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(BPT) - Two recent clinical studies bring good news to the aging population. If you have lower back pain, burning pain or numbness in your legs you are probably one of the many people suffering with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) – a condition affecting a vast majority of the over-60 age group – and this good news applies to you.

Pier 39 is always a destination spot for so many who visit San Francisco. The restaurants offer up delicious foods of all kinds — seafood, fresh San Francisco sourdough bread; the shops hold something for everyone from candles to candy, and views of the bay will entice almost anyone to sail away into the sunset. But it doesn’t have everything.

(NAPSI)—Whether you’re providing information to students, businesspeople or organization members, how you present may be almost as important as what you say. These hints may help:

(NAPSI)—Sewing is more than just a quiet craft or pastime. What used to be considered grandma’s hobby has been transformed, putting the sewing industry back on the map and hotter than ever as one of the fastest-growing hobbies among the younger generation.

It’s been a long week and you’re looking for an escape. From housework. From your children. From reality. With refreshing cucumber water in hand and lush robe cinched tightly around waist, step into relaxation at one of Lodi’s day spas.

1. Stadium 12 (Lodi) and Holiday 8 cinema (Stockton) — discounted movie tickets are available Sundays and Tuesdays.

(StatePoint) Everyone has heard about a cosmetic procedure that left a patient unsatisfied or worse. But don’t let those anecdotes scare you. There are plenty of qualified, talented doctors available for every procedure.

The city of Galt hopes the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will still pay to help complete C Street improvements, despite the city's loss of some of the matching funds due to the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency.

1. Pianist Dr. Calvin Taylor to perform at Fairmont Seventh-day Adventist Church

(BPT) - For people considering laser hair removal for the summer, there’s good news – now is the perfect time to start. Easily hidden under typical cool weather clothing like bulky sweaters and leggings, skin is shielded from the sun and thus in perfect condition for hair removal. However, many men and women are on the fence when it comes to investing in long term hair removal due to several common misconceptions.

(NAPSI)—Any time of year can be the right time to take a fresh look at your office and the technology you really need to stay up to date and at the top of your game.

Did anyone listen the hearings with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey on the Benghazi response of our government, where four Americans were murdered?

(NAPSI)—You can provide an important benefit to the neighborhood—and make money at the same time. How? By running your own franchised package-shipping service.

Feel your best with underarm hair removal. 3 treatments $149. (Complete course is 6 treatments.)

Pamper yourself with full bikini hair removal. 3 treatments $399. (Complete course is 6 treatments.)

It's time to do it! Full back hair removal. 3 treatments $599. (Complete course is 6 treatments.)

Lodi Optometry Group has merged with Zeiter Eye Medical Group, Inc., providing patients with a state-of-the-art range of eye care.

(BPT) - Protecting your skin from the sun is a 365 day-a-year job. Summer is officially over, but all the sun exposure from sunny days at a beach, playing outdoor sports or soaking up the rays may have damaged your skin, forming dark brown spots that make your skin look dull and lackluster. Even sun exposure during the winter months can harm your skin. UVA rays, called the rays of aging, are everywhere and can penetrate even on cloudy days and through glass windows in your home or car. These rays are responsible for damage like wrinkles, brown spots and skin cancer. Sun damage is cumulative and begins in childhood, so protecting from the early ages – babies too - with sun protection or clothing is an important step.

Ms. Hadden's letter, "Obama lied about Benghazi," Oct. 30, was excellent and I agree with her fully. There's something I'd like to add.

Between the hours of 8 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department received 410 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls.