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Tips to tell if your athletic shoes are the right fit

Sure they’re cute, but what about support?
Beyond knowing your shoe size, most of us don’t give too much thought to the details of feet, like their shape or how they move. And most of the time these factors don’t really matter when picking out shoes. However, athletic shoes are a whole different story.

Gwinnett Citizen News

City of Duluth Honors Gwinnett Medical Center for 75 Years of Service

Mayor issues proclamation to note anniversary of Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital founding and its evolution into Gwinnett Medical Center

In 1944, community members united to launch the humble Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital in Duluth. Much has changed over the past seven-plus decades—a new name, several facility upgrades, and a change in services as a new hospital was built down the street in 2006, just to name a few—but its mission of providing quality care has not.

Gwinnett Citizen News

ChoiceOne Urgent Care Opens New Center in Georgia to Serve Gwinnett County’s Healthcare Needs

ChoiceOne Urgent Care (ChoiceOne) in partnership with Gwinnett Medical Center would like to invite the public to family-friendly grand opening events starting Thursday, July 11 until the official opening on Monday, July 15. Superior patient-centered care will be provided in a spa-like environment at the new center conveniently located on 2745 Loganville Hwy., Loganville, GA 30052.

Ready To Move? Watch For These Summer Injuries

Once upon a time, starting a new exercise or activity was no big deal. Well, as long as you had the motivation and the proper gear to do so. But after you reach a certain age, and you’ve suffered one too many pulled muscles or unexpected injuries, you learn that jumping into a new exercise isn’t quite that simple.

Rizwan Bashir, MD

Can Your Genes Put You At A Higher Risk Of Stroke?

Your brain is pretty amazing. It has about 100 billion cells called neurons that allow it to perform its many functions throughout the entire body. It not only helps to regulate basic functions like breathing, blood pressure, and heartbeat, it also helps you do everything from moving and thinking, to speaking and remembering.

10 Health Tips To Have Your Best Flight Ever

When you first book your vacation, all that you’re worried about is the fun that awaits—did you see that hotel pool? As you countdown to the long-awaited time off, the excitement only continues to build. That is until it’s the week of and you realize all of the things you still have to get done in a matter of days. (Yikes!)