A small amount of alcohol may help lower the risk of dementia in older adults, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study, however, also found that for older adults who have mild cognitive issues, any amount of alcohol consumption "was associated with faster rates of cognitive decline." ...more

July 15, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Two popular anti-inflammatory inhalers may significantly increase the risk of pneumonia for the 16 million Americans affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study found. ...more

February 18, 2009

Vicks VapoRub ointment, the menthol compound created 118 years ago, has been used by millions of parents to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion in their small children. Now a study by the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is creating new debate about the safety of the over-the-counter medication. ...more

January 21, 2009

Despite very windy conditions and getting soaked by rain on her final hole of the day, Nanette Hill managed to shoot a 2-under-par 70 to take the first round lead of the 54th annual Harder Hall Women's Invitational Golf Tournament on Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

perhaps unfairly - gets a rap for being rife with unhealthy food choices. Yet research shows that the region's native grape may be one of the most nutritious snacks around. The muscadine offers as many, if not more, nutritional benefits as noni, acai, pomegranate and all the other so-called "wonder fruits" people try to wrestle into their diets. ...more

November 15, 2008

The new turf at Raider Stadium will see its final action of the football season Friday when Plant City hosts Freedom High School. ...more

November 12, 2008

John McCain and Barack Obama meet Friday at the University of Mississippi for their first of three 90-minute debates -- showdowns that experts say could be their last best chances to move undecided voters. ...more

September 23, 2008

Using electrical pulses to destroyed cancer cells while sparing surrounding tissue for collateral damage is in the early phase of human testing. ...more

August 20, 2008

HUNTER'S GREEN - Amanda Louise Martin, whose murder-mystery became the talk of the neighborhood, died June 19 of complications from lupus. ...more

June 28, 2008

When one of the biggest political albatrosses around Charlie Crist's neck is the perception he's a bigger empty suit than Gen. Halftrack, you would think the governor would take great pains to avoid making Dan Quayle look like a Renaissance scholar by comparison. ...more

June 26, 2008