Our first responders make lots of sacrifices to protect the rest of us and this can take a toll on them, as well as their families. In a 2016 behavioral health study, roughly three-fourths of the surveyed peace officers reported having experienced a traumatic event, but less than half reported it to their agency. Even more troubling is that...
Let me explain something to the Muslim politicians who believe that their practice of Islam includes erasing American values.After Turkey was on the losing side of World War I, the position of sultan was abolished, Turkey became a republic and Kemal Ataturk became the first president of Turkey. As the president whose duties included foreign relations, Ataturk was familiar with...
TEMECULA – As summer draws to a close, many people continue to visit the beach for that one last day of fun in the sun. But don’t let late summer and early fall days fool you, sunburn is always a threat, even in the cooler winter months.Sunburn can be a painful, unsightly consequence of too much unprotected time spent...
FALLBROOK – People in any stage of cancer recovery from diagnosis to cancer-free can improve the likelihood of not having a recurrence and experience many other benefits yoga has for those battling disease. They can take Yoga for Cancer Recovery classes two times a week for free in Fallbrook and Bonsall.Fallbrook Regional Health District awarded a grant to nonprofit...
Facing surgery? Some important questions to ask your hospital and doctor, too
Last month The New York Times ran a cautionary tale about the heart surgery and care astronaut Neil Armstrong received and his death two weeks later at a community hospital in a Cincinnati suburb in 2012.The Times had received documents from an anonymous tipster who said he/she was...
NEW YORK – A staggering 74% of Americans are not familiar with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma – a type of skin cancer that is also the second most common type of cancer in the U.S. – according to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of The Skin Cancer Foundation and in coordination with Regeneron and...
I was standing at a graveside watching people pass by the casket to pay their respects. All was normal until an elderly man stepped off the walkway too soon and his leg went straight down into the grave. As you can imagine, panic erupted as people rushed to help the man before he fell further into the grave.By the...
Western Center Academy students arrived this week to an expanded campus with the latest in classroom technology and laboratories with its construction recently completed by Bogh Engineering.Hemet Unified School District administrators, city officials, Western Science Center and Museum scientists and guests attended the expanded campus’s official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2345 Searl Parkway in Hemet Friday morning, Aug. 9. The...
Back to school shopping for children of all ages can be a chore – but for the 50 or so school-age children who went shopping at Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center’s “Too Cool for School” event Tuesday, Aug. 13 – it was a piece of cake.That’s because all of the students who were beneficiaries of the event have a...
TEMECULA ─ Any parents who have a child who is ready to join an enrichment drop-off program is invited to enroll them in the Temecula Community Services Department toddler enrichment classes, which are designed to help children get ready for elementary school. The two- and three-day programs are held at local recreation centers.Register online at www.TemeculaCA.gov/TCSD.Miss Michelle’s Tiny Tots...