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Health & Wellness July 10, 2009  RSS feed

Help available for homeless students
      Homeless students in Ventura County and around the state will soon be getting a helping hand. More than 200 California school districts—four in Ventura County—will share $13.8 million in federal stimulus money under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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Learn the real skinny on fats
      When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, all fats are not created equal. A common misconception is that all fats are bad, when in fact some fats are essential and are needed for energy, vitamin absorption and cell function.
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New medicines to target specific diseases affecting African Americans
      There's good news for members of the African American community who are at risk for asthma, diabetes and sickle-cell disease. New medicines are being developed by America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies to help fight these and other diseases of particular concern to African Americans.
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