Menifee resident Eric Martin is a typical Southern California resident. He is married, has two sons and is a hard worker providing for his family. He also has stage 4 melanoma.Martin’s diagnosis hasn’t stopped him though. In a typical “make lemonade out of lemons” scenario, the 37-year-old mechanic, who has gone through dozens of rounds of treatments and clinical...
RIVERSIDE – Riverside County health officials are advising residents to beware the potential health risks of swimming in or ingesting water from natural water sources such as rivers and lakes.The advisory comes in response to the recent closure of the Santa Ana riverbed by the city of Jurupa Valley as Riverside County health officials investigated a report of two Orange...
RIVERSIDE – Riverside University Health System Public Health has been awarded national accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board.“The designation affirms much of what we have always known at Public Health,” Kim Saruwatari, director of the 650-employee department, said. “The doctors, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, lab technicians, epidemiologists, support staff and so many others who make up the Public...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – In California, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24 and every 0.65 or less than one young person per day is lost to the silent epidemic of youth suicide.September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The National Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 8-14, climaxing the World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10. All around...
MURRIETA – Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta’s Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Patient Satisfaction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a six-month period.RestorixHealth launched its Center Recognition Award for patient satisfaction program to recognize those centers that have met or achieved a patient satisfaction score...
So what does the typical school morning look like in your house? Quiet conversation over a leisurely breakfast, everyone dressed and ready to depart on time, all their books, papers and lunch neatly packed and ready to go? No? Not quite? More like a minor riot with lots of stress? If so, it’s time for a change.There’s no magic...
TEMECULA – Short of buying a home, many consumers will never spend more money than they do when purchasing a new vehicle. According to the automotive resource, Kelley Blue Book, new-vehicle prices increased by 2% between April 2018 and April 2019, rising to slightly less than $37,000 in that period.With so much money at stake, car buyers’ decisions in...
RIVERSIDE – Long, hot summer days have many people longing for cooler temperatures and seasonal vegetables from the garden. Get a head start on growing in the fall and winter by hearing directly from master gardeners on the best time to plant cool season vegetables and what grows well during cooler temperatures.The University of California held a how-to garden...
The international scientific society SPIE held its annual meeting, Aug. 11-15, at the San Diego Convention Center, and an Aug. 14 plenary session addressed the future of sensors in weather forecasting.Sid Boukabara, who is the principal scientist for the Center for Satellite Applications and Research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, gave a presentation titled “Thoughts on the...
Not only did James Altman Sr. win the Trailer Figure 8 race Saturday, Aug. 31, at Perris Auto Speedway, but the Lake Elsinore driver lapped every other car which finished. Altman took the lead in the third lap of the 15-lap race, lapped the fifth-place car in the seventh lap, and moved a full lap ahead of the second-place...