Articles categorized as General Health.
After giving birth to her oldest daughter 11 years ago, Charleston County resident Elaine DeaKyne went through “pretty severe postpartum depression” – to the point of needing support from Postpartum Support Charleston, where she serves as executive director. Zurzuvae – a new drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 4, … Read more
The hazards of red dye no. 3 remain a concern and in the headlines, especially since California recently became the first state in this country to ban a food product currently allowed by the Food and Drug Administration. Discovered in 1907, this synthetic dye, also known as erythrosine, immediately became popular for its brilliant red … Read more
It was explored by the ancients Greeks, pondered by Chaucer and Jane Austen, debated ever since Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and featured time after time in movies such as “West Side Story,” “The Godfather, “Gone With The Wind” and “Sleepless in Seattle.” Is love at first sight real? If so, does it happen even a … Read more
Although obstacles remain, there has been a lot of promising news and statistics surrounding HIV/AIDS in the last decade or so. Annual HIV infections in the United States have decreased by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, according to hiv.gov. Breakthrough medications are helping patients with HIV/AIDS experience a … Read more
Summerville resident Shirley Berardo has always considered herself remarkably healthy, one of those “good genes” people whose immune systems are robust. During childhood, she never missed school; when her sons came home with viruses, she didn’t get sick, and now, at 82, she is prescription-free and happily immersed in an active life. When Berardo located … Read more
You might recognize Dr. Thaddeus John Bell from local TV commercials promoting the COVID vaccine for Black people. Or maybe you saw him recently speaking to local news anchors about health disparities among the Black population. HealthLinks highlighted Dr. Bell’s professional trajectory pre-pandemic, in early 2020, and a lot has changed since then. A primary … Read more