August 30, 2007 RSS feed / Health & Wellness

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Communication 101 Communication- actually the lack of it- is an issue that often brings couples into therapy. A recent study has disputed the ageold understanding we've had about "men of few words. More...

Survey gives high rank to UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital

Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA ranks No. 21 among the nation's pediatric hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report 's annual survey of pediatric facilities in the U.S. The ranking is published in the magazine's Sept. More...

Wellness Community offers stress reduction classes

An eight-week comprehensive MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction course will be offered free of charge to cancer patients and their family members from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 25 through Nov. More...

Get your kids hooked on seafood

How does this year's National Spelling Bee champion spell success? S-E-A-F-O-O-D. Champion speller Evan O'Dorney has a unique precompetition ritual. He enjoys eating a tuna fish sandwich. More...

Child car seats, travel compatible

By Brian Rohrer Special to the Acorn

When packing for that muchneeded vacation, don't forget to take your child's car seat for airplane flights or for driving to or at your final destination. All 50 states have some sort of mandatory car seat usage law on the books. More...

YogaWorks opens new center

YogaWorks opened a new health center at 2475 Townsgate Road in Westlake Village this month. More...

Watch out for counterfeit medicine

Counterfeit prescription drugs are a real and growing threat to health and safety. By learning more about these drugs, Americans can help ensure that they get safe, genuine medicine when they need it. The U.S. More...

Cancer workshop looks at living and loving

Wendy Basil will lead a free workshop addressing the intimacy issues of couples facing cancer diagnosis and treatment from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. More...

Health and happiness event coming to T.O.

Speakers and performers will present "Keeping it real: the key to health and happiness" at 7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 27 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. More...