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  • Osteoarthritis, group exercise topics of Healthy Woman program

    Updated Jan 20, 2011

    FALLBROOK – On Thursday evening, Jan. 27, ladies attending the Healthy Woman program will hear valuable information about osteoarthritis and group exercise. The program will be hosted from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. by Club Paradise Fitness Express at 706 S. Main Ave., and will include free refreshments, door prizes, and more. Ben Thomas, D.O. (physical medicine and rehabilitation) and Jennifer Paull (director of rehabilitation services) of Fallbrook Hospital will present the talk, “Osteoarthritis: Symptoms & Treatment O...

  • Free pertussis vaccines offered in January

    Updated Jan 20, 2011

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Pertussis vaccines will be available on weekends this month at local Northgate markets to help protect infants in the region from the epidemic, the County’s Health and Human Services Agency reported Jan. 12. “The pertussis booster vaccine is important for anyone who comes in contact with infants and young children in order to safeguard our most vulnerable age groups,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County Public Health Officer. The booster shot is available on weekends in January from 10 a.m. to 4...

  • Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group to discuss foot care

    Updated Jan 20, 2011

    The Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group sponsored by Fallbrook Hospital will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 2 to 3 pm at Regency Fallbrook, located at 609 E. Elder St. Laurie Higbee, Nursing Supervisor from the Palomar Pomerado Wound Care Center will be speaking more about diabetic foot and wound care. The Wound Care Center, located in San Marcos and Poway, is also a site for hyperbaric oxygen therapy used for non-healing wounds. Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-extremity amputations in the United States....

  • Volunteer training available for Elizabeth Hospice

    Updated Jan 20, 2011

    ESCONDIDO – The Elizabeth Hospice is offering winter volunteer training on three consecutive Saturdays – February 5, 12, and 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its administrative offices at 150 W. Crest St. in Escondido. Volunteer training is free and open to the public. Bilingual volunteers are needed. The professional staff holds comprehensive training classes, addressing issues such as the volunteer role in hospice care, spiritual concerns in death, dying and grief, working with non-verbal patients, cultural...