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<title><![CDATA[Nebo powerlifter captures world title]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/12/nebo-powerlifter-captures-world-title/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Nebo's Joey Smith has captured a ton of bench press titles in the last few years, but one – a world championship – had always eluded him.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grief support group plans first meeting]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Connected through an unwelcomed bond of losing a child, some area parents are starting a new support group. They are forming a local chapter of Compassionate Friends for bereaved families who have experienced the death of a child. According to a recent press release, the group will provide an opportunity for these families to meet with others who have endured similar tragedies.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC expects H1N1 vaccine deliveries in mid- to late-October]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/02/nc-expects-h1n1-vaccine-deliveries-mid--late-octob/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[North Carolina began placing its first orders for 2009 H1N1 vaccine on Sept. 30.  The vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The first batches are expected to be shipped to providers across the state in limited quantities during the month of October.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PRODUCT RECALL: Children's and Infants' Tylenol]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Check to see if your product is part of the Tylenol recall.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:36:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hospital cafeterias offer more healthy food choices]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/07/hospital-cafeterias-offer-more-healthy-food-choice/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Grace and Valdese hospitals' cafeterias offer more healthy choices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MedAssist program offers drug help for free]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/31/medassist-program-offers-drug-help-free/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Bill Abbott was facing a decision no couple should have to make.

Abbott, 59, has been out of full-time work for more than three years. A medical condition no longer allows his wife of 34 years, Pattie, to work.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plus-size women take TV; fans see mixed blessing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/25/plus-size-women-take-tv-fans-see-mixed-blessing/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ask model and fashion designer Emme whether television and other media are more accepting of plus-size people, and she quickly corrects you.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Author of 'Meatless Soul Food' leading push to help black women avoid illness]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/21/author-meatless-soul-food-leading-push-help-black-/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Denise Hairston saw firsthand how health challenges can rip through the black community -- and black women in particular.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:57:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Duke study: Binge drinking a problem for 50+ crowd, too]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/17/duke-study-binge-drinking-problem-50-crowd-too/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's not just teens, college students and other young people.

Older Americans go on binges, too.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:47:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Read the full text of the health care reform bill]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/14/read-full-text-health-care-reform-bill/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[What do you think about the health care reform bill? Read the full bill (PDF) using the link on the right, then post your comments below.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fat camp offers youngsters chance to feel normal]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/11/fat-camp-offers-youngsters-chance-feel-normal/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The campers here monitor how many steps they take and how many calories they ingest, aim to eat zero fat, watch no television and rise each morning around 6. They have seen their families once at most this summer, are limited in their phone and Internet use, and put through hours and hours of activity each day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips can get your kids to exercise]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/05/tips-can-get-your-kids-exercise/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Getting your children to exercise is about as easy as getting them to make their beds, clean their rooms and take out the garbage. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I am going to die … Thank goodness ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/28/i-am-going-die-thank-goodness/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Got your attention? Good. This article, like many that I write on inspiration/self-help, was inspired by recent events in my own life. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Miss North Carolina dances ballet despite scoliosis]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/27/miss-north-carolina-dances-ballet-despite-scoliosi/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Weddington resident and south Charlotte native Katherine Southard claimed the Miss North Carolina crown in June and, along the way, won a talent award dancing to George Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Staying at home with a little help]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/27/staying-home-little-help/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Caregiver Cal Adkins has stayed up nights monitoring a retired female pilot, a Pearl Harbor survivor and former police captain, all in their Charlotte homes.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:36:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coconut oil: The good news keeps coming]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/23/coconut-oil-good-news-keeps-coming/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This week I want to revisit one of my favorite food, extra virgin, unrefined coconut oil, but with a slightly different angle. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eat fat, lose weight ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/14/eat-fat-lose-weight/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[New research has some good news for women battling extra pounds. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:44:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama chooses Ala doctor as next surgeon general ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/13/obama-chooses-ala-doctor-next-surgeon-general/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, a rural Alabama family physician who made headlines with fierce determination to rebuild her nonprofit medical clinic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vicks helped many in '18 flu pandemic breathe easy ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/29/vicks-helped-many-18-flu-pandemic-breathe-easy/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As health care professionals brace for the spread of the swine flu, they advise patients to use a variety of over-the-counter medicines or prescription drugs Tamiflu and Relenza. And this fall, they'll have a new vaccine at their disposal. But in 1918, when another flu pandemic killed millions around the world, terrified families had few options. Many turned to a product developed and produced in Greensboro -- Vicks VapoRub.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:38:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Suber makes a cheater's confession]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/23/dr-suber-makes-cheaters-confession/lifestyles-health_med_fit/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Let me start by expanding on my confession. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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