Suicide Prevention: Help Is a Phone Call Away
Feb. 14, 2012 | 2:03 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The great majority of people who die by suicide showed warning signs. Knowing how to spot them and what you can do may help save a life.
Month: February 2012
VIDEO: Valentine’s Day Weddings, 2012
Feb. 14, 2012 | 1:44 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Nearly half of all weddings in the County each year are performed at a County office, and Valentine’s Day is typically the most popular day to tie the knot.
VIDEO: Blood Pressure Screening Event
Feb. 14, 2012 | 12:46 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A healthy heart is the best Valentine’s gift, and the County marked the day by offering free blood pressure screenings at more than dozen locations.
VIDEO: Toxicology Timing
Feb. 13, 2012 | 4:14 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Toxicology results are used to help pathologists determine what drugs and poisons may be involved in death. With a state of the art lab in San Diego County all the work can be done in-house with a quicker turn around time.
Why Toxicology Tests Take Time
Feb. 13, 2012 | 3:16 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Toxicology tests may be key in understanding what caused singer Whitney Houston’s death, but getting results can take weeks. The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office explains why these tests take so much time.
Auction Set for February 18
Feb. 13, 2012 | 12:10 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A Cadillac, computers, and a crystal set are among the hundreds of items to be sold to the highest bidder this Saturday.
Animal Services Pit Crew: Considering a Pet? Consider a Pit Bull
Feb. 13, 2012 | 8:11 AMReading Time: 4 minutes
Find out why Pit Crew volunteers at the County’s shelter in Carlsbad are ardent champions of this dog.