Local health resources are plentiful
By Barrie Silberberg Special to The Acorn
      Often when a family member is diagnosed with a disease, disability or disorder, we don't know where to turn. But there are a variety of support groups and facilities in the Conejo and San Fernando valleys designed to assist families and their loved ones in their time of need.
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Free care for cancer patients
      Dr. Sheron Norling and the Mind Body Spirit Center in Westlake Village are offering holistic healing services free of charge to individuals with cancer on Oct. 19. Norling's goal is to provide a day of healing and she named Pat's Day in honor of her sisterinlaw who had breast cancer.
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Signs of male menopause are subtle
Andropause progresses slowly
By Thomas Giannulli, MD
      Andropause is the male equivalent of menopause, and denotes the age-related decrease in male hormones, or androgens. Andropause is a medical condition that is rapidly gaining recognition in the current press, although it was originally described more than 50 years ago.
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Learn the facts about Alzheimer's
      Here are some facts about Alzheimer's disease. Every 72 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer's. The percentage of people with dementia who have Alzheimer's is 50 to 70 percent. Lewy bodies, the deposits that are the hallmark abnormality of dementia in people with Parkinson's d...
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Oncologist to speak
      A presentation on the history and future of cancer research will be presented from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 25 at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. Dr. Sheldon Davidson, a clinical professor at UCLA School of Medicine, will discuss new and...
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Relay For Life members invited to join Reyes Adobe parade
      Members of Relay for Life of Agoura invite residents to walk with them in the Reyes Adobe Days Parade Sat., Oct. 13. Participants must arrive at 9:15 a.m. They will be informed of the meeting place by phone or e-mail.
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