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Laughter Yoga: It really is funny

SALISBURY — Joan Palmer directed the people in the semicircle with her to raise their arms and breathe ...

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Dr. Magryta: Water and staying hydrated

There is so much controversy surrounding this topic ever since Gatorade was pushed onto the market in the ...

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Barbara Garwood: A Caregiver’s Life

Elderspeak: I don’t think so, Sweetie! We sometimes think of it as a Southern thing. Right, sweetie? (or ...

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Dr. Magryta: Adaptation and extremes

Since the days of Naturalists Darwin and Lamarck, humans have thought about the changes that occur within mammalian ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Ed Dupree’s streak comes to an end I can’t remember the time that I first met Ed Dupree. ...

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Masquerade-themed Patrons Ball raises more than $200,000 toward proposed cancer center

Staff report SALISBURY — The Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation was host for its 27th annual Patrons Ball on ...

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Ester Marsh column: Cherish your family, whether blood related or not

Tomorrow, I will be flying home to the Netherlands to stay, help and spend quality time for at ...

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Drs. Magryta and Grey: Maternal and child health, part 4

Final in the series on maternal and child health Pregnancy is a dynamic event where a mother’s body ...

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Armed to the teeth: professionals, volunteers make free dental clinic work.

SALISBURY — As Woody Page of Albemarle sat up from the dentist’s chair Friday, he could only mumble. The upper ...

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Ester Marsh column: Are you dealing with hip issues?

First, I would like to take a moment to honor all the people who lost their lives in ...

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New smiles, grateful hugs await dentists this week at MOM clinic in Salisbury

SALISBURY — Dr. Brandon Aron, a Salisbury dentist, will be working his third Missions of Mercy dental clinic ...

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Drs. Magryta and Grey: Maternal and child health, part 3

Third in a series of four on maternal and child health  In the Journal Pediatrics from April 2017, ...

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David Freeze: Gotta run

Running while traveling I just read in one of the running magazines about this new race in Florida that ...

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Novant Health Rowan nurse, wife, help hurricane victims in Houston

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For two weeks, that other hurricane — the one named Harvey — ...

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Hospital, fire department host free self-care seminar for helpers

SALISBURY ― Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and the Salisbury Fire Department have partnered to host a free ...

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Ester Marsh column: The onset of menopause

Happy Labor Day! And yes, the YMCA is closed today. Lets talk about hot! Hot, as in perimenopause ...

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David Freeze: Vivian goes on the DL while Brooke meets major goal

August had just a small dose of the agony and ecstasy of sport for Salisbury’s weight loss duo. ...

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Drs. Magryta and Grey: Maternal and child health, part 2

Second in a series on maternal and child health The single most important avenue for preventing dysfunctional human ...

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Beginning Runners Class starts Thursday

Novant Health, Salisbury Parks and Recreation and the Salisbury Rowan Runners kick off the 12th year of the ...

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Novant Health Rowan Medical Center to host free Rock-a-Bye Baby Jam

SALISBURY ― Expectant parents, new parents and their families are invited to celebrate the growth of their family ...

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Ester Marsh: Back to school — and regular exercise

Wow, summer flew by! And we are back to school. If you are like most parents with younger ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

New races highlight a busy fall season Brooke Taylor, locally famous for her weight loss success, kept running ...

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Drs. Magryta and Grey: Maternal and child health, part 1

First in a series on maternal and child health By Dr. Chris Magryta and Dr. Erin Grey Maternal ...

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Registration opens for Duke Dash 5K at N.C. Research Campus

KANNAPOLIS — Registration is open for the Duke Dash 5K & Healthfest, the Murdock Study’s fourth annual community ...

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Ester Marsh column: Does your child like to run?

Is your child one of those kids who wants to run all the time? Does your child enter ...

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Dr. Magryta: Dr. Magryta: Elimination, part 3

Exhaling, expectorating, urinating and vomiting Although defecating and sweating are critical functions for the human body, these other ...

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After meeting, tour, Congressman Richard Hudson feels better about Salisbury VA Medical Center

SALISBURY — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., left the Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury on Thursday encouraged ...

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Hood hosts free course on healthy living for clergy and church leaders

Hood Theological Seminary is partnering with Cabarrus Health Alliance to offer a free 10-week course designed for clergy ...

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