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It's quitting time
The Great American Smokeout was Nov. 19, but any day is a good day to quit smoking.

Providence Tarzana Foundation Links to the Community with Inaugural Golf Tournament
The newly formed Providence Tarzana Foundation will hold its inaugural event, a Nov. 2 golf tournament, to help enhance the renowned pediatrics program at Providence Tarzana Medical Center.
New Therapy: Results Show Excellent Results for Three Providence Tarzana Patients following Cardiac Arrest
Less than two weeks after instituting new therapeutic hypothermia treatment for heart attack patients, Providence Tarzana Medical Center has applied the body-cooling treatment in three cases – and each patient showed remarkable neurologic recovery.
Providence Holy Cross Nurse Manager Honored for Paper on Gestational Diabetes in Latinas
Sherri Garber Mendelson, nurse manager for the maternity department at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, received the Best of JOGNN Writing Award for a paper she co-authored.
Providence Saint Joseph’s Doctor is the First in the Southland to Start Using New Tissue-Dissection Medical Equipment
Deanna Attai, a Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center surgeon who this year became one of the first doctors in the country to treat early-stage breast cancer patients using a technique that essentially freezes tumors, can add another first to her list.
Providence Tarzana Surgeon First in U.S. to Use New State-of-the-Art Imaging Tool
Providence Tarzana Medical Center became the first hospital in the nation to use the latest generation in imaging – in this case to aid a surgeon in opening the clogged carotid artery of a patient who had suffered a small stroke.
A First in the Valley: Providence Holy Cross Surgeon Removes Gallbladder Using New Single-Incision Technique
A young mother from Mission Hills has made San Fernando Valley history at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. She was the first in the area to undergo a new procedure that requires just one small incision in the belly button to remove the gallbladder.
Arthritis and the flu
People with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus have an increased risk for severe complications from the flu.
Heart health: What is a stress test?
An exercise stress test can show how well your heart performs and detect problems that can be treated.
Spotting health fraud
Health fraud not only hurts your pocketbook, it could put your health in jeopardy as well.
Daily care for people with Alzheimer's disease
Tips to help caregivers make everyday tasks easier.
Treating the flu
Tips to help you feel better.
Handwashing can keep you healthy
Regular handwashing is a simple, effective way to protect yourself from germs.

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