Breast Cancer
On Tuesday, breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love will discuss new approaches to diagnosis and treatment, plus how breast cancer patients and survivors can manage menopausal symptoms. Louis Jolyon West Auditorium, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Westwood. 7-9 p.m. Free. Parking is $6. (310) 794-6644.
EDUCATION
* Today: “Antibiotics: Friend or Foe,” led by a physician, will include a discussion of when antibiotics should be used. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Auditorium, 1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (818) 409-8100.
* Today: A low-impact exercise program for people with arthritis, sponsored by the Foothill Presbyterian Hospital’s Foothill Arthritis Connection, is offered at several locations and times. On Mondays at Joslyn Community Center, 815 N. Barranca Ave., Covina. On Mondays and Wednesdays at Citrus College, Fitness Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the La Fetra Center for Seniors, 333 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Free. Call the Foothill Arthritis Connection, (626) 335-4516.
* Wednesday: “Pain Management,” led by a physician and a physical therapist, will include a discussion of pain-management frontiers and types of therapy. City of Angels Medical Center, 1711 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. 6 p.m. Free. (213) 989-6100.
EVENTS
* Monday through Friday: Through January, Northridge Hospital Medical Center is hosting blood donor month 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Wednesdays 11 a.m.-7 p.m.). Donor Room, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
SUPPORT GROUPS
* Today: Dementia caregivers support group. Northridge Hospital, Sherman Way campus, 14500 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys. 4-5:30 p.m. (818) 908-8713.
* Tuesday: Hepatitis support group. USC Hospital, 1500 San Pablo St., Los Angeles. 5:30-7 p.m. Contact the American Liver Foundation, (310) 670-4624.
* Wednesday: Liver support group for people with liver disease. Northridge Hospital Medical Center’s Roscoe Campus, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 7:30 p.m. (310) 670-4624.
* Wednesday: Caregivers group. Sherman Oaks Hospital, Doctors Conference Room, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks. 9:30-11 a.m. (818) 990-2573.
* Wednesday: Peripheral neuropathy support group. UCLA Medical Plaza Building, Room 300, Westwood. 1-3 p.m. Contact Cappy Fogel, (310) 286-7442.
* Saturday: In Control Challenge, a support group for diabetic children and teens and their families, will meet at the Westside Family YMCA, Community Room, 11311 LaGrange Ave., West Los Angeles. 1-3 p.m. Contact Sherry at (323) 653-6773 or Mark at (818) 501-5698.
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