September News Posts in September, 2011 8 Tips to Avoid Over-Indulging This Holiday Season Posted on Sep 24, 2011 During the fall and winter months, it is easy to over-indulge in all sorts of ways. Holiday social gatherings lend themselves to excessive eating and drinking, while the guilt that we may feel the ... Read More TORRANCE MEMORIAL OFFERS REDUCED-COST SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER Posted on Sep 21, 2011 Torrance, Calif., September 21, 2011 - In response to 30-year study finding that women who had regular screening mammograms were 31 percent less likely to die of breast cancer, compared to women who ... Read More The Center of Healthy Living Receives Gift Posted on Sep 20, 2011 While still in the early stages, Torrance Memorial recently received a monetary boost to its complementary wellness program. The idea is to strengthen the hospital's offering of mind-body healing ... Read More New Devices That Will Open Your Heart Posted on Sep 16, 2011 The last thing you want to hear after having an angiogram is that some of your arteries are 100% blocked. Ten years ago, this diagnosis meant that you would likely need to be on medication for ... Read More Getting Clear on Mammography Posted on Sep 14, 2011 If Daphne McNairy-a career woman, wife and mom of two young girls-had taken this advice (her own, actually) and remembered to make her health as much of a priority as her family, she believes her ... Read More This Torrance Memorial Cardiology Medical Director Takes His Own Advice To Heart Posted on Sep 10, 2011 Benjamin Rosin, MD, puts on his running shoes to help maintain a healthy heart, and he also goes to work to help others do the same. Rosin is the medical director of cardiology at Torrance Memorial, ... Read More Giving the Gift of Beauty Posted on Sep 8, 2011 The sweet aromas and awe-inspiring beauty start at the entrance. The strategically placed floral arrangements and decorations liven up the plain, white tent to create a more intimate, warm atmosphere ... Read More Cancer Is Multi-Faceted: So Is Treating It Posted on Sep 6, 2011 Last year Kimberly Kynard was experiencing tummy aches and cramping. At first they were mild and would come and go. She often wondered if she had eaten something disagreeable or had food ... Read More A Teacher, Innovator and Volunteer Leads The Way in Orthopedics Posted on Sep 4, 2011 More than 30 years after his time as a research analyst at Charles R. Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, Don P. Sanders, MD, still remembers the conversation that made him decide to pursue a career ... Read More The Auxiliary Celebrates 60 Years of Volunteer Services Posted on Sep 2, 2011 Though it was many years ago, volunteer Laurie Anderson cannot get one particular patient out of her mind. "One time, a young woman burst into tears when I introduced myself," she says. ... Read More