February 9, 2012 RSS feed / Health & Wellness

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Innovative procedure provides ‘super’ relief for local resident

Spicy foods no longer out of bounds for those with acid reflux
By Whit Honea
Special to the Acorn
Lifelong Conejo Valley resident Kevin Webber, 48, spent Super Bowl Sunday celebrating his birthday and watching football with friends and family at his mother’s home in Newbury Park. More...

Upcoming health expo in search of vendors

Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation is seeking vendors and exhibitors for Conejo Health Expo II: Healthy Living for a Healthy Future scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

What it takes to ‘navigate the system’

Special report on autism
By Darleen Principe
darleen@theacorn.com

Part three of a three-part series Edlyn Peña felt like she had lost some part of her son. Her “a-ha moment” came in January 2010, during a party for Diego’s second birthday. More...

Specialist will offer tips to preserve hearing

Hearing loss can’t be reversed

One in five Americans suffers from hearing loss. According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated one-third of people in the U.S. between the ages of 65 and 75 have some degree of hearing loss. Hearing loss cannot be reversed. More...

Cupcake contest to beneft cancer patients

Event is Feb. 26 in Westlake

Cupcakes for Cancer, a nonprofi t created in 2007 by then 13-year-old Blakely Colvin of Solvang, will present the inaugural Cupcake Camp Conejo Valley from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 26 at the Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road. More...