Los Robles Hospital expansion almost complete
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
      CEO Jim Sherman describes the newly expanded and updated Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center as the hospital the community has long deserved. The hospital nearly doubled its size by adding a 200,000square-foot patient wing that includes lots of perks for patients and staff.
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Calabasas gets cooking for a good cause
     CHEF TELL- Calabasas Rotary member Manny Fernandez submits a recipe for chicken enchiladas to Calabasas resident Dale Gross, left, and Beth Kramer, for the cookbook they are creating to raise money for Kevin Cordasco's Fund, a program of the Talbert Family Foundation. The women hosted a get-together...
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Relief for caregiver fatigue
      Silverado Senior Living-Calabasas will host a continuing education unit workshop on caregiver fatigue at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., July 19. The workshop will explore new self-identification approaches and treatment options in the field of caregiver stress management.
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Local scientist named to gerontology chair
      Jorge R. Barrio of Agoura Hills, a professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been appointed to UCLA's Elizabeth and Thomas Plott Chair in Gerontology.
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Life coaches provide alternative to psychotherapy
By Sherry Gaba Special to The Acorn
      One woman is depressed and anxious following a recent divorce; another is more hopeful in the aftermath of her split and wants to move on with her life. Should these women see a therapist or a life coach, or perhaps both?
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Butterflies will go free
      Buena Vista Hospice Care will honor past patients and their families by hosting its second annual Butterfly Releasing Ceremony at 10 a.m. Sat., July 14 at Triunfo Community Park in Westlake Village. The butterfly has been adopted as the symbol of Buena Vista Hospice because it represents transi...
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Having fun but staying safe during summer
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DON'T GET BURNED- Local children compete in the noodle race at the annual city of Calabasas July Fourth Summer Splash Party. The event was at the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center. While at the pool or beach this summer, kids should slather on the sunscreen.
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Watch out: skin cancer is on the rise
      If it is not 90 degrees and sunny outside, using sunscreen may be the last thing on anyone's mind. Yet with skin cancer on the rise at an alarming rate in the United States, with one in three cancers a skin cancer, sun protection needs to be top of mind, yearround.
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What women need to know about lung disease
      Doctors are becoming aware just how susceptible women are to lung disease, and a new report from the National Women's Health Resource Center shows how an early diagnosis can save lives. The growing number of women who have taken up smoking since World War II has dramatically changed the ...
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