The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health expanded a water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge on Monday to include all of Imperial Beach and Silver Stand State Beach due to runoff, in addition to a general advisory for the entire county coastline. Recent rainfall caused the sewage-contaminated runoff [...]
The Fourth of July! Its time for barbecues, get-togethers and big meals. And if you just happen to be the chef-in-charge, the last thing you want to do is spoil the party by making everyone sick. So you need to cook safely to make sure you dont accidentally invite unwanted guests bacteria like salmonella, listeria, [...]
Fact: We are all going to die. Fact: Men typically die sooner than women. But for Fact No. 2, it doesn't have to be that way. There are things men can do to live longer, healthier lives. June is Men's Health Month and the County Health and Human Services Agency is taking a look at [...]
There are three things you can do to prevent a stroke. You’ve probably heard the advice before, but may not know it goes for stroke as well. Exercise Eat healthy foods Don’t smoke If you do these three things on a regular basis, you are greatly diminishing your risk of having a stroke. “Stroke is [...]
In the event of a disaster, firefighters and paramedics can't be everywhere immediately. But there are people who will know what to do until emergency responders arrive. They are community members, perhaps even your neighbors, who want to serve their community by learning basic emergency skills that will help themselves, their families, and others in [...]
San Diego Launches New AED Location Finding App Finding and deploying an automated external defibrillator (AED) can help save a life in those critical minutes before a paramedic arrives. In fact, you’re twice as likely to survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest if you receive both cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED assistance, compared to CPR alone. [...]
So, spring has sprung! You know what that means. Spring, as the poet said, is the time when all people's fancies turn lightly to thoughts of ... spring cleaning? OK, that's not what Tennyson said. But spring is the time of the year to engage in big cleaning projects in and around our homes where [...]
