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EDUCATION

TODAY

* “Sports Supplements: What You Don’t Know Could Stop Your Heart.” Hoag Hospital Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. 6 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (800) 514-HOAG.

TUESDAY

* “Side Effects and Symptom Strategy Session” will focus on pain management and cancer treatment. Wellness Community-Foothills, 200 E. Del Mar Blvd., Suite 118, Pasadena. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. No reservations necessary. (626) 796-1083.

* “Heart Disease: Your Questions Answered.” Hoag Hospital Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. 6 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (800) 514-HOAG.

* “Lymphedema Prevention and Treatment for the Breast Cancer Patient,” for breast cancer patients who have had lymph nodes surgically removed. Wellness Community-Foothills, 200 E. Del Mar Blvd., Suite 118, Pasadena. 7-9 p.m. Free. No reservations necessary. (626) 796-1083.

WEDNESDAY

* “Managing Diabetes,” led by a diabetes specialist. Northridge Hospital’s Sherman Way Campus, 14500 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys. 5-6 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (818) 885-5482.

* “Understanding Arrythmia,” led by a cardiologist. Hoag Hospital Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. 6 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (800) 514-HOAG.

* “When Love Gets Tough: Making the Nursing Home Decision.” Sherman Oaks Hospital, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (818) 985-6482 or (818) 990-2573.

* “Congestive Heart Failure,” led by a cardiologist. Mission Hospital Conference Center, 27700 Medical Center Road, Mission Viejo. 7-8 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (949) 364-1770.

* Fibroid lecture, focusing on uterine artery embolization as an alternative to hysterectomy. Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., Glendale. 7-9 p.m. Reservations recommended (limited seating). (626) 397-8550.

THURSDAY

* “Innovations in Cardiac Surgery.” Hoag Hospital Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. 6 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (800) 514-HOAG.

* “Communicating Effectively With Your Insurance Provider,” for cancer patients. Wellness Community, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. 7-9 p.m. Free. (805) 379-4777.

* “How to Raise a Drug/Medication Free Family” will focus on improving natural immunity, achieving optimum health and developing trust in children. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 23845 W. McBean Parkway, Valencia. 7-8 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (661) 259-4787.

FRIDAY

* Tai chi class. (Meets Fridays, beginning March 1.) Glendale Adventist Medical Center, 1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. 9:30-10:30 a.m. $4 per session. Register in class. (818) 409-8057.

SUPPORT GROUPS

TUESDAY

* L.A. Help, a support group for people with herpes. (Meets fourth Tuesdays.) This week’s presentation is “Deception, Lies and Scientific Cupidity.” Westwood United Methodist Church, 10497 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 7-10 p.m. Free. No reservations necessary. (310) 281-7511 or www.lahelp.org.

WEDNESDAY

* Fibromyalgia group, sponsored by American Fibromyalgia Foundation. Hoag Hospital Cancer Center Auditorium, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. 7:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (714) 840-8038.

* Mental illness support group, sponsored by National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, for those who have a loved one suffering from mental illness. Mental Health Center, 14545 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys. 6:45-9 p.m. Free. No reservations necessary. (818) 994-6747.

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