Scary contact lenses can be hazardous to the eyes
      Novelty or cosmetic contact lenses may be a favorite way for California teens to spice up their Halloween costume, but by using them without first visiting their optometrist, they are risking permanent damage to their eyes.
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Not so sweet
      Halloween is the time of year when sweet children can turn into sweettoothed monsters; that is, when they have too much sugar. That's why it's important to implement strategies to keep them out of the candy jar. With the prevalence of child obesity and diabetes, it's important to keep child...
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Agoura Youth Basketball revs up
     HOOP DREAMS- Above, Mike Cammorata of Agoura shows his enthusiasm for the upcoming season with the boys' 11th and 12thgrade league as his mother Karen finishes the paperwork during Agoura Youth Basketball Association sign-ups at Willow Elementary School on Sunday. Right, during sign-ups Agoura Youth...
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Healthcare planning for baby boomers
      Ventura County Homecare Association Inc., and Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center will present an educational symposium titled, "Options for Care- Boomers and Beyond: Healthcare in the 21st Century" from 8 to 11:45 a.m. Sat., Oct. 13 at the east campus of Los Robles Hospital & Medica...
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Mobile Mammography Project
      The Breast Cancer Prevention Fund has recently awarded the Ventura County Cancer Task Force $100,000 for the Health Care Agency Mobile Mammography Project, sponsored by the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation.
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Hear better with help
      It's estimated that 80 percent of the 31.5 million hearingimpaired people in the United States could benefit from a hearing aid but don't have hone. Hearing loss may come from infection, strokes, head injuries, some medicine, tumors, other medical problems or even too much ear wax.
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Love, serve and remember
      "Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.
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Domestic Violence Awareness month begins
      October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. "The Secretary of State's Safe at Home program helps protect survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking from their abusers," said Secretary of State Debra Bowen.
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