'Stress,' a misnomer
By Dr. Robert Mauer, PhD California Wellbeing Institute
      The medical disorder we call "stress" was first identified in 1938 by Dr. Hans Seyle. Since 1938, we have cured tuberculosis, polio and made progress with every single cancer. Yet stress continues to grow as a threatening health problem in our country, contributing to virtually every major d...
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Financial planning for cancer patients will be discussed
      Wellness Community Valley/ Ventura is offering a free financial management seminar for people living with cancer from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs., May 17 at the Wellness Community Valley/ Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road in the Westlake Village portion of Thousand Oaks.
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How to maintain 'happy feet'
      The human foot is a marvel of biomechanical engineering that most people take for granted until the system breaks down. The average person will walk the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
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Hospital offers skin screenings
      The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center will feature its annual free skin cancer seminar and screening at 6 p.m. Wed., May 23 in the classrooms at 215 W. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The seminar, "The Dangers of Skin Cancer," will begin at 6 p.m., followed...
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Bad news, good news for men's health
      The bad news is that men have a shorter life span than women. The good news is that the factors that most threaten men's lives are largely preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2003 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) nearly 80 pe...
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