ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH LECTURES.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital will host free community lectures delivered by medical specialists starting Thursday. The lectures will cover a variety of health issues, from snoring snoring, rough, vibratory sounds made in breathing during sleep or coma. The noisy breathing is the result of an open mouth and a relaxation of the palate; it is frequently induced by lying on one's back. treatments to hip and knee replacement and colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. prevention. The sessions are scheduled on the second and fourth Thursday of every month through November. At each, a physician will explain developments and then answer questions. All lectures will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Conference Room 15 on the fourth floor of the AVOIC building, 44105 15th St. W. There is no charge to attend and the lectures are open to the public. However, lecture handouts and seating are limited, so reservations are requested. To make a reservation, call (661) 949-5230. The first five lecture dates and topics are: --Thursday: Jatinder Pruthi, M.D.: Comprehension over Apprehension: Colon Cancer Prevention and Treatment. --March 23: Ruwanthi Campano, M.D.: Snore No More: Treatments for Snoring and Sleep Apnea sleep apnea, episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which relaxation of muscles in the throat repeatedly close off the airway during sleep; the person wakes just enough to take a gasping breath. . --April 27: Andrew Heller, D.P.M.: Feet First: Preventing Diabetic Foot diabetic foot A foot with a constellation of pathologic changes affecting the lower extremity in diabetics, often leading to amputation and/or death due to complications; the common initial lesion leading to amputation is a nonhealing skin ulcer, induced by Problems. --May 11: Sethu Madhavan, M.D.: Can (Good) Living Cause Problems? Discussing Obesity Solutions. --May 25: Alon Antebi, D.O.: Be Active Again: Arthritic Relief through Hip and Knee Replacement. |
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