Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO – County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced, Oct. 1, that One Safe Place: The North County Family Justice Center in San Marcos, is celebrating its two-year anniversary and has released an Impact Report, which highlights the achievements and services offered at this state-of-the-art Family Justice Center. The report was released during a celebration at One Safe Place on Monday, Sept. 30, with more than 100 community partners, leaders and dignitaries in attenda...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in the United States who believe they are purchasing real pharmaceutical drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies. As Americans increasingly turn to online pharmacies to purchase necessary medications [1], the DEA is issuing this Public Safety Alert to warn of an increase in i...
Tomatoes are a popular home-grown fruit that most people think are vegetables because of the way they can be prepared/cooked. They originated in South America and have now been produced in many shapes, colors, flavors, and subtypes. There are several dietary benefits tomatoes provide, so this versatile fruit is consumed by many. A raw tomato (about 100 grams) has about 20 calories. Tomatoes are mainly composed of water (up to 95%), and the remaining 5% is carbohydrates and...
Experience shows that when patients receive care from health providers who speak their language or understand their cultural needs, they are more responsive and engaged. This can lead to better health outcomes, as patients feel safe and trust their health care providers. A young man, deeply connected to his Native American heritage from a young age, spent part of his childhood on a reservation. There, he accessed medical care through the Indian Health Service and witnessed the positive impact of culturally relevant care...
FALLBROOK – North County Parkinson’s Support Group Fallbrook invites anyone interested to join its monthly Parkinson’s Support Group meeting every fourth Friday of the month. The next meeting is Friday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to noon at the Health and Wellness Center, 1636 E. Mission Road. October’s topic is “Yoga as a Tool for People with Parkinson's and Carepartners” presented by Leslie Salmon, E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IYAT. Salmon started practicing yoga in 1998, at the age of 48, and is still a passionate practitioner. After 15 ye...
A healthy liver works around the clock to perform countless functions and maintain health, energy, and vitality. Too much junk food, wine, and sugar are terrible for liver health. But did you know that after menopause, women can be predisposed to fatty liver, even when eating a healthy diet? Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat builds up in the liver, impeding its function. Often, the condition is silent, causing no symptoms, especially in the early stages. Eventually, the buildup of...
Baby Boy saved Susan Graham's life. Now, Susan is committed to sharing just how life-changing adopting a pet can be. Susan was suffering from severe depression when she walked into San Diego Humane Society's San Diego Campus on Gaines St. She hoped adopting a dog would help improve her mental health and bring happiness into her home. All it took was one look at Baby Boy to know she was making the right decision. Shortly after bringing home the 2-year-old pug mix, she felt joy...
TEMECULA – These lifestyle factors may help determine your spinal health. Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal column becomes narrowed, which puts pressure on surrounding nerve roots. It can be caused by a variety of factors, including congenital conditions, osteoarthritis and trauma. Symptoms of spinal stenosis Those experiencing spinal stenosis commonly experience the following: • Back or neck pain • Numbness, tingling, cramping or weakness in arms or legs • Burning...
Limb preservation with revascularization Vascular surgeons work hard to keep limbs on bodies. Often, folks with diabetes, kidney disease, high blood pressure, or a history of smoking present to us with diminished or absent blood flow to their feet, causing pain in or even wounds on their feet. This disease process is chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), part of the peripheral arterial disease (PAD) spectrum. Intervening to improve blood flow, relieve pain, and heal...
October is National Bullying Prevention Month; bullying prevention programs begin locally, with communities and the individuals within them creating safe and supportive schools, organizations, neighborhoods, and family units. Anti-bullying campaigns ultimately save lives and prevent destructive behavior, such as substance abuse. The PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center stated that one in five students report being bullied, but the actual number of bullying incidents can be far more significant, http... Full story
A person can experience a panic attack when they least expect it. This can cause a great deal of fear and anxiety for the person. Many people do not know what they should do when dealing with a panic attack. Here are eight easy steps a person can follow when a panic attack strikes unexpectedly. 1. Take a break: A panic attack can be very uncomfortable and can affect a person’s thinking. The best thing to do when this happens is to take a break in order to calm down. You don’t want to do anything when you're not thinking cle...
San Diego County has become the fifth location in California to report the environmental detection of H5 influenza virus, commonly referred to as bird flu. This detection was made through wastewater testing conducted on Sept. 1 by WastewaterSCAN, a privately funded operation that monitors wastewater for pathogens at more than 150 sites nationwide and 57 sites across California. Regular follow up sampling has not detected any virus. H5 influenza regularly circulates in wild birds and occasionally causes human cases. Recent...
