Wellness Community to offer workshops
      The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura is offering the following workshops in August. All programs are at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, unless stated otherwise. The Wellness Community also offers a variety of ongoing support groups, exercise classes and needleworking clubs. For more information call (805) 379-4777 or visit www.TwcVv.org.
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Physical therapist offers support at free ALS meeting
      The ALS Support Group will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 25 at the Westlake Village City Hall community room, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. There is no charge to attend. Speaker Ellen Colley, a physical therapist, will address questions about difficulties with mobility, pain or discomfort, home safety, sleeping and sitting positioning, fatigue and other issues.
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Alzheimer's disease may be the healthcare crisis of the 21st century
By Arnold Bresky, MD Special to the Acorn
      Alzheimer's disease has reached crisis proportions in the United States, with incidence, prevalence and mortality all on the rise, according to the 2007 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report released in March by the Alzheimer's Association at the organization's annual public policy forum.
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Fundraiser a tasty treat for Cardiac Kids group
      Cardiac Kids Have HEART will present its inaugural "Heart Healthy Taste of the Conejo" from 4 to 8 p.m., Sat., Aug. 11 at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.
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