Learn to keep harmful pesticides from escaping into the water
      A new public service campaign kicks off to educate residents on how they can keep dangerous residential pesticides out of the Ventura County watershed.
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Oak Park students host blood drive
     JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY- Oak Park High School seniors, from left, Kirstin Chernin, Taylor Wright and Sarah Medford wait for customers during Monday's Red Cross blood drive at the Oak Park Community Center. The three girls helped organize the event, which drew about 30 donors.
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New cancer pain treatment available
      The recent announcement by Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, that her breast cancer has recurred and spread to her bones, is not something that any cancer survivor or caregiver ever wants to hear.
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American Red Cross to host blood drive
      The American Red Cross seeks blood donors who can give at the Woodland Hills Donor Center, 6338 Variel Ave., across from Home Depot. The Woodland Hills Center collects whole blood as well as muchneeded blood platelets. Whole blood is collected three days per week.
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Online test screens for heart disease
      Community Memorial Hospital has launched an online screening for early detection of heart disease in Ventura County. HeartAware is an interactive, seven-minute, online personal health risk questionnaire that focuses on the prevention and early detection of heart disease.To take the test, visit www.cmhhospital.org and click on the HeartAware icon.
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Have a backup plan for allergies
      The incidence of severe allergies, especially to food, is increasing dramatically. In the United States alone, the number of children who are allergic to peanuts has more than doubled in the past five years. Severe allergies can cause anaphylaxis, a sudden, severe and potentially lifethreatening reaction.
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