Dr. Colby from Fallbrook Village Dental was recently featured as a guest on a show called the Wellness Hour with Randy Alvarez. They discussed the latest advancements in full mouth reconstruction "Teeth-in-a-day." He shared stories from his patients who have come into his office and left in one day with brand new life-changing smiles. Walking into a dentist's office can be daunting for many but, at Dr. Colby's practice, patients find something entirely different: comfort,... Full story
More grant money is heading to San Diego County to help anticipate and prepare for future disease outbreaks. The Board of Supervisors approved a $425,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the University of California San Diego, Sept. 10. The newly approved funding adds to another $1.3 million CDC grant received last October as part of the Resilient Shield UCSD Grant Project. The funds will help County Public Health epidemiologists or “disease detectives,” use disease modeling to study what kin...
During the 2024 Olympic Games, three track and field athletes who were treated by Bonsall chiropractor Derek King won medals. Matthew Hudson-Smith, who was part of England’s Olympic contingent, won the silver medal in the men’s 400-meter race and was part of the 4x400 relay team which obtained a bronze medal. Grenada’s Lindon Victor won the bronze medal for the men’s decathlon. Fred Kerley gave the United States a bronze medal in the men’s 100-meter dash. “It’s not me. It’s the technique,” King said. “I show them what it d...
The U.S. armed forces overly used asbestos-containing products throughout the last century in their WWII effort. Producing military equipment in large amounts demanded accessible materials, and asbestos was abundant in the markets, making it the material of choice for the military industry. All five military branches used these durable products due to their fair price, resulting in many service member’s asbestos exposure, especially veterans of the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The growing number o...
Two mice collected from a campground trail at San Onofre State Beach, as part of ongoing surveillance to protect public health, have tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. The County Vector Control team is working with campground officials to notify campground visitors and staff. Finding hantavirus in wild rodents is not uncommon in San Diego County, these are the 19th and 20th findings in mice in 2024. However, people rarely come into direct contact with infec...
TEMECULA – As summer vacation comes to an end, it can be difficult for children to make the transition back to their daily school routine. Academic demands often mean a return to the stress of balancing schoolwork, extracurricular activities and relationships. Challenges like these can become overwhelming and may even lead to depression and anxiety in children and teens. Unfortunately, these conditions are all too common at this age. From 2016-2019, of those children and teens ages 3-17, nearly 6 million were diagnosed w...
Everything you do in a day impacts your body, your health, and all of its facets. The following are constantly communicating with your body's circadian system: · Habits · Environment · Food and drink · Schedule A tried-and-true researcher, Parisa Vidafar, PhD., breaks it all down. The circadian system is the "master clock" of each individual human body and it plays one of the biggest roles in your health and wellness. "It is the core clock that keeps all the other clocks in...
Thirty-three million Americans have food allergies, one in 10 adults and 1 in 13 children, and the numbers are rising globally. Food allergies in children have increased by 50% since the 1990s, with similar numbers recorded in Canada – 1 in 13 Canadians having at least one food allergy. Also, once seen as primarily limited to childhood, allergies are now an adulthood disease, with more women than men experiencing food allergies. Studies suggest that a lack of gut microbiome and vitamin D may play a role in the onset of fo...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns that today's youth mental health crisis is the "defining public health issue of our time." He's right. American adolescents are experiencing unprecedented levels of mental health challenges. Fortunately, there's a way to reverse these trends. I've spent my career studying the intersection of sports and mental health, including roles as the chief medical officer at NCAA, co-chair of the International Olympic Committee Consensus Meeting on Mental Health in Elite Athletes, and fellow of...
A dead American Crow found in the Clairemont area of San Diego has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to people. County officials said people should continue to follow the county's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines, including finding and dumping out standing water around homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding. The crow is the first dead bird...
Autoimmune diseases are on the rise, with alarming statistics highlighting their increasing prevalence. From a dramatic threefold increase since the 1950s to one out of every 12 people being affected, autoimmune disorders have become a major public health concern. This feature explores the root causes of autoimmune diseases, the role of intestinal permeability, and practical steps to mitigate their impact. The autoimmune disease surge Autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues,...
When asked by the surgery department chair as a medical student why I wanted to treat vascular patients, my response was to be useful, useful to people with a challenging systemic disease that often results in stroke, amputation, and death. Often, wounds that haven't healed for months on a foot or a hand, or persistent leg pain provoked by walking or simply laying in bed are subtle indicators that Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), a vascular health challenge affecting many...
September is National Recovery Month and County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) is inviting community members and organizations to come together in support of the recovery community. National Recovery Month brings awareness around mental health and addiction recovery. It also celebrates the recovery community and supports both those currently on their recovery journey and those people still struggling with addiction. Evidence-based treatment and recovery practices are available to help people battling substance use and...
