Urban Outfitters continues to stir the community with hypodermic needle pens nearly a year after taking their pill bottle shot glasses off the market.

Wendy Hassenpflug, owner of Vayu Yoga®, shares tips on how yoga can give parents tools to be and feel more calm, centered, and confident. By Wendy Hassenpflug, MS, E-RYT Let’s face it, parenting is a challenging job, and probably one of the most important jobs you may ever have.  It is also one of the most rewarding, in that we ...

Wendy Hassenpflug, owner of Vayu Yoga®, shares tips on how expecting moms can practice prenatal yoga safely. By Wendy Hassenpflug, MS, E-RYT When a woman learns that she has become pregnant, her number one priority should be to make sure that her baby gets a healthy start in life.  This of course means that they do their best to take ...

Wonder how your bathing suit shrank over the winter? Find out why, and what to do about it. By Dr. Thomas Polucki Essential core exercises that focus on the abdomen and lower back, even when combined with riskier starvation diets, may not be enough to get rid of that stubborn belly fat – the extra weight that just won’t go ...

You may be addicted to sugar and not even know it. Stubborn fat, obesity and diabetes are avoidable if you make a few simple diet and lifestyle changes.  By Dr. Thomas Polucki  Does a salted caramel Frappuccino sound really good right now? Do you have bread, pasta, chips, soft drinks or candy every day?  Do you need a bowl of ...

The MannKind Corp. announced that it has receive the FDA approval for its candidate diabetes treatment, Afrezza. The announcement came after the close of trading Friday.

The Foundation for Children’s Dental Health is reportedly closing Monday after more than two decades of operation in response to a decreased need for emergency dental services among Santa Clarita Valley children. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Company officials reported they’re proud to have accomplished their goal of changing Santa ...

For 3-month-old Brooklyn Hernandez, the odds are uncertain. She may lose part of her right lung, or she could lose her entire right lung.

Anti-aging medicine offices are opening faster than Starbucks stores. Is there any truth to the implied Fountain of Youth hype or is anti-aging medicine all just a hoax? By Dr. Thomas Polucki  Anti-aging medicine, while gaining popularity, has many doctors expressing legitimate concerns about whether a scientifically valid approach to stopping or reversing the inevitable decline in health as we ...

Providence St. John's, Little Company of Mary, Holy Cross and Tarzana medical centers were recently honored by Healthgrades. St. John's and Little Company of Mary received patient safety awards. Holy Cross and Tarzana were awarded for women's health.