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YMCA growing plans for a healthier county

With help from a grant, the Corpening Memorial YMCA will start a community garden to encourage healthier eating in McDowell.

07/25/2011 6:12 PM

Friday will have a lot of people seeing - and wearing - red

February is American Heart Month and Friday is also the day to “go red for women.”

02/02/2011 4:50 PM
Free health clinic needs volunteers

The Good Samaritan Clinic needs your help so it can provide medical care to the uninsured folks of McDowell County.

05/30/2010 6:03 PM
Schools submit improvement plans

Principals from McDowell's public schools mapped out their school-improvement agendas last week for the School Board's approval. Each took it in turn to explain their plans. Most were jargon-laden and emphasized outsourced study aids and motivational tools with catchy names like "Why Try," "Future Ready" and "Success Maker."

02/21/2010 4:10 PM
Heart Month has McDowell folks seeing red

February is American Heart Month and The McDowell Hospital wants to let folks know about how important it is to have a healthy heart.

02/03/2010 4:47 PM
Did drug-resistant swine flu spread at NC camp?

Health officials are reporting what may be the first instance of a Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus spreading from one person to another.

09/10/2009 3:26 PM
YMCA says get up and get your move on

The Corpening Memorial YMCA encourages members of McDowell County to participate in health and wellness activities during America On the Move Week with the YMCA, Sept. 20-27.

09/09/2009 8:35 PM
McDowell schools prepare for swine flu

"They're not going to get better between your door and the bus stop," Murray said. Principals and faculty have been instructed to be vigilant about sending students home if they appear sick.

08/23/2009 1:12 PM
Author of 'Meatless Soul Food' leading push to help black women avoid illness

Denise Hairston saw firsthand how health challenges can rip through the black community -- and black women in particular.

08/21/2009 8:57 AM
'We're in an epidemic' of childhood obesity

In a state that ranks high in childhood obesity, North Carolina health officials and educators gathered Tuesday to talk about the problem.

07/29/2009 8:25 AM
Tantalizing Possibilities - Study: Caloric reduction can slow effects of aging, at least in rhesus monkeys

Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.

07/10/2009 12:00 AM
What you need to know about swine flu

The latest information about the swine flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

04/27/2009 2:36 PM
Among 4-year-olds, 1 in 5 obese, study finds

A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese.

04/06/2009 4:00 PM
Pill would be 'one-size-fits-all' approach

A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent heart disease and stroke.

03/31/2009 12:00 AM
Study shows cholesterol drug can lower risk of blood clots

Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.

03/30/2009 12:00 AM
Diabetes might increase risk of Alzheimer's, studies show

You've heard that diabetes hurts your heart, your eyes, your kidneys. New research indicates a more ominous link: That diabetes increases the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and may speed dementia once it strikes. Doctors long suspected that diabetes damaged blood vessels that supply the brain. It now seems even more insidious, that the damage may start before someone is given a diagnosis of full-blown diabetes, back when the body is gradually losing its ability to regulate blood sugar.

03/17/2009 12:00 AM
Migraines in pregnant women can be warning

Having a migraine can be more than a pain for pregnant women. It also can represent an increased risk for a stroke or other vascular diseases, according to a study by researchers at three of North Carolina's academic hospitals.

03/11/2009 12:01 AM
When should you start health screening tests?

Screening tests that can detect disease in its early stages can save millions in medical costs and priceless amounts of pain and heartache. But who needs what? And when?

03/04/2009 3:24 PM
To Test or Not to Test: Guidelines for testing health conditions

Screening tests that can detect disease in its early stages can save millions in medical costs and priceless amounts of pain and heartache. But who needs what? And when? Here are some guidelines for testing for various health conditions...

03/03/2009 12:00 AM
MURDOCK health project seeks Cabarrus residents of all types

Bobbie Beam has signed up and given a blood sample. So did Ed Tyson and the Rev. Andy Langford.

02/16/2009 10:30 PM
National effort raises awareness of heart disease

If you see people wearing red today, it might because they want you and everyone else to have a better heart.

02/05/2009 7:09 PM
Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks

A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations, according to a new study that is considered the best and longest-term research to show such a link.

01/01/2009 1:53 PM
Reunions are a staple for many black families

Family reunions are a staple for many African-Americans. At most of these annual gatherings, there are a lot of hugs — plus laughter, music and a whole lot of food.

10/23/2008 6:00 AM
Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations

The nation's leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases.

10/13/2008 10:10 AM
High food costs make eating healthy meals a challenge

Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? Wait until you start getting hammered with hospital bills a decade from now, thanks to what's in your shopping cart today.

10/09/2008 6:00 AM