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Sonya McGuire, who grew up in a large family where everyone either played a musical instrument or sang, will bring her contemporary gospel to the Jan. 30 Health & Wellness Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest. Gospel singer sees her voice as an instrument to carry out the will of God
Sometimes a person’s blessing is not delivered in a sermon, but through a powerful song. That message certainly rang true for contemporary gospel singer Sonya McGuire. The Decatur resident will b...
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Expo goers will find lots of information and giveaways at the Jan. 30 Health & Wellness Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest. The free expo takes place  noon to 5 p.m. 2010 Health & Wellness Expo at mall has lots to offer
The 2010 Health & Wellness Expo will be at the Mall at Stonecrest on Jan. 30. Dozens of health care exhibitors will offer information and free health screenings to encourage adults and childre...
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Fitness instructor Rae Rae (center front) and the Eagle Essence Dance Troupe will kick off the 2010 Health & Wellness Expo with an exercise demonstration designed to get mpoeple moving. Fitness trainer-turned-motivator wants everybody to embrace fitness
Long before she coined the name “fitness motivator” for herself, Ranette “Rae Rae” Clark was a mere fitness trainer at the World Gym in her hometown of Aurora, Colo., teaching people to put some m...
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Losing weight will save you money
As Americans waistlines continue to expand, studies from the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 67 percent of the US adult population is overweight or obese. Overweight ad...
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Passionate doctor of children and teens is a big advocate of prevention
by Jennifer Ffrench Parker
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Dr. Yolanda Wimberly is passionate about her work and it shows. Her students at Morehouse School of Medicine see it. Her patients at Children’s at Hughes Spalding, at her private practice at Moreh...
Pediatrician: Primary care is often better than emergency room visit
by Jennifer Ffrench Parker
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When children are sick, all parents want is for them to get well. To get them care, they often head to the emergency department, but unfortunately, what ails the child can often be taken care of b...
Hypertension affects many, but symptoms often hard to recognize
by Jennifer Ffrench Parker
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Hypertension, which afflicts one in four people in the United States, is so common among African-Americans that most everyone knows someone with high blood pressure. Nearly 40 percent of non-Hispa...
Free HIV screenings will be available to first 100 people at expo
by Lee Williams
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The news is disturbing. Of Georgia’s 159 counties, DeKalb has the second highest number of reported AIDS cases. Only Fulton County has more. Terry Barlow, prevention specialist and outreach coo...
DeKalb 100 Black Women to add cervical cancer to its concerns
by Lee Williams
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Kimberly Cameron knows that breast cancer, cervical cancer and HIV/AIDS affect blacks more than other ethnic group. But instead of debating the issue or simply giving lip service to the problem o...