Environmental Health

No cases of West Nile virus confirmed in birds during June, DHEC says (Gaffney Ledger)

4 Jul 2008

COLUMBIA - The state has confirmed no additional West Nile virus during June, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The latest confirmed cases were both birds - an American crow found in Summerville in Dorchester County on April 4 and an American crow found in Rock Hill in York County on May 1.

Science and Sustainability are the Secrets to Successful Weight Loss (Carteret County News-Times)

4 Jul 2008

(ARA) - "Sustainability" is the current favorite buzz word of the environmental movement. But what if you applied the concept of sustainability to your weight-loss and health-improvement efforts?

S.C. Allocates $2M To Expand Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening Program For Low-Income Women (Medical News Today)

4 Jul 2008

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday announced the state has allocated $2 million to expand a program that provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income women, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports.