Wawona Packing Company of Cutler, California is voluntarily recalling certain lots of whole peaches nectarines, plums and pluots packed between June 1, 2014 through July 12, 2014 due to the potential of the products being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Wawona Packing has notified retailers of the specific lots being recalled. No other products are reportedly impacted by this recalls. Listeria […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has confirmed the first case of chikungunya virus this year in a South Carolina resident. The case occurred in an Upstate resident who recently returned from a trip to Haiti. Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness traditionally found in Africa and Asia, was recently identified in the Caribbean. The symptoms of […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has updated the fish consumption advisory to help the public identify fish safe to eat and others to avoid. “Our website has a state map with the latest advisories, information, a booklet and other materials free to download,” said David Wilson, chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Water. “This information will help […]

The Palmetto State’s relationship with food appears to be worsening. Studies show that South Carolina is now the seventh most obese state in the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 67% of South Carolina adults are overweight and 32% are obese. Just in Berkeley County alone, the typical guy weighs 200 pounds and 169 pounds for […]

The American Heart Association has awarded Trident Medical Center with the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award, for the implementation of specific quality improvement measures outlined by the Association, for patients who have suffered heart attacks. “Trident Medical Center is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our patients who suffer a heart attack, and the American Heart […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Medical Centers will celebrate EMS Appreciation Week Wednesday. EMS providers are asked to join an appreciation event there that includes lunch, a dunking booth, a DJ and a photo booth. The event will take place from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at both locations. The same event will also take place at Trident Medical Center on […]

With over 2.5 million American affected by it, 1.75 million emergency room visits because of it, and 456,000 hospitalizations each year, severe asthma is a major health issue. Trident Health and Lowcountry Lung and Critical Care have joined together to bring a long-term option for relief to adult sufferers of asthma. By removing excess smooth muscle tissue in the patient’s […]

COLUMBIA, SC — Earlier this week, Governor Nikki Haley participated in the annual Children’s Mental Health Awareness Rally with the Federation of Families of South Carolina and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents. by issuing a proclamation which declared the first week of May as Children’s Mental Health Week throughout South Carolina. “Protecting our children is one of the […]

If you or someone you loved was having a stroke, would you know what do to to get help? With the arrival of May, National Stroke Awareness Month, Trident Health is raising awareness of stroke symptoms and treatment. Strokes are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in the United States, and affect a quarter of a million people […]