North Mecklenburg Senior Center will offer an eight-week Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program beginning Monday, Jan. 31. The free class will be Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m., at the center, 18731 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius. Read the full story

Almost 6 out of 7 U.S. drivers surveyed report that they always wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, according to a study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seat belt use has become the national norm in most states, though rates of self-reported seat belt use vary widely from state to state, with a high of 94 percent (Oregon) and a low of 59 percent (North Dakota). Read the full story

Moliver Chiropractic opened in Davidson Commons with a ribbon cutting Dec. 3. That's Dr. Seth Moliver with scissors.

Dr. Seth Moliver has opened a new chiropractic clinic in the Davidson Commons (Harris Teeter) shopping center, off Griffith and Jetton streets. The new practice had a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Dec. 3.

Dr. Moliver is a graduate of Life University, in Marietta, Ga., and practiced in Mamaroneck, N.Y., for more than six years.

Since relocating to the Lake Norman area about 3 years ago, he worked for a successful practice in Statesville.

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Lake Norman YMCA will host a blood drive Monday and Tuesday in cooperation with Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. The drive will be 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, and 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Read the full story

CDC survey provides estimates of coverage for adolescent vaccination at the national, state and selected local area levels

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continued increases — as much as 15 percent — were made in nationwide coverage for vaccines specifically recommended for pre-teens, according to 2009 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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High school athletes are sidelined more than 9,000 days a year because of heat-related illnesses, according to a new CDC analysis.

The analysis, published earlier this month in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, looked at 2005-2009 data from the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study. Read the full story

Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNRMC) will offer free prostate cancer screenings in September as part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

The screenings, conducted by urologists from Lake Norman Urology and Carolina Urology Care, will take place on Sept. 11 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and on Sept. 25 at the Davidson College Student Health Center. Both events will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.
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Silly Bandz, those colorful and whimsical elastic bracelets that all the kids seem to be wearing, are the year’s big fad. One friend of ours event recently reported seeing a man with a full-arm tattoo – covered in Silly Bandz. And this spring we wrote about how some schools have banned the bands as a distraction. Now some are suggesting the wrist-choking bands could be a health risk for kids. Read the full story

A pair of blood drives are scheduled in Davidson next week. Community Blood Center of the Carolinas and student Claire Lockman have organized a drive for Wednesday at the Old Cotton Mill. Then on Thursday, American Red Cross and Ben & Jerry’s will host a “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” blood Drive at the ice cream shop on Main Street.
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The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas has listed the following public blood drives in the Lake Norman area for June, beginning with a June 1 drive at Lake Norman YMCA. Read on for the list and details:
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