<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Decatur Metro &#187; Health</title>
	<atom:link href="/category/health/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com</link>
	<description>News, Events &#38; Discussion</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:15:16 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>DHS Student Looking for Blood Donation Anecdotes</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/01/17/dhs-student-looking-for-blood-donation-acedotes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/01/17/dhs-student-looking-for-blood-donation-acedotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood donation stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carpe Diem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur High School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=25843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fikrea writes in&#8230; My name is Fikrea Tesema and I am on the Decatur high school journalism staff, the Carpe Diem. Right now I am writing a story at the school about blood donations. I was wondering if you could possibly post this on the Decatur Metro site to see if anyone has a personal [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/01/17/dhs-student-looking-for-blood-donation-acedotes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Decatur Likely to Review Open Spaces Smoking Ordinance This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/05/29/decatur-likely-to-review-open-spaces-smoking-ordinance-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/05/29/decatur-likely-to-review-open-spaces-smoking-ordinance-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AJC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur City Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur smoking ordinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peggy Merriss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=23446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on an article in the AJC late last week reporting on the gaining popularity of government smoking bans around metro Atlanta, I inquired to City Manager Peggy Merriss about Decatur&#8217;s current smoking ordinance as it applies to city-owned open spaces.  Here is her reply&#8230; Smoking is banned at all built City facilities. We have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/05/29/decatur-likely-to-review-open-spaces-smoking-ordinance-this-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Does Decatur Need More Water Fountains?</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/13/does-decatur-need-more-water-fountains/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/13/does-decatur-need-more-water-fountains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur Active Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur water fountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Fountain Committees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Decatur Active Living&#8217;s Water Fountain Committee needs your input!  Received this in my virtual mailbox yesterday.  (Do you think in 50 years, people will wonder why it&#8217;s called a &#8220;mailBOX&#8221;?) The Decatur Active Living Board has formed a Water Fountain Committee to access Decatur&#8217;s public water needs. Some of the issues they seek to address [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/13/does-decatur-need-more-water-fountains/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>DeKalb Commission Says &#8220;No&#8221; to Proposed Smoking Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/13/dekalb-commission-says-no-to-proposed-smoking-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/13/dekalb-commission-says-no-to-proposed-smoking-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeKalb County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeKalb smoking ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jeff rader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathie Gannon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The AJC reports that the DeKalb County Commission &#8220;snuffed&#8221; an effort to ban smoking in public places throughout the county, including parks, bars and strip clubs.  In a 4-2 vote, both dissenting votes to dismissing the ban came from northside commissioners Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon. Bar and strip club owners argued that such a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/13/dekalb-commission-says-no-to-proposed-smoking-ban/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>77</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>More Mosquitoes Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Decatur</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/27/more-mosquitoes-testing-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-decatur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/27/more-mosquitoes-testing-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-decatur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeKalb County Board of Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Nile Virus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lovely.  Patch reports&#8230; Traps in Decatur and other parts of DeKalb County captured 74 collections of mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile Virus through Friday, a big increase over the number found with the virus last year, according to data from the DeKalb County Board of Health. The Board of Health has not reported [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/27/more-mosquitoes-testing-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-decatur/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Participate in American Cancer Society&#8217;s Long-Term Cancer Prevention Study</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/20/participate-in-american-cancer-societys-long-term-cancer-prevention-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/20/participate-in-american-cancer-societys-long-term-cancer-prevention-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Cancer Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Prevention Study]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Betsy writes in&#8230; On Wednesday, August 24, residents of Avondale Estates, Decatur and surrounding areas have the opportunity to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/20/participate-in-american-cancer-societys-long-term-cancer-prevention-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Decatur&#8217;s Danny Wuerffel Has Rare Autoimmune Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/06/17/decaturs-danny-wuerffel-has-rare-autoimmune-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/06/17/decaturs-danny-wuerffel-has-rare-autoimmune-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Wuerffel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decatur residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guillain-Barre syndrome]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader points out this article on ABC&#8217;s Good Morning America website&#8230; Former quarterback Danny Wuerffel has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes paralysis. Wuerffel, who lives in Decatur, Ga., noticed he was losing sensation in his legs and strength in his arms shortly after he battled a stomach virus [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/06/17/decaturs-danny-wuerffel-has-rare-autoimmune-disorder/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

 Served from: www.decaturmetro.com @ 2015-04-06 12:40:29 by W3 Total Cache -->