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Chew on this (as you prepare for the most gluttonous, overindulgent holiday of the year): Condors fans will soon be able to take advantage of an All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion in Rabobank Arena.
As if Kern County needed another excuse to overeat.
Here's the news release:
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - An All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion is coming soon to The Nest to ensure that fans will never go hungry again at Bakersfield Condors games. The All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion is set to be unveiled and open for...
Another World AIDS Day comes around, but is the community any wiser?
I spoke yesterday with Audrey Chavez, director of the Bakersfield AIDS Project, about World AIDS Day and where Kern stands in fighting the infectious disease. (Read "Observe World AIDS Day at many local events" in today's Californian.)
One problem is that many residents have the "those people" mentality when it comes to AIDS, as in "It's not me; it's those people."
Residents need to...
Seeing a pregnant woman sidle up to the bar with a pint of Fat Tire or a pregnant woman taking a couple drags on her Virginia Slims while walking down Chester Avenue will probably make more than a few people cringe.
But what about expecting moms taking sips of wine?
That is what a new county-wide initiative is trying to prevent, among other things.
Called Perinatal SART — screening, assessment, referral and treatment — the program educates physicians to ask pregnant...
A few blogs ago I posted tips for discarding unused meds. Here's some info on how to manage the meds you keep.
The Golden Empire Society of Health-System Pharmacists is urging patients to keep track of what they're taking to help avoid drug interactions. (Read "Patients urged to list their drugs" in today's Californian.)
A 2006 Institute of Medicine report found that at least 1.5 million preventable adverse drug interactions occur each year in the United States, resulting in...
Blogs aren't just for the Web anymore.
"The Pulse" is now a Californian feature, along with being a fun and informative way to while away your time at work.
Every Monday, one of my blog posts is going to run in the Eye Street section of the paper.
"Spicy meatballs may leave you looking like one" is on today's page B1. It's from the "Belly-ssimo!" post from Oct. 31.
Today's column doesn't have any comments listed with it, but future ones will....
Chalk up something else to our burgeoning girths.
Obesity has killed the It's a Small World ride at Disneyland, or, at the least, it has put it out of service.
From Wired:
"The boats routinely bottom out under the weight of super-sized riders, bringing the popular ride to a grinding -- literally -- halt. That's increased the wear and tear on the fiberglass boats, which have been in use since the ride opened during the 1964 World's Fair, when Americans, on average, weighed 25...
A once-promising holiday toy is now being recalled for containing the "date-rape drug" chemical.
This follows in a long line of recent recalls. In toys alone, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducted 61 recalls this year so far, compared to 40 recalls last year.
Can anything be trusted anymore?
In the United States, the toy goes by the name Aqua Dots, distributed by Toronto-based Spin Master Toys, according to the Associated Press. They are called Bindeez in...
Even if you're not someone with an overflowing amount of prescriptions, the penicillin from the infection a year ago, pain meds from when your back went out and leftover allergy pills can add up over time.
Here are some tips on how to safely discard the medicine, courtesy of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, written by the Associated Press:
Don't flush unused drugs down the toilet, unless they're one of a handful...
The thought of your grandparents getting it on is enough to make any mature, well-adjusted adult say, "Ewwwwww! Icky!"
But it turns out that them "making whoopie" — as it was called back in the day — may help in the long run. Sex and sleep may be the keys to healthy aging, according to a Cox News Service story.
When you are getting your needs met in both areas, you are likely to be healthier, happier, and sharper mentally as you age, according to a...
Nowadays, everything must be named, categorized and analyzed to give a concept a proper place in the monster that is American Culture.
Pretty much, you need a book. A how-to book is even better. A humorous how-to book puts it over the edge.
Enter: Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom by Louise Sloan.
As you might have guessed, this book covers such topics as how to decide if going it alone is right for you, how to choose the right sperm, what to tell...
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