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The Cherokee County Health Department will hold a four-week program on why it is necessary to eat well and how to eat well even when one is suffering from a chronic illness or other medical condition.

The workshop will meet at the Penland Senior Center on Alpine Street in Murphy, NC, from 10:30 am until 11:30 am beginning on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, and continuing on January 29, February 5, and February 12.

Everyone is invited. There is no cost.

Call the Cherokee County Health Department at 828-837-7486 for more information.

A Breast and Cervical cancer clinic is available at the Cherokee County Health Department, 228 Hilton Street, Murphy, NC 28906.

Women, age 50 and older, may call Kim McPherson, coordinator, at 828-837-7486, ext. 218, to see if they are eligible for a free or low-cost breast exam and mammogram.

The Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center will be offering a Water Arthritis Aquatic Class from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The cost is $2.00 per class. The programs is a medically-approved, warm-water class program, with water temperatures at 84 degrees.

The program is designed specifically for people with arthritis to ease pain, lessen stiffness, build cardiovascular endurance, tone muscles, and improve joint flexibility.

For more information, call Geri Heier at 828-835-3700.

Murphy Medical Center has hired Kathi Osborne as the director of the Murphy Medical Center Foundation.

She will be responsible for raising funds for the non-profit health-care facility.

“Murphy Medical Center is fortunate to hire someone with Kathi’s talent and we all look forward to her leadership and to her taking the foundation to a higher level,” said Mike Stevenson, Murphy Medical Center’s chief executive officer.

“We are happy to work with folks about the donation method that best suits them,” Osborne said.

To discuss or offer financial support of Murphy Medical Center, call Osborne at 828-835-7506 or see Murphy Medical Center Foundation for more information.

Healthy Coffee House (Murphy, NC 28906 USA)

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Murphy, NC 28906, USA

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Butterfly Life, a women’s fitness club, opened at 3000 US Hwy 64 West, Suite 118, in Lakeside Plaza.

The new club is designed for women who are interested in attaining simple, achievable results in a nurturing, non-threatening environment.

Members will enjoy the club’s innovative approach to providing “Healthy Living Solutions for Women,” which encompass everything from fitness, health, and nutrition to beauty, fashion, and psychology, all under one roof.

“The Butterfly Life concept of developing an integrated approach to women’s fitness, weight loss, and healthy living, was created by a team of pioneers boasting more than a century of industry experience,” club owners Annette Downer and Karie Clayton said. “Butterfly Life understands that weight loss is only one component of a healthy life, so that’s why the program was developed with an integrated, 360-degree approach to accommodating all components of women’s fitness and health.”

The club is equipped with an exclusive 15-station, strength- and cardio-training circuit that has been custom designed and is fully adjustable to meet the needs of women at all levels.

In 30 minutes, members complete a well-balanced circuit that works the entire body efficiently and effectively, the owners said.

Butterfly Life membership rates are competitive in the industry with other women’s programs.

For more information, call 828-837-1900, 1-800-Butterfly, or visit www.ButterflyLife.com.

(Peachtree Community)

Good Shepherd Home Health & Hospice Agency held its 14th annual memorial service on November 20, 2005, at Cochran’s Funeral Home Chapel. There were 123 names memorialized as family and friends lit candles in their remembrance.

This year, 17 Good Shepherd employees and volunteers participated in the annual event.

“We are very fortunate to have a lot of talented and caring people who were willing to share their time and talents in planning and executing this tribute to our patients who have died in the last year,” said Towanna Roberts, home care manager.

Arnaldo Lugo, hospice chaplain, and the Rev. George Simmons, volunteer hospice chaplain, offered scripture, meditation and prayer. Roberts welcomed the group by asking all participants to join with the Good Shepherd family in remembering their loved ones as well as one of Good Shepherd’s own, Martha Truett, who also died this year, by lighting a candle as each person’s name was called.

Julie Yonce, registered nurse supervisor; Lisa Waters, registered nurse; and Angela Palmer, hospice social worker, served as greeters. Ida Stafford, registered nurse, and Tammy Ledford, registered nurse supervisor, presented the patient’s names as they were remembered.

Registered nurse Beth Decker and volunteer Betsy Lewis assisted with candle lighting. Music was provided by Lynae Cheeks and June Hensley, hospice registered nurses; Sally Mashburn, registered nurse; and Kyle Cody, friend of hospice.

Dr. Teresa Heavner, hospice volunteer medical director, offered comfort and support to those in attendance.

After the service, a time of fellowship was shared during the reception, hosted by Cochran Funeral Home Staff and Good Shepherd Staff. Mabel Cook and Betsy Lewis, hospice volunteers, and Vicky Sullivan, friend of hospice, served as hostesses.

Good Shepherd thanks the staff of Cochran Funeral Home for providing the facility, refreshments and staffing assistance for this service; staff and volunteers who give freely of their time and talents to hospice and home health; and all participants.

(Peachtree Community)

Michael Stevenson, chief executive officer of Murphy Medical Center, announced the addition of Dr. Eric Scott Sills as its newest OB/GYN. Sills began seeing patients Monday at his office, Murphy Women’s Center, at 75 Medical Park Lane, Suite D, next to the hospital.

Stevenson said the staff welcomes Sills to the Murphy Medical team.

“Dr. Sills is an award-winning doctor and brings a wealth of experience in obstetrics and gynecology,” Stevenson said.

“His sub-specialty training in reproductive medicine enables us to include more sophisticated treatments for infertility and miscarriage.”

A native of Harriman, Tennessee, Sills is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He studied medicine at the University of Tennessee and his OB/GYN residency was at New York University Downtown Hospital in Manhattan. Sills then completed a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at Cornell University.

As an OB/GYN with additional training in complex reproductive surgery, Sills’ clinical interests include infertility medicine, prenatal care, endometriosis, advanced laparoscopy, polycystic ovary syndrome and treatments for miscarriage.

Sills is board certified in OB/GYN and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Having published more than 50 academic papers on a wide range of women’s health issues, Sills is the only living OB/GYN in the world to have authored scholarly manuscripts with both a member of the U.S. Congress and British Parliament. In 2004, he was named editor in chief of the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction.

“Murphy Medical Center is a superb hospital and a great resource for this community,” Sills said. “I’m eager to get closer to home and become a part of this outstanding medical family.”