Price-Gharzeddine to receive top nursing administrator award
'I truly have a passion for the profession.' - Karen Price-Gharzeddine
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Karen Price-Gharzeddine, the chief nurse of St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, will be honored next week with a Best Practice-Administration award. The Association of California Nurse Leaders will present the award to Price-Gharzeddine at the organization's annual conference on...
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Expert panel to give heart-smart advice in Camarillo
Heart disease symposium at Spanish Hills is sold out
By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com
      Ishu Rao knows what makes people tick. Literally. The 37-year-old cardiologist specializes in electrophysiology- the study of the heart's complex electrical circuitry, the system that emits small electrical pulses to control the rhythm of the heartbeat.
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Massage Envy offers a 'tiny vacation'
By Andrea L. Minium Special to the Acorn
      Husband and wife Kirk Peacock and Pam Tanase make it their business to know how to relax, rejuvenate and relieve stress through the healing powers of therapeutic massage. Peacock and Tanase became regional developers in fall 2004 for Massage Envy, a nationwide franchised massage therapy ...
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Learn about hypnotherapy
Seminar to include demonstrations
      AlmaVia of Camarillo will host a hypnotherapy seminar at 10:15 a.m. Fri., Feb. 29 at 2500 Ponderosa Drive, North in Camarillo. Medical hypnotherapist Bunny Vreeland will lead the seminar titled "Hypnotherapy: The Wonders of Self-Talk and Application for Pain Management.
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Medical experts to speak at church
      Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church will host a health seminar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16 at the church, 855 S. F Street, Oxnard. Topics covered will include female reproductive cancers and auto-amunin diseases.
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Rudeness on the road leads to frustration
Make it a point to be considerate of others especially when behind the wheel
By Caroline Neeley Special to the Acorn
      I stopped the other day, as I do so often, to allow a driver to pull in front of me. Now, I'm not of the attitude that one gives kindness only to get a thankyou, but it would be nice once in a while. It seems, though, the more grace and courtesy I show, the less acknowledgement I receive...
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Longer life among benefits of whole grain
Advantages also include weight control, lowered risk of cancer, diabetes
      To weigh less, enjoy better health and live longer, resolve to eat more whole grains. The weight-control and other health benefits of eating whole-grain foods, including breads, are outlined in study after study around the world.
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Slow and steady in relationships
      Great works of art often begin with an inspired idea and intense passion. The artist is consumed with an attempt to translate this onto paper or canvas or whatever medium is familiar.
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Survey finds many women optimistic about aging
      When a recent survey asked women how they felt about aging, a significant number said that the best was yet to come. In the new Women Talk annual survey by the National Women's Health Resource Center, more than onethird (37 percent) of women reported being positive about life as they age.
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