Ways to protect against blood clots
      Blood is a miracle healer. When the body is cut, almost instantly the blood forms a clot to stop the bleeding. As part of this natural healing process, the blood clot dissolves and is reabsorbed by the body. But when clots form within arteries and veins, they can obstruct the normal blood flo...
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Great Jeans Giveaway event leads Eating Disorders Awareness Week
      March 1 will mark the 21st annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Sponsored by the National Eating Disorders Association, this is the nation's largest eating disorders outreach effort. During the week, hundreds of volunteer activists across the country will partner with NEDA to h...
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Seminar on fertility issues
      A seminar on fertility issues will take place 6:45 p.m. Wed., March 12 at the Calabasas Country Club, 401 E. Rolling Oaks Drive. Fertility experts will answer questions from adults with infertility concerns. The seminar is free, and a complimentary light meal will be served....
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Anxiety seminars help parents help children
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      In the fourth seminar in his teen disorder series, Stazan Sina spoke to parents about anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, offering advice on how to react and the steps to take after diagnosis. Sina focused on depression and anxiety, which are the two most common menta...
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