Reduce the Halloween sugar
      Halloween is the time of year when sweet children can turn into sweet-toothed monsters; that is, when they have too much sugar. That's why it's important to implement strategies to keep them out of the candy jar.
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Mobile mammography project comes to Ventura County
      The Breast Cancer Prevention Fund has recently awarded the Ventura County Cancer Task Force $100,000 for the Health Care Agency Mobile Mammography Project, sponsored by the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation.
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Conference on HIV prevention to take place at CSUCI
      Ventura County AIDS Partnership will host a conference, "HIV Prevention: Innovation and Best Practices," from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Oct. 26 at California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo.
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Expressing your emotions is healthy
      Only 15 percent of Americans say they let their feelings out often, although 80 percent believe it is healthy to do so. These are some of the key findings from a recent national study that explored perceptions about emoting: "Letting It Out in America: The Social Landscape for E...
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Alzheimer's researcher to speak
      Author and medicinal chemist Gilbert M. Rishton will give a presentation from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 22 at Silverado Senior Living, 25100 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Registration is scheduled for 6 p.m. and hors d'oeuvres will be served at that time.
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County's Area Agency on Aging doles out $1.8 million
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      NP The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging- the largest single funding source for senior and caregivers programs and services- announced recently it gave $1.8 million to 25 organizations for a variety of senior programs.
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Who receives the funds
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging recently announced recently it gave $1.8 million to 25 organizations for a variety of senior programs.
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