The South Carolina Ethics Commission is investigating Governor Mark Sanford’s use of the state plane, his reporting of private airplane rides and his use of campaign funds.  Now the South Carolina Supreme Court is asking attorneys for Sanford to explain why a letter Sanford signed opening to the public an Ethics Commission probe into his travel should no longer apply.

Children and adolescents who are obese tend to remain overweight as adults, carrying with them a high risk of adult obesity-related complications. The extra weight increases the risk for health problems normally seen in adults, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Overweight children are also at higher risk for asthma, sleep apnea and orthopedic/joint problems.

The Race for the Cure is the largest single fundraiser for the Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure, which fights breast cancer in 13 counties along the South Carolina coast. It happens Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 9:10am on Daniel Island.

Nearly14 percent of children in the U.S. have high blood pressure.
For children, there is no single measurement for high blood pressure because blood pressure rises as a child grows.
Researchers have found 75 percent of children with high blood pressure are not diagnosed with the condition.

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, about 34.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. The condition leads to 10.5 million visits to physician offices, 217,000 visits to emergency rooms, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 3,384 deaths every year. Asthma is annually responsible for 10.1 missed days from work and 12.8 missed days from school.

The former associate justice for the country’s highest court is using her retirement to help design an educational game called Our Courts with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor James Paul Gee.

Breast cancer isn’t just a woman’s disease. Men also have breast tissue that can undergo cancerous changes. While women are about 100 times more likely to get breast cancer, any man can develop breast cancer. Male breast cancer is most common between the ages of 60 and 70.

Mark Keel, Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety says after reviewing video of an October 6 traffic stop, speeding charges will be filed against the SLED agent who was transporting Governor Mark Sanford at the time of the incident.

Mark Keel, Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety says after reviewing video of an October 6 traffic stop, speeding charges will be filed against the SLED agent who was transporting Governor Mark Sanford at the time of the alleged incident.

The majority of MUSC’S portion of a shipment of seasonal flu vaccine has been destroyed during shipment.  The hospital was supposed to receive 13,000 doses; however they say they have only received 2600 doses. Many other medical centers across the nation are likewise affected after the vaccines froze during shipment.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is working to make sure families are informed about antibiotics.  They are supplying each branch of the public library system in South Carolina with books for parents and children to check out and read about antibiotic safety.

The Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the American Red Cross will leave tomorrow morning to assist in the flooding disaster in Georgia.

Traffic rerouted for 3-5 hours after car crashed into utility pole on Chuck Dawley and Bowman Roads.

Symptoms of the cold are more common, and can make the patient miserable for three to five days. A patient usually has a stuffy nose, congestion, some body aches and a growing cough.  According to the CDC seasonal flu and H1N1 symptoms consist of fever, more painful body aches, dry cough, diarrhea and severe fatigue. It’s hard, without testing, to tell apart the seasonal strain of flu from the H1N1 variety. 

The South Carolina chapters of the NAACP say their boycott is having an affect on South Carolina’s economy.  Last month, leaders of the mostly black Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) voted to move its 2010 convention from South Carolina after the NAACP reminded them of the boycott. The denomination has about 700,000 members, mainly in the Midwest and central United States.