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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Talk of actress Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy in order to eliminate her chances of breast cancer has flooded social media sites across the web.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Major changes could be coming to the sex education curriculum in South Carolina schools, if a bill currently in the House passes in the State Legislature.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders on Friday how much money was going to state coffers and the Golden LEAF Foundation, which politicians established to help tobacco-growing regions transition their economies.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.

Monday, April 08, 2013  In honor of National Donate Life month, Myrtle Beach City Council is issuing a proclamation Tuesday honoring those who have already signed up to be donors and encouraging others to register. The cause is special to Councilman Randal Wallace.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Forget Me Not Ball to benefit the Alzheimer's Association is Friday, April 12th in Myrtle Beach.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Hundreds of people stayed up all night on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway. The school is hosting a Relay for Life  event from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The event is aimed at raising money for cancer research.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The thigh gap refers to the space between a person's thighs when they're standing straight up and their feet and knees are together.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Department of Social Services wants to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change the eligible food list for those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A non-profit that assists people when they need food or help with their bills is now providing another service to the community, emergency dental care.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker is challenging Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's DSS director to try to eat healthy foods on a food stamp budget for one week.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Millions of Americans deal with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, and the problem isn't going away anytime soon. Thursday night, an addiction specialist from the hit television show "Intervention," spoke to a group at Horry Georgetown Technical College.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  If you have trouble sleeping at night, you are in good company. Millions of Americans are being diagnosed with sleep disorders every year.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  South Carolina's Medicaid agency will begin fully reimbursing rural hospitals this October for treating people without health insurance.

Friday, February 01, 2013  According to the American Heart Association since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. That's why many people are wore red Friday, to bring awareness to a national campaign highlighting the dangers of heart disease in women.