Dentist challenges patients to join in $75,000 donation campaign
'I'm trying to get more people involved with Casa Pacifica. Most people don't know that it exists. . . . It's in our own backyard, my goodness.' - Dan Smith, dentist
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Daniel Smith loves a good smile. The Agoura Hills dentist works hard to clean and brighten the pearly whites of his patients. But the dentist hasn't stopped there. He also wants to bring smiles to the more than 300 children who receive mental health services from Casa Pacifica in C...
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Osteoporosis often goes undetected; doctor offers advice on prevention
      Eight million women have osteoporosis, and some may not even know they have it. This notoriously "silent disease" often goes unnoticed until a simple bump or fall causes a bone to break or fracture. Osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1 million fractures every year, which...
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Correct care of contact lenses can reduce the risk of infection
National survey found many wearers don't practice proper techniques
      When it comes to taking care of the eyes, proper lens care is of utmost importance for contact lens wearers. That's why reality show star and fashion designer Lauren Conrad, a contact lens wearer herself, has joined forces with a major eye care company to raise awareness about the imp...
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Support available for bipolar disorder
Peer-led group meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays
      The local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Ventura hosts regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support group meetings in Ventura. Meetings are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bible Fellowship Church, 6950 Ralston St., Ventura, room 301 of building 300. ...
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Panel to discuss medication alternatives
      Alternatives Restoring Children's Health is holding a seminar from 7 to 9 p.m. Fri., Jan. 18 at the Ventura Center for Spiri tual Living, 101 S. Laurel St.
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