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Wellness
Top 5 Wellness Stories of 2012
Did you miss one? The start of the New Year is a great time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished and what more you can do to live a healthier, happier and more well-balanced life. This past year, we covered nearly fifty topics, from how to erase sun damage to how to keep your mind sharp through ...
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Wellness
Feeling Sick? When to Stay Home
Three questions to help you decide Uh-oh. You woke up and something’s off. Your throat is sore and you’ve got a rattling cough. Or maybe gastrointestinal symptoms, like nausea or diarrhea. You’re feeling distinctly under the weather. But there’s work to do, or classes to attend, or errands to be ...
- Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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Wellness
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Running
Start moving for fun and fitness Hitting the track or jumping on the treadmill is a great way to get in shape. If you’re not already a runner, however, starting to run may seem intimidating. Start with a slow jog “People tend to want things to happen right away,” says Ed Fellow, a sports medicine ...
- Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
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Wellness
Can Food Heal?
What you eat could change your health When you get wounded, you might cover it up with a bandage. Or when you have muscle pain, you might take an ibuprofen. But have you ever thought about how the foods you eat could also be included in your care plan to help you heal and prevent disease? According ...
- Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
- Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
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News Releases
Scripps Health Offers Tips For Early Flu Season
With cases of seasonal flu on the rise across the country, Scripps Health is reminding San Diego County residents of some basic tips for keeping influenza at bay and dealing with the illness if it strikes. “The early onset of the flu season this year might have caught some people off guard, but ...
- Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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Patient Stories
Breast Cancer Survivor Praises Scripps Doctors
True to her name, Luz Villafana lights up a room with her optimism and bravery. The breast cancer survivor, whose first name is Spanish for “light,” has made it her mission to speak out about the exceptional care at Scripps, praising her personalized treatment. “I am so very, very grateful to my ...
- Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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News Releases
Learn the Facts About Proton Therapy at Free Program Feb. 5
San Diego’s first proton therapy center will open for patient care in summer 2013, and local residents can learn the facts about this remarkably precise form of cancer treatment at a free presentation Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Highly targeted ...
- Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
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News Releases
Scripps Health Heart Program Listed Among Top 100
The combined heart programs at Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla are one of the six California hospitals recognized on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2013 “100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs” list. The publication first identified hospitals that offer outstanding heart ...
- Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital
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News Releases
North County Patients Benefit From New Lower Radiation CT Scanner
VISTA – Patients visiting Scripps Coastal Medical Center now have access to a full array of radiological technology, including a newly installed GE Optima CT660 that reduces radiation doses by as much as 40 percent, and is one of the first of its kind to be used on the West Coast. The new computed ...
- Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
- Scripps Coastal Medical Center Vista
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News Releases
Scripps Social Media Fund-raising Campaign Could Be ‘Slam Dunk’ for Heart Care
Scripps has launched The Beat Goes On social media campaign to raise money for its heart care program. If all goes well, the campaign will end with a swim in a dunk tank by future Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Hoffman and event organizer Susan Taylor. “The hope is that we can ...
- Tuesday, January 8th, 2013