Three area non-profit organizations have come together to host a special screening of the new film Precious, exec-produced by Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey.

The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center, Florence Crittenton Programs of S.C., and Louie’s Kids will host a screening of the new film on Monday, November 23rd at the Terrace Theater for community leaders, individuals working in the youth services fields, and the general public.

A panel discussion, moderated by WCBD-2’s news anchor Carolyn Murray, will follow the screening.

There is a new warning about potential health dangers in many of the face paints popular at Halloween. The warning comes from a coalition of environmental and health groups and they point to the results of new product safety tests.

At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.

New research has found that adults who are childhood cancer survivors are less likely to marry compared with their siblings and the general population. The side effects of treatment along with other factors play a role.

As with seasonal flu, there are steps to take to reduce risk for H1N1 infection. Everyone should practice good hygiene - wash your hands frequently and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth (you can pick up flu germs by touching contaminated surfaces). Those who are sick should avoid contact with healthy people and stay home until 24 hours after the fever is gone. For most healthy people, that’s 3 to 5 days after the first symptoms.

Nearly 14 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.

A Colorado baby has been denied health insurance because he’s too big. 3-month-old Alex Lange’s height and weight put him in the 99th percentile for size according to CDC guidelines.

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.

Women are not built to raise children alone, according to biological anthropologists. So in an age when moms are often isolated from family and friends, they turn to strangers online for help.

When it comes to childproofing your home, these are some important areas you don’t want to overlook.

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.

Parents are often shown their child’s growth chart—a graph that plots where a child falls in relation to peers in terms of height and weight—but it turns out, few of them know how to interpret the information.

Setting bedtimes can improve sleep quality and quantity for infants and toddlers, according to a growing body of research. Not getting enough sleep affects children’s behavior, memory, attention, and emotional well-being, experts said.

As things look now, H1N1 is causing only mild to moderate illness, not the widespread deaths people are worried about.  CNN’s Sanjay Gupta recently visited emergency rooms to gauge the level of concern about H1N1.  The following is his 5 point panic prevention plan for parents.

Parenting coaches are growing in popularity. But they’re not cheap.  But to according to many parents, the peace and joy it’s brought into their house is worth every penny.