November isn’t National Men’s Health Month (that’s June.) However, focus on men’s health topics like testicular and prostate cancer and higher statistical likelihood of accidents and suicide among males are receiving more attention this month due to an unlikely connection: no-shave November, known as Movember....more»

Yasmin Paglinawan wouldn’t have guessed a decade ago that she would end up as an advocate for diabetes awareness in Kern County....more»

 Toddlers are surprisingly good at processing the speech of other young children, according to a new study....more»

 The large majority of U.S. high school students feel safe in school, but many see a need for more mental health services for students, according to a new report from ACT, the nonprofit organization behind the ACT® test....more»

The International Diabetes Foundation defines diabetes as a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces....more»

 Each year, there are 33,700 new cancers in the U.S. related to human papillomavirus and 4,175 women die annually of cervical cancer—a cancer which is almost entirely attributable to HPV....more»

 The California Department of Social Services sets foster care requirements and oversees the Department of Human Services’ county-based efforts....more»

Broaching the topic can be difficult....more»

A yearly mammogram is the gold standard for breast-cancer screening and detection....more»

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