EDUCATIONTUESDAY* “Got Stress? Let It Go and...
EDUCATION
TUESDAY
* “Got Stress? Let It Go and Enjoy Life,” for cancer patients. (Meets for four weeks.) Wellness Community, 540 N. Golden Drive, Santa Ana, Suite 315. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. (714) 543-3200.
* Health Insurance and Advocacy Program provides assistance and support to Medicare beneficiaries. Little Company of Mary-San Pedro Hospital. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (310) 514-5333.
WEDNESDAY
* “Checking Up on Cholesterol,” sponsored by Providence St. Joseph’s, will explain how to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Media City Center in the Macy’s Court, First Level, 201 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. Free. 9-10 a.m. Free. (818) 566-8617.
* “Macular Degeneration,” sponsored by the Braille Institute and led by an ophthalmologist and a community relations coordinator, will focus on research. Le Bleu Chateau, 1900 Grismer Ave., Burbank. 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (323) 663-1111, Ext. 1519.
FRIDAY
* Fibromyalgia self-help course, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. (Meets seven consecutive weeks.) Norman Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo. $25. Reservations required. (714) 436-1623.
SUNDAY
* “Energetic Healing Health” will explain energy treatments. Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., Little Tokyo, Room C. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Reservations required. (818) 244-4352.
THURSDAY
* “Yoga for Health and Fitness.” (Meets six Thursdays.) Northridge Hospital’s Roscoe Campus, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 10-11 a.m. $60 preregistration. Reservations required. (818) 885-8500, Ext. 2855.
FRIDAY
* Tai chi class. (Meets every Friday in September.) Glendale Adventist Medical Center, 1500 E. Chevy Chase, Glendale, in the auditorium. 9:30 a.m. $4 per session. (818) 409-8057.
SCREENINGS
THURSDAY
Breast cancer screenings, offered by Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, 1300 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. 5-7 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (866) 540-3668.
ONGOING
YWCA EncorePlus and the Susan G. Komen Foundation are sponsoring breast cancer screenings at 12 sites in Orange County during September. Free. Call for reservations, locations. (714) 935-9720.
STUDIES
* USC researchers are seeking healthy volunteers over 40 to participate in a 2 1/2-year study to determine if taking certain vitamins may help reduce the hardening of arteries. (866) 240-1489.
* UCLA researchers are seeking women, ages 18 to 50 with fibromyalgia and/or irritable bowel syndrome, for a study testing medications. (310) 794-3120.
SUPPORT GROUPS
WEDNESDAY
* Parkinson’s disease group, for patients and caregivers. (Meets first Thursday of each month.) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Thalians Mental Health Center, Room E240. Free. Call for time. (800) 908-2732.
ONGOING
* Reach to Recovery, offered by the American Cancer Society, provides trained volunteers for one-on-one information and support. For breast cancer patients or any woman worried about the possibility of breast cancer. (800) ACS-2345.
* Family Service of Long Beach offers a variety of therapy groups, including ones for adults with attention deficit disorder and parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 5500 Atherton, Suite 416, Long Beach. Fees on sliding scale. (562) 493-1496.
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