December News Posts in December, 2016 Torrance Memorial Medical Center's 33rd Annual Holiday Festival Nets $1.5 Million Posted on Dec 30, 2016 Funds Raised Contribute to $17 Million Raised by Torrance Memorial Foundation in 2016 TORRANCE, CA, December 16, 2016 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center announced that through ticket sales, a ... Read More Thyroid problems run in my family, what should I watch out for? Posted on Dec 22, 2016 Problems with the thyroid gland can show up in a number of different ways. The thyroid’s job is to tell your organs what to do. When the thyroid doesn’t make enough thyroid hormone ... Read More Women: Does Your Bladder Leak When You Laugh or Sneeze? Posted on Dec 22, 2016 If you answered yes, here’s help… “The most common type of urinary incontinence in women is stress incontinence,” explains Kari Ogata, a Physical Therapist with the Torrance ... Read More Can Integrative Medicine Help You Feel Better? Posted on Dec 22, 2016 How the mind-body connection influences health, wellness and healing from illness One of the most exciting new fields of medicine is integrative medicine, the use of mainstream medicine along with ... Read More Worried About Diabetes? Posted on Dec 22, 2016 Worried About Diabetes? The 4 Most Important Ways to Treat or Prevent Diabetes If you don’t have diabetes, you know someone who does. More than one in four people over age 65 have diagnosed ... Read More Combatting Holiday Stress Posted on Dec 19, 2016 Although the holiday season brings fun celebrations with family and friends, it also brings added stress. A key factor in dealing with it is to be more aware of what’s stressing you out. Here ... Read More Stay Hydrated Posted on Dec 13, 2016 Drinking enough water is vital in keeping your body functioning properly, especially since it makes up 60% of our composition. If this isn’t enough reason to motivate you to stay hydrated, here ... Read More Tis the Season for Ups and Downs - tips for making the downs more manageable Posted on Dec 6, 2016 Tis the Season for Ups and Downs – tips for making the downs more manageable We all know the holidays are stressful. Whether you love them or dread them, each of us will find ourselves in at ... Read More