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Lawsuit over GET-THIN ads is settled
A company behind the 1-800-GET-THIN billboard ads has reached a $1.3-million settlement of a false-advertising lawsuit, with a twist: Some of the money will be spent on billboards warning the public about the risks of weight-loss surgery. It's a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Laws, Politics, Food and Drug Administration
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Apodaca: Boomers won't go gracefully
This week I'm feeling the need to address a topic that weighs on me more with each passing day: I'm getting old. I've realized this because I no longer spend my weekends traipsing my kids to birthday parties with bounce houses and reptile shows. Instead,...Tags: Judd Apatow, Air Transportation Industry, Physical Conditions, This is 40 (movie), Botox (drug)
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Allergan thrives with Botox but is unloading Lap-Band
The company: Allergan Inc. Headquarters: Irvine Ticker: AGN Employees: 10,800 Leadership: David E.I. Pyott, chief executive since 1998 Revenue: $5.8 billion in 2012 Net income: $1.1 billion in 2012 Stock price: $108.60 at Friday's close...
Tags: Health Organizations, Advertising, Botox (drug), Obesity, Los Angeles Police Department
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Toshiba Classic schedule (March 11-17)
MONDAY 8 a.m. – Gates Open 11 a.m. – Monday Pro-Am Shotgun Start TUESDAY 7 a.m. – Breakfast with a Champion presented by The Allergan Foundation (at Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa). The special guest will be Steve Elkington. 6:...Tags: Ceremonies, Awards and Prizes, Steve Elkington, Personal Service, Culture
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Elkington to be featured speaker at Toshiba Classic Breakfast with a Champion
Australian Steve Elkington, a 10-time PGA Tour winner, will be the featured speaker at the annual Toshiba Classic Breakfast with a Champion presented by The Allergan Foundation at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa on March 12. Elkington, known as...Tags: PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, Steve Elkington, Personal Service, Golf
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Allergan looks to find buyer for Lap-Band unit in first half of 2013
Allergan Inc. said it expects to sign a deal to sell its troubled Lap-Band weight-loss unit in the first half of this year as the Irvine company pursues growth from other products and recent acquisitions. The Botox maker, which had previously...Tags: Weight, David E.I. Pyott, Obesity, Botox (drug), Migraine
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Briefly In The News
SILB gives award to Santa Ana resident Soroptimist International of Laguna Beach presented its Women's Opportunity Award to Santa Ana resident Teresa Rodriguez, a single mother of a 5-year-old son, according to a news release. The award was given to...Tags: Rentals
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Newest facial fillers that erase lines without surgery
If you're over 40, you probably remember that first time someone called you "Ma'am" or "Sir." It almost surely hurt, no matter how young and fit you felt. Evidently, your age was showing in those wrinkles and sags. Some decide to live with it; others...
Tags: Allergies, Personal Service, Health and Medical Professionals, Botox (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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The Crowd: Funds and awareness for rare diseases
The ballroom at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort was filled with some 500 guests from all over the nation. They had come for the inaugural Champions of Hope Gala benefiting the Global Genes/ RARE Project, a nonprofit advocating research and treatment for...
Tags: Human Interest, Muscular Dystrophy, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Parenting
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Wu: Newport's district elections are puzzling
Referring to IRS laws and regulations, the senior partner in my former accounting firm once told me that you complicate to deceive, simplify to tell the truth. Keep that in mind. On July 16, anyone who wants to run for one of the three seats on the...Tags: Allan R. Mansoor, Elections, Politics, Dana Rohrabacher, Republican Party
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Newport Beach architect dies at 90
William E. "Bill" Blurock, a Newport Beach resident and celebrated architect, has died. He was 90. Blurock died after never recovering from an emergency surgery to fix a ruptured colon June 12. During his lifetime, and with the help of his architecture...
Tags: Health, Emergency Health Procedures, Human Interest, Saudi Arabia, Arts and Culture
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Another patient dies after Lap-Band surgery
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAn Orange County woman has died after weight-loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient clinic, the fifth person to die shortly after Lap-Band procedures at clinics affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign since 2009, according to lawsuits,...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Dog (animal), Music
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