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Three Ways to Prevent a Stroke

| 3:18 PM

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Stroke kills over 1,000 San Diegans every year. There are several warning signs and symptoms of stroke. Do you know how to identify them and what to do if you spot them?

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GALLERY: 2014 NAMI Walk and Live Well San Diego Expo

| 1:29 PM

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Thousands of people participated at the 2014 NAMI Walk and Live Well San Diego Expo at Liberty Station this weekend. The event—organized by the County and local affiliates of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI San Diego and NAMI North Coastal—featured about 120 resource booths, an art exhibit, therapy dogs, face painting and lots […]

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Whooping Cough Cases Approach 300

| 4:51 PM

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San Diego County continues to experience a high level of pertussis (whooping cough) activity, with a nearly six-fold increase in the number of cases to date in 2014 versus this point last year according to the County’s Health and Human Services Agency.

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Pertussis Cases Continue to Soar

| 3:28 PM

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Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to soar in San Diego County, putting the region on pace for the worst year for the disease since 2010 according to the County’s Health and Human Services Agency.

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VIDEO: Earth Day: Get to Know the 5 ‘R’s

| 3:55 PM

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Do you know what the five “R”s stand for? County departments and community partners joined together to celebrate Earth Day Tuesday to teach the public about sustainability.