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Save this dance for Doris: She’s 100 years young and staying busy

SALISBURY — When a fellow resident at Trinity Oaks heard Doris Miller was approaching her 100th birthday, she ...

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Study launched to better understand real-world impact and progression of COPD

Duke University’s MURDOCK Study, the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Friday the ...

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David Freeze: Gotta Run

Four of our local women, all experienced runners and marathoners, are going to their first New York City ...

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Dr. Magryta: Common sense swimming

Summer is rapidly approaching and everyone likes to swim. This means that parents need to be attuned to ...

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Kenno Shoaf plans to retire from the Y in May

SALISBURY — Kenneth Ray “Kenno” Shoaf, a man who has been identified with the YMCA in Salisbury for the past ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: What causes leg cramps?

Have you ever had a leg cramp? I think most people have, whether it is in the middle ...

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Remaining vigilant about vaccine preventable diseases

By Ann Mathew Rowan County Health Department Imagine walking through your neighborhood and seeing children using walkers and ...

Health

AA groups meet regularly in Salisbury-Rowan

Salisbury/Rowan help line: 704-636-1361 www.district-21-aa.com Meeting types: OS=open speaker • OD=open discussion • BS=book study • NS=non-smoking • ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Heel-clicking progress for Brooke and Vivian

When last we visited, both Brooke Taylor and Vivian Koontz were feeling pretty good about their progress on ...

News

‘The Lomax way’: Community Care Clinic dedicates dental lobby to Dr. Bobby and Betty

SALISBURY — You might say it was a lobby for the best kind of lobbyists. Friday the Community ...

Health

New gene interaction appears to be associated with increased MS risk

DURHAM and KANNAPOLIS —A person carrying variants of two particular genes could be almost three times more likely ...

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Wake Forest Baptist opens first new hospital in Davie in 61 years

BERMUDA RUN  — Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced completion of the 50-bed inpatient wing at Wake Forest ...

News

Happy Roots: New nonprofit hopes kids will be force behind West End Community Garden

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As her long-handled hoe churned up the ground in a raised bed, Latoya Litaker ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Savina Daniel makes a positive example One of my favorite things to do these days is to teach ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Cholesterol part 6, a clarification

For full disclosure, I ran this series of articles by my favorite cardiology colleagues before I published the ...

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Endometriosis: Shedding light onto a dark disease

By LaToya C. Gardner Rowan County Health Department Did you know killer cramps and heavy bleeding during your ...

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Ester Marsh column: Does running help you lose weight faster?

Anything that can make you burn more calories than you take in is going to help you lose ...

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Beginning Runners Class begins Tuesday

The spring class for those who are interested in learning to run to improve their overall fitness kicks ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Cholesterol Part 5 – What to do?

I  hope that over the last four weeks I have sufficiently laid the case for heart disease as a ...

Politics

U.S. Senators call for action following VA audit

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling for corrective action after a ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Adjusting to the time change

Spring forward. Even a one-hour change will make a difference and affect you in all kinds of ways. ...

News

And the winner is … Pageant queens deliver for Meals on Wheels

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What do you say when you open the door and two pageant ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

My scoop on energy bars Sometimes we become creatures of habit, feeling comfortable in a certain routine. Running ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Cholesterol Part 4

Cholesterol Part IV – Endothelial dysfunction  How does an artery clog? Now we are going to continue to ...

Politics

State senator says unanimous support possible for opioid bill

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Unanimous approval could be a reality for a bill in the state ...

Health

Support Groups March 2017

Abuse Adult survivors of childhood abuse: Support for those surviving emotional, physical, and/or sexual. Meets twice a month ...

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Dr. Magryta: Cholesterol Part 3

What to do? This section really should be called: Heart Disease – What to do? In the past ...

Health

David Freeze: Brooke and Vivian complete February training

Plenty of smiles after their results Usually February is a cold month and nearly all of my newer ...

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