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Teen Birthrate Hits Another Record Low

7:23 AM, May 23, 2013

The teen birthrate in 2011 set another new record low, according to the latest federal data, released Thursday. The numbers reflect a continued

MIAMI BEACH, FL - AUGUST 02: U.S. Coast Guard crew members from the Cutter Oak offload some of the 15,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $180 million on August 2, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The cocaine was seized from a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel in the western Caribbean Sea on July 13. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Molecule May Be Able to Block Cocaine Addiction

10:24 PM, May 22, 2013

(CBS NEWS) Scientists say they have identified a compound that may be able to help cocaine addicts overcome their addiction.

Depression May Double Stroke Risk For Middle-Age Women

5:27 PM, May 17, 2013

(CBS) Having depression may double the risk of stroke for middle-aged women, according to new research.

Study: Smoking Marijuana Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk

9:28 PM, May 16, 2013

(CBS News by Michelle Castillo) You may have heard that marijuana smokers get hungry after using the drug, and the authors of a new study point out that marijuana users tend to take in more calories than their counterpar

Rosie Colleen ONeill, 33, is co-founder of online candy boutique Sugarfina. Since launching the company in August, she has lost 3 or 4 pounds, even though shes constantly traveling for work tasting artisan candy.
(Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY)

Light Exercise Counters Sweet Indulgences

8:06 AM, May 15, 2013

Part of the fun of traveling is occasionally having an indulgent meal. Balance it out with exercise.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- After actress Angelina Jolie is bringing preventative mastectomy to the publics radar, one Columbia woman tells her story of having a similar procedure.

'I Don't Want To Be Defined By My Breasts'

8:02 PM, May 14, 2013

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- After actress Angelina Jolie is bringing preventative mastectomy to the public's radar, one Columbia woman tells her story.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy

6:42 AM, May 14, 2013

USA TODAY - Actress Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed on Tuesday that she quietly underwent a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Tanning Beds Could Soon Come with Warning Label

5:00 PM, May 6, 2013

Tanning beds could soon come with a warning label, alerting users to the risk of skin cancer and noting that the devices shouldn't be used by people under 18.

Lawmakers hope a new piece of legislation will allow schools to carry EpiPens.

Lamakers Look to Increase Access to Allergy Medicine in Schools

5:57 PM, May 2, 2013

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Lawmakers hope a new piece of legislation will help provide relief in some emergency situations by allowing schools to carry Epinephrine Auto-Injectors, commonly known as "EpiPens."

Justice Dept. To Appeal Judge's Order On Plan B Pill

9:08 AM, May 2, 2013

The Justice Department said late Wednesday that it is appealing a U.S. judge's order that lifted all age limits on buying the Plan B "morning-after"

Anti-Radiation Pills Available in 13 SC Counties

8:30 AM, Apr 29, 2013

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina has received 1.2 million adult doses of potassium iodide (KI) for distribution to residents living within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone of five nuclear power plants in or adjacent to the state, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced.