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Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk on August 9 to Fund Research and Double Survival The lung cancer community is on a mission: to make surviving lung cancer the expectation, not the exception. Hundreds of local residents will join in that mission by participating in the San Diego Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, August […]

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With summer right around the corner, your children can look forward to a summer filled with learning and trips to magical lands. Continue to nurture their love of books with this list of wonderful, diverse books, for grades K-3, that your children won’t want to put down. Happy summer reading! Rude Cakes  By Rowboat Watkins. […]

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High temperatures predicted for San Diego through the weekend are potentially dangerous or even deadly for pets. Rancho Coastal Humane Society spokesman John Van Zante says, “Normally we give this warning in July or August, but predicted high temperatures through the weekend can be hazardous or even deadly for pets, kids, and seniors and many […]

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Pets Bring so Many New Ways to Learn Whether it’s Math (“how much does a hamster weigh?”) or Science, (“what does a snake eat?”) Geography (“what part of the world do ferrets come from?”) or Grammar (“what words would we use to describe a goldfish?”) students will approach learning all these subjects with a new […]

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Is it Strep, is it allergies or is it just a sore throat? How many times do we pediatricians hear this complaint? Even for us in the medical field it is not an exact science to diagnose a strep throat. Many factors are taken into account when a sick child presents with a sore throat. […]

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Too many parents wrongly assume that the sun is only dangerous when it’s shining brightly. The fact is, the sun’s rays are dangerous no matter what time of the year, and too much exposure during childhood can lead to serious problems later in life. Parents should pay special care to protect their kids when playing […]

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Local Carmel Valley Schools Participate in “The Butterfly Project”

Local Carmel Valley schools are participating in The Butterfly Project and creating ceramic butterflies to memorialize the children that died in the Holocaust for a beautiful fountain at Torrey Hills shopping Center (designed by Helen Segal). The Butterfly Project ( founded in 2006 by educator Jan Landau and artist Cheryl Rattner Price) is excited to […]

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  Dr. Steve Ronco of Torrey Hills Chiropractic will launch the first of ten lectures relating to achieving and maintaining everyday wellness on Tuesday, April 28, 2015,  from  6  to 7 p.m. at Crust, an upscale restaurant located at 4653 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA  92130 in the Torrey Hills Shopping Center.  The initial […]

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Attention Carmel Valley Parents of Preschoolers ages 3-5 FasTracKids preschool is pleased to announce that class enrollment for the 2015-2016 registration has now begun but we only have a few spots open for new students!  Some of our most popular FasTracKids preschool benefits you will receive are low class ratios, SmartBoard activities, Kindermusik sessions, and access to our class website. […]

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The ICE4Autism In Case of Emergency (ICE) mobile app stores vital information about an autistic person’s unique needs and sensitivities directly on their iPhone or iPad. It affords people with autism a practical means of providing first responders with actionable information about themselves quickly and effectively After months of development, including extensive consultations with individuals […]

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Maybe it’s just me, but I have a growing, crippling fear for the next generation of women. With television shows like Bad Girls’ Club, 16 and Pregnant, and Jersey Shore becoming an integral piece of pop culture, you have to wonder if there’s anything good influencing our girls anymore? These days, girls are learning how […]

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Students in the Envision Cinema program at Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) want teenagers to #THINKB4UPOST on social media, in light of the November 20th social media violence threats at two San Dieguito Union High School District schools, CCA and Torrey Pines High School. According to San Diego police, two teenagers have been arrested as suspects […]

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