Health

Pertussis Cases Continue to Outpace 2012

| 11:37 AM

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Six new cases of pertussis have been reported at local schools this week as whooping cough cases in 2013 continue to outpace last year according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

Health

Consumers Warned Against Using Supplements Labeled OxyELITE Pro

| 2:58 PM

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The San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is advising people to stop using OxyElite Pro dietary supplement capsules or powder products after several people, including a San Diego County resident, reported damaged livers after using the product.

 

Veterans

An Honor Seven Decades in the Making

| 9:00 AM

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Marie Brown-Mercadel said other veterans’ families might be unaware relatives may be eligible posthumously for a Congressional Gold Medal.

Health

Five New Cases of Pertussis Reported in Region

| 10:25 AM

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Five new cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been reported at area schools this week according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

Library

It’s NaNoWriMo Time

| 8:59 AM

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Have you gotten your NaNoWriMo on? Anyone can do it. In fact, the La Mesa Library encourages you to participate and is providing a special ‘sanctuary’ just for the occasion.