The 15th rabid bat from Los Angeles County turned up in late July, in Santa Clarita.

Providence Health & Services officials announced one of the nation's leading experts in palliative care and advocate for transforming care through the end of life is set to join the health system in the new Institute for Human Caring.

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 ...

Have you had back pain in the past 30 days? At some point we all experience back pain. It is very common, but like all symptoms, it is best to pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you instead of trying to ignore it. Sometimes back pain is just a strained muscle and gets better in a ...

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Benjamin Franklin In 2013 Americans spent two and a half times what most people in other countries did on healthcare. We took more drugs than anyone else on the planet and for all the money we wasted and drugs we took, we fell in the bottom third of health statistics. Read Full Statistics, ...

This starts the second week of 2014. Has your resolution made it this far? Have you started on keeping it? While most of us make bold declarations about health and quality time with family every December 31, very few of us stick to our promises of upgrading our programs. Here is why: We have been sold a tool without any ...

The daily stresses we face chemically, from thousands of substances that didn’t even exist for our grandparents and emotionally from social situations brought on by our disposable-microwave society can cause the same amount of internal damage as physical injury. These stressors are compounded by more technical, sitting, jobs and recreation with less physical activity to work off the stress. Yoga, ...

While there are countless cover ups to enhance beauty, the secret to beautiful healthy skin is what you put in your body, not what you put on it. How you live will reflect on both your health and the condition of your skin in the long-run. Help can be found on resources such as skinlightskinbright.com, where everything is broken down into ...

Too often, a doctor’s visit results in a prescription based on a few symptoms, no lab work and the current marketing trend of the drug companies. It is no wonder that we, Americans spend 2 and a half times more on healthcare than any other country, consume 75% of the pharmaceuticals manufactured on the planet and rank 29th out of ...

Pushing the limits of speed, strength, endurance and flexibility has its rewards and can take its toll. While most people’s health problems are caused by too little exercise, athletes have a unique set of stressors that contribute to injuries and illnesses. Every sport has its own common injuries but more often than not there are early warning signs that can ...