Free mental health screenings offered
      Free depression and anxiety screenings are available on an ongoing basis through Wellspring Counseling Group at 165 High St., Ste. 102, Moorpark, CA 93021. Interested parties can discuss their situations privately with a therapist and explore their options.
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Face a throbbing headache head on
      More than 45 million Americans suffer from headaches that disrupt their daily routine. Medical professionals recognize headaches as a legitimate neurobiological disease. Science is rapidly progressing to better understand what causes headaches.
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Surgeon to discuss volunteer service
      Tom Measles, MD, a general surgeon in Thousand Oaks, will discuss his experiences as a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in May 2006, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 26 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road.
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Talking with teens about acne care
      Skin blemishes are a fact of life for many teenagers, as more than 85 percent deal with acne. Even though it's common among adolescents, many teens feel isolated and embarrassed when they experience breakouts. For parents with teens suffering from acne, it can be tough to broach the top...
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May the circle be unbroken
     HEALTHY ART- Campus Canyon Elementary School Nicole Vinolus firstgrade student, 6, and her mother Domarith paint a mandala at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura in Westlake Village on Sunday. "Mandala" is Sanskrit for "circle of completion," and reflects the idea that the circle is found in natu...
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Preventing and coping with hearing loss in a loud world
      More than 28 million Americans have hearing loss, and a growing number of them are baby boomers. As a generation raised on rock 'n' roll and other loud noise, this group possesses a young state of mind but is often in denial about growing older and the damage it has done to its hear...
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