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They Make Life Better for the Humans They Serve Some dogs undergo extensive training so they will be able to complete tasks that people can’t handle themselves, while others help out simply by being dogs. There obviously is a distinct difference between service dogs and therapy dogs, but the end result is generally the same: […]
Suicide. It’s a subject that few people want to talk about. We either don’t know how to help those who are unfortunately plagued by thoughts so awful that they would want to end their life, or we refuse to acknowledge that suicide is a real problem that affects so many people. The problem is particularly […]
“Water, water everywhere … nor any drop to drink,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote. The poet could have been thinking of the Lowcountry when he penned those words. That’s just what the situation would be here in the wake of a disaster such as a major hurricane. Even surrounded by rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, without […]
To get the flu shot or not get the flu shot? According to doctors throughout the Lowcountry, the answer is always a resounding yes! This season the entire country suffered through an unprecedented number of flu cases, causing concerns and drawing parallels to the global influenza pandemic in 1918. With so many questions, we decided […]
There are many ways of labeling that trusted physician we all see with just about every little ache or pain we can’t vanquish with time or over-the-counter nostrums – primary doctor; primary care doctor; family doctor. And there are nearly as many sports analogies to describe this multitalented first responder to the ailments and disorders […]
Eating a varied, balanced diet is the first step toward optimal nutrition, but maintaining healthy levels of vitamins and minerals is much easier said than done. Sometimes the scales can be tipped by adding a few key foods into your diet, but, for many people, supplements are a convenient and calculable way to fill the […]