Hillary Clinton is 'healthy and fit to serve as president,' says her doctor
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. >> Hillary Clinton is "recovering well" from pneumonia and remains "fit to serve as President of the United States," her doctor said in a letter released Wednesday by her...
View ArticleChristian Counseling Service's annual meeting to feature program on 'Mental...
Heidi Nimmo and Nancy Sidhu of Redlands-based Congregation Emanu El will speak on "Mental Health Awareness in a Faith Community" at Christian Counseling Service's annual dinner meeting, to be held at 6...
View ArticleSan Bernardino County supervisor supports social workers drug testing parents
San Bernardino County Supervisor Robert Lovingood is pushing for a change in state and federal laws that would allow social workers to drug-test parents suspected of being under the influence."There is...
View ArticleWhy therapy promoted at Cal State San Bernardino is raises questions
Cal State San Bernardino psychology professor Connie McReynolds has toned down her claims about the benefits of neurofeedback, a therapeutic technique aimed at altering brain wave patterns to improve...
View ArticleAs Zika spreads in California, leaders call for more money, education
California needs to be better prepared for the Zika virus and do more to educate people about how it spreads, especially since federal funding has stalled, state and local health officials determined...
View ArticleIf marijuana is legalized, where would $1 billion in new tax revenue go?
If you probe why the polls show a majority of California voters support a statewide effort to legalize recreational marijuana, increased tax revenue inevitably comes up.UC Irvine student Giovanni...
View ArticleWhy a teen biked from Canada to Mexico to bring awareness to rheumatoid...
Ivan Schmidt is a 16-year-old with a mission -- bike 1,800 miles in about 28 days and raise $2,500 for rheumatoid arthritis research and awareness.Schmidt spent part of his summer, starting July 6,...
View ArticleShould you wait to get your flu shot? Some say yes
Convenience is touted. So are incentives: CVS offers a 20-percent-off shopping pass for everyone who gets a shot, while Walgreens donates toward international vaccination efforts.The start of flu...
View ArticleWhy impulse items at Cardenas checkouts are going healthy
Alejandra Padilla hates waiting in the supermarket checkout line with her three kids.The 26-year-old Riverside resident has a tough time explaining that the gum, candy and other tempting treats...
View ArticleSuccessful Aging: The cautions needed to use Internet-based pharmacies
Q I am 78, on a fixed income and take several medications not covered by my Medicare Part D plan. (I'm in what is called the doughnut hole, a temporary limit on what the plan covers.) As a computer...
View ArticleNutrition: How to commute healtier in a car-culture environment
When it comes to exercise, most of us fit into one of two groups -- those who maintain a regular workout routine and those who think about being more active, but can't seem to build up the momentum to...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to end disease
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a goal that's even more ambitious than connecting the entire world to the internet: He and his wife want to help eradicate all disease by the end of...
View ArticleUSC gets $6 million to study effects of smog on children's health
The National Institutes of Health on Wednesday awarded USC's medical school $6 million to continue probing the effects of smog on Southern California children.The Keck School of Medicine had applied...
View ArticleTests confirm Jurupa Valley child has leprosy
Lab tests have confirmed that a Jurupa Valley child has leprosy, or Hansen's disease, Riverside County public health officials reported Thursday, Sept. 22.The findings by the National Hansen's Disease...
View ArticleHow can you tell Zika from plain old flu? It's still not easy
The Zika virus has struck fear throughout the Americas, but determining whether people have been infected can be difficult.Here's why: Most infected people don't display symptoms or they choose to...
View ArticleLeprosy worries remain for some Jurupa Valley parents
JURUPA VALLEY >> Lab tests have confirmed that a Jurupa Valley child has leprosy, or Hansen's disease, which has some parents jittery.The findings by the National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)...
View ArticleDental victory tempered for grieving family: 'How many more kids have to die?'
As a bill named in memory of his 6-year-old son awaited a signature from Gov. Jerry Brown, Tim Sears looks at his family's foray into Sacramento politics with mixed emotions."I'm both happy and proud...
View ArticleCalifornia toughens laws on selling, possessing Spice
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills into law over the weekend that strengthen a ban on the selling and possession of "Spice," which sickened dozens of people on Skid Row this summer.Senate bills 139 and...
View ArticleKnott's Berry Farm closes 'Fear' after mental-health concerns
A backlash has prompted Knott's Berry Farm to shut down a Halloween attraction that depicted a disturbed mental patient.Inland mental health advocates were among those applauding Knott's and parent...
View ArticleBelieve Walk returns to Redlands for ninth annual event
REDLANDS >> Annie Sellas, Nancy Varner and Cathy Stockton feel blessed -- blessed that the grass-roots effort they founded, The Believe Walk, has reached its ninth anniversary.On Sunday,...
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