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.
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YogaWorks opens new center
      YogaWorks opened a new health center at 2475 Townsgate Road in Westlake Village this month. The center features a quiet room with a living tree at its center, a library with educational audio and visual yoga information, wireless Internet access, a dedicated area for children, community ...
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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. 3 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" issue, on newsstands ...
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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.
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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. 13 at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.
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Connecting
      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.
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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. 10 at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.
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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. He told reporters he believes fish is "brain food" that helps him excel in academics.
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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. Talk show host Dennis Prager, actress Mariel Heminway and nutritionist Robert Ferg...
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