Basic information on the nature of strokes
      May is National Stroke Awareness Month, intended to educate and spread awareness about stroke prevention, symptom recognition and recovery. This year's campaign, "Women in Your Life," focuses on educating women. Women of all ages are at risk.
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A serious look at the effects of underage drinking documented
      Straight Up Ventura County, a nonprofit organization focused on community change and reducing underage and binge drinking, has released a documentary, "Access and Excess," a 17-minute DVD that looks at underage and binge drinking in Ventura County.
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Panel will discuss quality of life in Ventura County
      A panel of speakers will discuss quality of life issues in Ventura County at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22 in the Lundring Events Center at California Lutheran University.
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Hospital to recognize emergency service workers with picnic lunch
      Simi Valley Hospital will host an afternoon picnic lunch to celebrate Ventura County Emergency Medicine Services workers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at its facilities in Simi. Local police, firefighters and the hospital's physicians, nurses and emergency me...
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A nap a day might keep heart attacks away
      It should come as no surprise to learn that midday naps might be good for one's health- just ask anyone who has ever taken a siesta when he or she should have been working. For centuries we've known that a midday nap might be just the thing to refresh and make one more a...
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Breast cancer survivors sought for UCLA studies
      Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center are seeking 100 volunteers for two studies that will test mind-body approaches to fight posttreatment fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
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