• Passing on those hefty holiday calories
  Some of the finest foods you'll taste during the year come during the holiday season -- turkey and trimmings, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, sweet potato casserole.

• This Turkey Day, keep things tasty and bacteria-free
  You've spent hours on the turkey, just barely avoided botching the gravy and successfully kept the pie crust from burning.

• Food banks could use more than the same old soups
  COLUMBIA -- Let's be clear up front: Food banks appreciate every bit and type of food that is donated.

• Forum key in advancing brain tumor research
  The doctors, clinicians, scientists, scholars and trustees began arriving well before the opening session of the William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation Forum, held annually in November at Moss Creek with scientific sessions at the nearby Hilton Garden Inn.

• Drug safety: Prescription for seniors
  Prescription medications are designed to help. But they can hurt if used improperly. And sometimes, it may not be obvious how they can be harmful.

• Doctors debate senior testing
  CHICAGO -- Arthur Cohen was a healthy, active 85-year-old when his Toronto doctor recommended a colonoscopy to check for early signs of colorectal cancer.

• 'Eat This' quiz
  The 2010 edition of the wildly popular diet book "Eat This, Not That" by Men's Health editor David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding has hit bookstores. It once again instructs readers about food choices, from condiments on store shelves to a less-fat-saturated pizza.

• Father-son orthodontists help bring braces to all
  Inspired by his father, Dr. Benjamin Burris became an orthodontist. In return, Dr. A.G. "Skeet" Burris is carrying on his son's legacy.

• Blood donation site opens this week
  Giving blood just got easier for Lowcountry residents. Rather than wait for a mobile blood drive, donors can now roll up their sleeves at a new collection center opening Wednesday in Beaufort County.

• Take control: 10 ways you can stay healthy
  If you're ready to take control of your health, start by washing your hands for 15 to 20 seconds, about as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Doing this simple act, while avoiding certain behaviors -- smoking, excessive drinking and eating too much -- can dramatically improve your health, said internist William Meller, who specializes in evolutionary medicine in Santa Barbara, Calif.

• Stay safe during swine flu outbreak
  Federal officials urged against panic last week and asked for patience and understanding as the government works to distribute H1N1 vaccines and contain the spread of the virus. Here we answer some common questions about the H1N1 virus and the government's response to the outbreak.

• 'Remarkable' robot
  Car enthusiasts will get a chance to test drive something they won't see racing down the highway but might instead see being steered by a surgeon in an operating room.

• Alzheimer's organization reinvents itself, starting with a new name
  Alzheimer's Respite & Resource was going through some major changes, including a new facility, longer hours and more participants. And to top things off, a new name -- one that sounded less scary.

• Careful. Some candy is a nightmare for braces
  NEW YORK -- For the past two Halloweens, Julie Bonn Heath has gotten into a few battles with her son. It wasn't that he was eating too much candy -- he was just eating the wrong kind.

• Did you hear the buzz? It's adult spelling bee time
  Hilton Head Island's second annual adult spelling bee might be the only one of its kind where it pays to misspell a word.