Flu vaccine abundant, but not those going to get the shot
Last Updated: 6:04 PM 10/06/08 -
Flu season is right around the corner, so you might want to think about getting a flu shot. (Full Story) |
Jump Seen in Staph-Linked Flu Deaths in Kids
Last Updated: 4:31 AM 10/06/08 -
A new government report finds that more children have died from flu because they also had staph infections. The number of deaths wasn't high -- 73 during the 2006-07 flu season -- but there was more than a fivefold increase in hard-to-treat complications. (Full Story) |
African-American women fighting the battle against breast cancer
Last Updated: 12:46 PM 10/06/08 -
October kicks off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and studies show while African-American women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer; they're more likely to die from it. (Full Story) |
Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
Last Updated: 4:15 PM 10/01/08 -
When it comes to spotting breast cancer on a mammogram, a computer is as good as a second pair of eyes. That's the finding of some new research on computer-aided detection.
(Full Story) |
West Nile virus found in Aiken County
Last Updated: 2:01 PM 10/01/08 -
New figures from the Department of Health and Environmental Control show there have been three cases of West Nile Virus reported in Aiken County. The virus was found in mosquitoes in August. (Full Story) |
Columbia County flu vaccine clinics start October 1
Last Updated: 1:16 PM 10/01/08 -
The Columbia County Health Department will hold Influenza vaccine clinics for the public on the dates and locations posted below. All clinics will be held pending vaccine availability. (Full Story) |
Typical nursing home generates 7 deficiencies
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 09/30/08 -
A new federal report shows more than 90 percent of nursing homes surveyed were cited for at least one deficiency last year, a rate that's remained constant over the past three years. (Full Story) |
Seniors Not Quite Embracing Generic Drugs
Last Updated: 5:09 AM 09/25/08 -
A new study finds that seniors are driving the up the cost of Medicare by opting not to take generic drugs. (Full Story) |
Inhaler Lung Drugs Tied to Heart Problems and Death Risk
Last Updated: 4:12 AM 09/24/08 -
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims
that inhaler drugs may be harmful from some people.
(Full Story) |
MCG gets green light for Columbia County health care center
Last Updated: 10:50 AM 09/24/08 -
Columbia County is one step closer to having another state-of-the-art health care facility. (Full Story) |
No rise in monthly Medicare premiums for 2009
Last Updated: 1:04 PM 09/19/08 -
It's the first time since 2000 that the charge for health coverage is not increasing. It's currently $96.40. (Full Story) |
Only on 12: Euchee Creek neighbors, Harlem mayor react to indictment of public works director
Last Updated: 6:04 PM 09/18/08 -
Harlem's mayor and neighbors to Euchee Creek speaking out today after the Public Works Director is indicted on 11 federal counts accused of violating the clean water act and lying about it for years. (Full Story) |
Healing a Heart: Cardio Rehab and The Road to Recovery
Last Updated: 5:45 PM 09/18/08 -
Recovering from open heart surgery can be a tough road, one that takes a lot of rehabilitation. After surgery, cardio patients at University Hospital have the option of going through their award winning rehab facility. This is part two of our segment, Healing A Heart. (Full Story) |
MCG breaks ground on new cancer center
Last Updated: 1:13 PM 09/17/08 -
Building should be finished in early 2010. (Full Story) |
Lightning victim in critical condition at Joseph M. Still Burn Center
Last Updated: 9:55 AM 09/15/08 -
Michael Martin of Bonaire Georgia is in critical condition Sunday night at the Joseph M. Still Burn center, after getting struck by lightning Thursday night at middle school football game.
(Full Story) |
Columbia County fox confirmed rabid
Last Updated: 10:47 AM 09/12/08 -
The Georgia Department of Health confirms Thursday night that the fox that bit two women on September 9th does have rabies.
(Full Story) |
SC Budget cuts hit prescription drugs, providers
Last Updated: 7:33 PM 09/09/08 -
South Carolina's poor, disabled, and elderly will see fewer prescription drugs as state budget cuts are implemented. (Full Story) |
MCG celebrates 40 years of kidney transplants
Last Updated: 6:09 PM 09/09/08 -
MCG is celebrating 40 years of its kidney transplant program. One woman says without the program, she wouldn't be here today. (Full Story) |
Fundraiser helps Edgefield family pay medical bills
Last Updated: 11:32 AM 09/08/08 -
Imagine owing more than a million dollars in medical bills just to save your baby. Well that's the struggle one Edgefield family is facing, but a big fundraiser is here to help. (Full Story) |
Colon Cancer Patients Not Getting Enough Follow-Up Care
Last Updated: 3:17 AM 09/08/08 -
A study of 4,000 patients shows that many colon cancer patients don't get all the screennings needed after surgery to help stop the disease. (Full Story) |
MCG clinical trial saves cancer patient
Last Updated: 6:32 PM 09/05/08 -
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia are one step closer to curing cancer, at least one type of cancer. It's hope in the form of a pill, and a cowboy is its poster boy. (Full Story) |
MCG president calls for doing more with less in State of University
Last Updated: 5:52 PM 09/04/08 -
It's a theme we're all hearing these days...doing more with less. That's the challenge at the Medical College of Georgia. News 12 was at the State of the University Address. They are facing a multi-million dollar budget cut. (Full Story) |
Heart Matters: An Inside Look at Cardio Rehab
Last Updated: 10:30 AM 08/22/08 -
It can be hard work recovering after major surgery especially when that surgery is an open heart procedure. The rehab process for cardio patients is no walk in the park. In a monthly segment, this is one man's journey to heal his heart. (Full Story) |
Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine
Last Updated: 11:23 AM 08/21/08 -
About 3.4 million older and disabled people dealing with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions hit that gap last year. (Full Story) |
Mayor Bans Tobacco Sold At Pharmacies
Last Updated: 2:07 AM 08/20/08 -
San Francisco is the first city to take such action. The only exemption is grocery stores. (Full Story) |
Adult obesity rates across US on steady climb
Last Updated: 9:42 AM 08/20/08 -
A new report says Mississippi again is America's fattest state, and adult obesity rates across the nation are rising. (Full Story) |
Pepper Problem Longer Than Government Claims
Last Updated: 2:08 AM 08/19/08 -
An analysis of FDA records by the Associated Press, reveals border inspectors have been turning back shipments of filthy peppers long before government claims. (Full Story) |
New prescription cards for Georgia
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 08/15/08 -
Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced a new prescription drug benefit for Georgians who are uninsured but ineligible for Medicare or other forms of public health care. (Full Story) |
Higher insurance for smokers?
