February 28, 2008 RSS feed / Health & Wellness

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Considering a possible career

WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers LOOKING IT OVER- Thousand Oaks High School students, from left, Jamie Nickolaisen, 15, Jamie Guerrero, 15, and Katelynn Llanos, 16, experience what it might feel like to work as a paramedic during the recent Job Shadow D More...

Age shouldn't preclude patients from organ transplants

In the world of organ donation, it has been common practice to exclude older patients from receiving transplants because of limited donor supply and lower survival rates. More...

You can drum up a storm at UCLA and get healthier

The UCLA Arts and Healing program will offer a workshop on the health benefits of drumming, including scientific evidence from integrative medicine, from 7 to 9 p.m. More...

Hospital donates shoes

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital recently announced that the shoe donation campaign Soles4Souls resulted in the collection of 1,200 pairs of shoes to benefit those in need locally and around the world. More...

Kinesis Fitness offers a 30-minute workout

Kinesis Fitness in Westlake Village has designed a 30-minute workout that works every muscle in the body and burns 30 percent more calories than traditional gym training or exercise. More...

Many Mansions establishes Emergency Assistance Fund to help homeless residents in Conejo Valley

Many Mansions, a nonprofit affordable housing and services provider, has established the Conejo Homeless Prevention and Assistance Fund. More...

You can get help in fighting tobacco use

Nicotine Anonymous meetings are conducted from 7 to 8 p.m. every Monday night in the classroom at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2500 Borchard Road in Newbury Park. More...

Arthritis Support Group schedules meeting

The Conejo Valley Arthritis Support Group will meet from 12:15 to 2 p.m. Sat., March 8 at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The guest speaker is Dr. More...

Tired of feeling tired? Try these suggestions to get restful sleep

An increasing number of Americans are waking up to a need for something they may have taken for granted- sleep. More...

Helping the troops overseas

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers ALL HANDS ON DECK- Iron Sharpens Iron Leadership Academy squad leader Josh Bounds, center, and squad members Cameron Kanney, left, and Weston McLaren prepare care packages for former ISI Leadership Academy memb More...