Lupus support group meets
      The Conejo Lupus Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tues., Aug. 7 at One Baxter Way, Westlake Village. The free meeting will feature a family night. Those who have lupus, their family members and other supporters are welcome to attend. The topic will be "living with lupus.
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Experts suggest ways to communicate with teens
      Teenagers can behave in strange ways that often mystify adults. For some parents, their teen's moods or actions keep them up at night. The key is knowing how to recognize signs a teen may be in real trouble and not just experiencing normal difficulties of the age.
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Multifocal lenses can improve vision for aging baby boomers
      As the baby boomer generation grows older, many are starting to experience weakening vision. But a fairly new lens paired with an established procedure is helping to restore clear vision. Dr. Rajesh Khanna has been implanting multifocal lenses since they were approved more than two years ago.
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Recognizing pet poisoning
      Virtually every pet owner knows not to feed a dog chocolate or that ingesting lilies can be fatal to a cat, but there are many other hazards in a home that can be equally dangerous. As the recent pet food poisoning tragedy has demonstrated, pets can be poisoned no matter how careful an owner is with them, even if they never leave the house.
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Anger management: Does someone in your family have a toxic temper?
By Georgia K. Connor Special to the Acorn
      Have you ever noticed the time it takes to subdue someone's temper, especially a child's? If it takes you more than 15 seconds, that's the amount of time you have to take three deep breaths and turn the situation around or it is going to escalate into painful exchanges and sometimes violent behavior.
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