Last Updated: 10:36 AM 08/14/08 -
State employees in South Carolina could be paying more for health care premiums. (Full Story) |
Augusta ranks among top cities for air pollution
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 08/13/08 -
The numbers are out about the air you breathe. Georgia and California are the only states with five cities in the Top 25 for the most air pollution; Augusta is one of those cities. (Full Story) |
Number of HIV cases higher than expected
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 08/07/08 -
A new test shows more people in the U.S. are infected with HIV than experts thought, and South Carolina fits in this trend.
(Full Story) |
Doctors Urged To Quit Prostate Screening In Elderly
Last Updated: 2:08 AM 08/05/08 -
This type of screening in men over the age of 75, could be doing more harm than good. (Full Story) |
President Bush Signs AIDS Extension
Last Updated: 2:15 AM 07/31/08 -
It's seen as one of the most praised efforts of his administration. The new plan will spend 48-billion dollars over the next five years, to fight AIDS, and other diseases. (Full Story) |
Smoking bans improve air quality
Last Updated: 9:51 AM 07/30/08 -
23 bars and restaurants in Charleston and 11 in Mount Pleasant were sampled in the study. Click here for results. (Full Story) |
Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men
Last Updated: 3:53 PM 07/28/08 -
New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought. (Full Story) |
Kroger pulls jalapenos
Last Updated: 9:59 AM 07/25/08 -
Kroger has removed all jalapenos from their stores as a precaution. The F.D.A. reported finding a jalapeno contaminated with salmonella from a distributor in Texas. (Full Story) |
Bamberg County Hospital to cut staff by 15 percent
Last Updated: 4:33 PM 07/25/08 -
Bamberg County Hospital and Nursing Center says it will reduce its full-time staff by nearly 40 positions to improve its financial position. (Full Story) |
CDC: ADHD increasingly common in older kids
Last Updated: 4:19 PM 07/23/08 -
A new government report says more older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while the rate is holding steady for children under 12. (Full Story) |
Columbia County cow-attacking coyote confirmed rabid
Last Updated: 10:52 AM 07/22/08 -
A coyote that attacked cows on a Columbia County farm last week is in fact rabid.
(Full Story) |
Georgia faces shortage of family doctors
Last Updated: 10:59 AM 07/21/08 -
Of the 385 students who graduated from med school this spring, only 20 chose residencies in family medicine. (Full Story) |
On Your Side: How to beat economic stress
Last Updated: 10:32 AM 07/21/08 -
With prices going up and staying up, that's creating a lot of stress on people all over the country. And, if you don't do something to relieve that stress, you could end up in the hospital. (Full Story) |
Myrtle Beach teen recovering at Augusta's growing burn center
Last Updated: 8:19 PM 07/15/08 -
The Augusta Burn Center is helping a teenager from Myrtle Beach recover. (Full Story) |
Lydia Project holds barbecue benefiting women with cancer
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 07/14/08 -
Buying a barbecue dinner took on a whole new meaning Saturday, with all proceeds going to help women fighting cancer. (Full Story) |
AirMed helicopter in forced landing
Last Updated: 5:57 PM 07/11/08 -
An AirMed helicopter based at Doctors Hospital was forced to return for a landing Friday morning. (Full Story) |
More suspects in frustrating salmonella probe
Last Updated: 9:52 AM 07/11/08 -
Think of your favorite recipe for salsa. Three common ingredients now are suspects in the salmonella poisonings that have become the nation's largest food borne outbreak in at least a decade. (Full Story) |
Only on 12: Family suing Castleberry's speaks out
Last Updated: 5:27 PM 07/11/08 -
The family of a man who died from botulism poisoning is speaking out. His brother says he watched him slowly die in a New Mexico hospital after eating Castleberry's chili. (Full Story) |
How about a 'smile lift'?
Last Updated: 11:33 AM 07/03/08 -
If you think your smile is to 'gummy,' there's a new procedure that could change that. (Full Story) |
One recovering in Augusta after Savannah blast
Last Updated: 11:11 AM 07/03/08 -
One person is recovering at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta after a morning explosion in Savannah. (Full Story) |
SC Cancer Screening Money
Last Updated: 9:11 PM 07/01/08 -
South Carolina is setting aside $2 million to pay for cancer screening for low-income women.
The money will be used for the Best Chance Network, which encourages testing for breast and cervical cancer. (Full Story) |
MCG research helped lead to proposed HPV legislation
Georgia's Senate will soon decide whether to vaccinate girls as young as twelve years old for HPV, the human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer. (Full Story) |
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