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Health calendarTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:13AMSHARP AS A TACK: Discussion about brain plasticity and how to prevent cognitive decline. 3 p.m. Thursday, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Registration required. Call 692-4600.

Health happenings: Aug. 31Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:57PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be e-mailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.

HealthKey: Md. untouched by salmonella outbreak from eggsTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:02AMKelly Brewington came to the health beat a year ago after covering everything from education and government to race and immigration in her 11 years as a reporter. Since then, she has tackled stories on autism, heart failure and acupuncture used to treat drug addiction.

Asheville area health calendarTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:11AMFREE CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS: Lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. Today, Dollar General, Edneyville.

HealthKey: Diabetics can get off meds after weight loss surgeryTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:04AMKelly Brewington came to the health beat a year ago after covering everything from education and government to race and immigration in her 11 years as a reporter. Since then, she has tackled stories on autism, heart failure and acupuncture used to treat drug addiction.

Health calendarMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:59PMThe complete Health Calendar is posted online at www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com. Scroll down to Living and click on Health.

Health happenings: Aug. 17Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:39PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be e-mailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.

Research Roundup: Disabled Medicare Enrollees' challenges; Increasing ER visits; costs/benefits of Part DMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:49AMHealth Affairs: Medicare Doesn't Work As Well For Younger, Disabled Beneficiaries As It Does For Older Enrollees - This paper examines "how well Medicare works for [the 8 million] nonelderly disabled beneficiaries compared to the elderly, based on findings from a nationally representative survey of noninstitutionalized Medicare beneficiaries conducted in 2008 by the Kaiser Family Foundation."

What's/Who's new in businessSunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:34AMWHAT'S NEW The Golden Phoenix Foundation, providing martial-arts instruction, has opened at 5602 S. Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange. Owner David Carr offers day and evening classes in tai chi and kung fu for all age and experience levels. He...