice Care of South Carolina most patients are more comfortable at home.
She says, “You are surrounded by your family your loved ones and you can die in a setting that is familiar to you that is comfortable that makes those final days a lot more peaceful.“
That’s what Hospice provides to patients, but South Carolina state budget cuts almost made that impossible for patients who only qualify for Medicaid.
February 10, 2009
S.C. Lawmaker Says Obese Should Pay For It
South Carolina has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation and now a state lawmaker says obese people need to pay for it.
He wants obese state employees to pay an extra 25 dollars on their insurance.
Obesity is the number one health crisis we are dealing with in this country according to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Doctor Otis Baughman and he says it is costing all of us.
Vote in Amy Wood’s blogpoll - is this fair?
February 04, 2009
Mathematics of a Successful Relationship
In these crazy times, it can seem like the world around us is spinning out of control. According to Dr. Roger Rhoades, with the P.A.C.E. Center, that’s all the more reason to make sure the things we can control, like our relationships, are healthy. He says, “Conflict and problems in relationships are very emotionally, spiritually, and financially expensive.“
February 02, 2009
Detox Diet
Lisa says, “For years I have known I was addicted to sugar I would crave sugar. I would prefer to eat a doughnut over an egg.“
January 30, 2009
Local Doctor Calls Octuplet Birth Outrageous
News of the eight births has fertility doctors questioning why someone would agree to implant eight embryos in a woman who already has six children, because the risk of those embryos becoming viable is so high.
January 27, 2009
Upstate March Of Dimes Kickoff
On in six children in South Carolina are born prematurely. Alex and Ben Lynes are going on two years old and active as ever. For their mother, Katie, the sight is amazing since these little boys, especially Alex, have struggled to survive since the moment they came into the world.
January 26, 2009
Dental Help For Local Children
Tooth decay is the number one childhood disease in the U.S. and there is a huge problem in Spartanburg County.
January 23, 2009
Life Saving Medication Form
In an emergency, a piece of paper could save your life. It’s a list of the medications you are currently taking. As Kathy Bishop found out, when her dad went to the hospital for a stroke the medicine in your body determines what the doctors treat you with and how fast. Bishop says, “We get to the emergency room and they are asking all the questions about the medication and my mom didn’t know and my dad couldn’t communicate.“
January 21, 2009
What Is A Seizure
The lion of the Senate, Senator Edward Kennedy, taken by ambulance from an inaugural luncheon. Wednesday doctors say the reason for his collapse was a seizure. According to Dr. Robert McDonald with Spartanburg Regional, when someone suffers a seizure, the brain is trying to tell us something.
He says, “It is the brain telling us there is something abnormal with it that needs to be taken care of.“
January 19, 2009
New Information On Salmonella Outbreak
Don’t eat any commercially prepared peanut butter products, that’s the new warning from the Food and Drug Administration as they investigate the Salmonella outbreak.
474 people in 43 states have been sickened.
Kathy Bryant, manager of infection control, with Spartanburg Regional Medical Center says it could be just a matter of time before we see it here.
January 16, 2009
Top 7 Stress Fighting Foods
The clock is ticking when it comes to our bodies and stress. According to Dr. Chasse Bailey-Dorton, the more we let it get to us the worse we are going to feel.
She says, “When you get stressed out the foods you reach for are actually ones that are the worst for you. We go for these high sugar high salt things and they kind of exacerbate what it is going on in our body.“
January 14, 2009
STD’s On The Rise
It’s a health scare across the country and thousands of new cases are reported in the Upstate. Now researchers say STD’s are on the rise, especially in young women.
A new study is out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and even shows Syphilis is making a comeback.
Despite prevention efforts, more young women are contracting the most common sexually transmitted diseases. At Reach Upstate in Spartanburg Chrissy Calvert says she sees it all the time.
January 13, 2009
CDC: Tainted Peanut Butter Could be Linked to 3 Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report salmonella outbreak could be linked to 3 deaths.
January 12, 2009
Hospitals Cutting Back
Local hospitals are cutting back to deal with the recession.
January 09, 2009
Recession May Be Causing Weight Gain
Dietician Carole Mabry with Spartanburg Regional says, “Sometimes people would have a tendency to buy more processed foods during that time so there may be a tendency to put on a few extra pounds.“
