March 30, 2007 RSS feed / Health & Wellness

Quit smoking with medical help

Cigarettes kill an estimated 440,000 Americans each year and are a major cause of lung cancer, heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema and stroke. More...

Free respite care available for dementia caregivers

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Coast Chapter is offering free respite care for caregivers who are caring for a family member or other loved one with dementia. More...

Number of Alzheimer's cases increasing

Disease could affect more than 7 million in 30 years

Alzheimer's disease is expected to increase 10 percent in California by 2010, according to the Alzheimer's Association. More...

Post-polio group will meet

A post-polio support group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sat., April 7 at the United Methodist Church, Fireside Room, 2394 Erringer Road, Simi Valley. The guest speaker will be from R&J Prosthetics. More...