Health & Medicine

We all need sleep to stay in good health and help us recover from the strains of exercise and daily activities When we don’t get enough quality sleep, it can cause a number of problems

Acupuncture: What is it? Can it work for your? Student journalist Melissa Kortlang takes a look into the fascinating world of acupuncture and those who practice it.

Sometime in our lifetime, the majority of us will deal with cavities and the dental procedures that correct them But did you know that up until the 1900s, cavities were almost non-existent

Husband comes drunk and hits his wife This must be a daily feature in the crime column of your Daily Newspaper

For some people the word cancer creates fear and confusion. This can also be applied to chemotherapy and radiation therapy used in cancer treatment. Patients can be uneasy about the treatment and possible side effects, particularly hair loss.

Having a drawer full of prescription medications has become somewhat common in many households. Many of us are guilty of opening the bathroom cabinet or drawer without paying much attention to what is inside. Personally prescribed to us by a licensed physician for a legitimate illness, medicine bottles appear seemingly harmless as they lay in wait for their hour of need. But a closer look at the issue of prescription abuse and proper disposal begs us to be more mindful of the contents.

Greenville Pathology, PA, is pleased to announce the addition of Cervista to screen for the presence of high-risk types of human papilloma virus, which is strongly associated with the development of cervical cancer. Cervista HPV HR, approved by the FDA in March 2009, is the first new screening test for high-risk HPV in more than a decade.

Dr. Samuel Atkinson of Carolina Women's Physicians updates women on cervical cancer treatment.

The most common cause of fatty liver is eating excess calories causing fat to build up in the liver.  However fatty liver usually is due to a combination of risk factors. Dr. Raetta Fountain examines this health issue for the Pitt County Women's Journal.

Through many advances in science and medicine we now have treatments and even cures for many cancers that in the past would have been universally fatal.  Despite the advances in modern medicine we are still seeing alarming numbers of cancers in women.

Dr. Mary Jo Bertsch discusses the need for women to be aware of heart-related issues.