November 6, 2008 RSS feed / Health & Wellness

Save time: Get a drive-through flu shot

A drive-through flu clinic will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 at the Los Robles Westlake Campus, 4415 S. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. The event is sponsored by Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. More...

Brain Balance open house will provide info on drug-free treatments

Brain Balance will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 and again from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tues., Nov. 11 at 650 Hampshire Road, Ste. 102, Westlake Village. More...

Counseling services for economic issues

The Counseling Center at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks has witnessed an increase in the number of people calling the center to report a wide range of psychological problems and a pressing need for affordable couns More...

Scientist to speak about engineering replacement organs

Nowadays people with diseased organs must wait for hardto-find replacements that their body won't reject. What if replacement organs could be grown from their own tissues when needed? From 7:30 to 9 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 13, Dr. More...

Cancer Center has Mystic Da

Conejo Valley Guild of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation will hold a Mystic Day fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

Eat more veggies

The typical Western diet of fried foods, salty snacks and meat accounts for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, according to a study of dietary patterns in 52 countries reported in Circulation: More...

Weight-loss surgery support group meets

A support group for those considering or who have had weightloss surgery meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the first Sunday of each month in Westlake. For the address, call Joan BerlBrooks at (805) 490-1213. More...

Nursing students win pins

Sixteen nursing students completed 185 hours of nurse's training at Professional Medical Careers Institute and received their CAN pins on Oct. 17 at the Goebel Center in Thousand Oaks. More...