Health Watch
EDUCATION
* Tuesday: “Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Update,” sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Northridge Hospital, IFL Building, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 2-3 p.m. Free. Reservations. (818) 995-7378.
* Tuesday: Author and graphic designer Arlene Cotter will discuss her experiences with lymphoma and how patients can regain control of their lives. UCLA, RPB Auditorium (adjacent to the Jules Stein Eye Institute). 7-9 p.m. Free. (310) 794-6644.
* Tuesday: “How Is Your Sleep Life?” Northridge Hospital’s Roscoe campus, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Reservations. (818) 885-5482.
* Tuesday: “Just for Her,” a seniors seminar on urinary incontinence. Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1420 S. Central Ave., Glendale. 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Reservations. (818) 502-2396.
* Tuesday: “Diabetes Medications: A Review of the Old and an Introduction of the New,” sponsored by the American Diabetes Assn. San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, CHEC Building, 261 Junipero Serra Drive, San Gabriel. 7:15 p.m. (Support group meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.) Free. (323) 283-2061 or (626) 284-5451.
* Wednesday: “Mental Fitness: Memory Training” (class meets Wednesdays, beginning today, through June 13). Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Auditorium, 3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Reservations. (310) 517-4666.
* Saturday: Standard first-aid class, sponsored by the American Red Cross. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $30. For location and registration, call (818) 243-3121.
SCREENINGS
* Tuesday: Diabetes blood sugar screening (every Tuesday). L.A. Metropolitan Medical Center, 2231 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles. 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Free. Reservations. (800) 455-2638.
STUDIES
* USC researchers studying a new way to suppress hepatitis C, prevent liver cancer and the progression of cirrhosis are looking for patients who have failed previous treatments. (323) 442-5550.
SUPPORT GROUPS
* Thursday: Lymphedema support group (meets second Thursday of each month). 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 815, Hollywood. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Reservations. (323) 957-9571.
* Wednesday: Arthritis Self-Help Group (meets every Wednesday) will discuss how exercise, medication and relaxation techniques can help ease symptoms. Valley Presbyterian Hospital, 15107 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Reservations. (818) 902-2977.
* Wednesday: Group for parents of young children and adolescents with emotional disturbances such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (meets second Wednesday of each month). Harbor UCLA, 1000 W. Carson Blvd., Torrance. 4 p.m. Free. (310) 547-2277.
* Saturday: Pulmonary hypertension group (meets quarterly). Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1124 W. Carson St., Torrance. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. (310) 222-3560.
Cancer Talk
“Genetics and Cancer” will help explain cancer risks, gene testing and genetic counseling. Huntington Memorial Hospital, Cancer Center, 100 W. California Blvd., Pasadena. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Reservations. (626) 535-2429.
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