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Dr. Magryta: A random update

1) Influenza continues to be a mess around the United States. It is now known to be spread ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Enduring friendships began with running Running and sweating together is a great recipe for long-time friendship. I thought ...

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Novant Health Rowan sets sail on $12 million campaign for Cancer Care Center

SALISBURY — Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation launched its $12 million campaign for a new Cancer Care Center on ...

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Dr. Magryta: Odds & ends

• As we have discussed many times, kids need more exploratory self-engaged time without parental overlords. My friend, ...

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Ester Marsh column: You have to eat to lose fat

One of the popular questions I hear is, “Why do I not lose the fat here?” as they ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Stuart Perkins joins the sub-3 hour marathon club Back in December, I wrote about a small group of ...

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Dr. Magryta: Bilingualism

“What do we know about bilingualism? Much of what we once thought we knew — that speaking two ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: What does vitamin B12 do?

I received so many responses about the vitamin D column (thank you!), that I needed to answer one more ...

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Dr. Magryta: Music

Music is the sound that soothes the savage beast. For years we have heard this phrase thrown around ...

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David Freeze: Mary, Karen and Michael — a new group for Wellness 2018

With only a small amount of trepidation, three new and interesting folks have joined my Salisbury Post wellness ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

35th annual Winter Flight 8K offers chance for NC record It was one of those magical runs this ...

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Dr. Magryta: Loneliness, part 2

Adolescence is a trying time. They need us daily even though they seem to despise our ideas and ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Fitness etiquette, part two

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you read this early enough, the Hurley YMCA is providing the ...

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Dr. Magryta: Loneliness

Humans, like many animal species, like to live or interact in groups. The species in general has historically ...

Health

‘I gave it all I had’: Sallie Pearson retires at the VA, closing 55-year career with federal government

GRANITE QUARRY — During her long career at the Hefner VA Medical Center, Sallie C. Pearson found it was ...

Health

Community wellness fair brings “many avenues” of health together

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — New Year’s Day puts many people in the mindset of change, particularly ...

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Ester Marsh column: Fitness etiquette

It’s the new year and we are excited to have many new members at the YMCA. There are “unwritten” fitness ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Pertinent bits and pieces Cold has been the focus for runners and anyone outside this week. Inside tracks ...

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David Freeze: Brooke and Michelle reach the finish line!

On Tuesday morning, I couldn’t get the girls to run in the cold. They conspired, beginning on the ...

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Dr. Magryta: Concussions

Concussions: otherwise known as TBI, traumatic brain injury We have discussed TBI many times, however, some hot-off-the-press cutting ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: The new year is a time to start something good

Happy New Year! This is typically the time when everyone starts their New Year’s resolutions. Whether it is ...

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Dr. Magryta: Regarding those myths

Myths: What is more necessary, raw talent or practice? Can we do anything? Placebo effects? With a new ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Start 2018 off right

Merry Christmas! Last week, we talked about starting today and not tomorrow and about adding strength into your ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Special memories made in Jacksonville My first marathon was in New York City in 1980 and I made ...

Health

Health Department will celebrate its centennial

By Tykeisha Carter Rowan County Health Department The Rowan County Health Department will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. ...

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Ester Marsh column: Start now, not tomorrow

Start your workout today. Why today? Because tomorrow is always one day away! So many people think: “Let ...

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Dr. Magryta: Seven years

Seven years have passed since I wrote the first Salisbury Pediatrics Health and Wellness Newsletter. Including this one, ...

Health

Reflecting growth, Novant Health ushers in newly named medical & business park

SALISBURY — Think of it as a christening of sorts. The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce held one of ...

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