News Posts in December, 2018 Torrance Memorial Nets $1.5 Million Toward New Hunt Cancer Center Posted on Dec 26, 2018 TORRANCE, CA, December 26, 2018 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s 35 th annual week-long Holiday Festival raised more than $1.5 million towards the construction of the Hunt Cancer ... Read More Hips-and Knees-Don't Lie Posted on Dec 26, 2018 As we age, it's natural to want to preserve the level of activity we've come to expect and enjoy. But also as we get older, our joints start to wear out, sometimes due to arthritis, often due ... Read More Heart of Innovation Posted on Dec 26, 2018 Torrance Memorial’s Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute is ranked one of Southern California’s top heart programs. People come from all over the southland for the innovative ... Read More Feeling Blue? Posted on Dec 26, 2018 Have you felt very tired recently? Had trouble sleeping, working and simply getting through the day? Feel body aches and headaches, digestive problems or cramps for no apparent reason? Have you lost ... Read More Ask the Doctor: What is Fibromyalgia? Posted on Dec 26, 2018 Fibromyalgia is sometimes considered a mysterious condition, defined by the Mayo Clinic as “a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and ... Read More 10 Holiday Home Food Safety Tips Posted on Dec 18, 2018 Share the Gift of Home Food Safety This Season Enjoying food with family and friends is one of the highlights of the holiday season and while everyone wants to join in to help, too many cooks in the ... Read More Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Suicide: Part I Posted on Dec 12, 2018 Adolescent suicide has become a national health crisis. Although it is difficult to talk about, and most of us would like to act like it doesn’t exist, knowing some of the causes, risk factors, ... Read More Parental Strategies: To Test or Not to Test, That is the Question Posted on Dec 12, 2018 Thoughts on Drug Testing Your Teens Parental concern about drug use is almost universal, and the topic of whether or not to drug test one’s own child is a consuming dilemma. Parents’ major ... Read More