Severe allergies? Better have a backup plan
      The incidence of severe allergies, especially to food, is increasing dramatically. In the United States alone, the number of children who are allergic to peanuts has more than doubled in the past five years. Severe allergies can cause anaphylaxis, a sudden, severe and potentially lifethre...
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Salon raises $2,400 to help cancer patients
      A New Technique Salon in Simi Valley, all Glittered and Glammed, hosted a cut-a-thon to support Inspire Change and raised $2,400 to improve the lives of cancer patients, one head at a time.
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Narcissism is alive and well
By Deborah Barber askDrDB@yahoo.com
      A topic of much clinical interest back in the '80s, it has experienced a resurgence with the advent of Gen Y'ers (the cohort born between 1979 and 1994). My colleagues on college campuses are noticing a sense of entitlement in students that appears to ignore traditional climb-the-ladder app...
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Panel to discuss drugs and addiction
      Simi Nar-Anon Family Group will host a panel of recovering addicts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30 in room 10 at the Simi Valley United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road. The addicts will share how the behavior of their friends and family influence their recovery and will answer ques...
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