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  • Calendar

    March 8, 2012

    Jim Belushi

    Irvine Improv

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    [UPDATE: Paula Explains on Today] Paula Deen Is Diabetic -- and Cashing In

    ​ UPDATE, JAN. 17, 9:30 A.M.  In this morning's appearance on The Today Show, Deen clears up a few details. She's a paid spokesperson for Novo Nordisk, not Novartis. Al Roker lobbed a few pointed questions, and Deen revealed she kept her diagnosis from the public for three years whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Organic Consumers Meet the Occupy Movement

    ​As the Organic Consumers Association begins organizing for a planned November 2012 California ballot initiative that would require mandatory product labels for genetically engineered foods, the nonprofit is aligning itself with the Occupy movement.Check out the passage we pulled from a letter to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Allergan Wants The FDA To Approve Lap-Bands For Teens

    ​In another attempt to expand the fatty pool for its popular Lap-Band devices, Allergan Inc. is now targeting a younger set.  The Irvine-based pharmaceutical company has asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow the weight-loss surgery for those as young as 14, the Los Angeles Times rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Allergan PR Campaign Pays Off Reporters

    ​An Allergan public relations campaign is being called "sleazy."A PR company working for the Irvine-based pharmaceutical giant is apparently offering journalists $250 to attend an Allergan-sponsored media presentation on Botox, Latisse and Juvederm.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Got Migraines? Try Botox, Says Irvine Drugmaker

    ​There's some good news and bad news for Allergan, Inc. Bad news: The Irvine-based pharmaceutical company tops the list of Department of Justice fraud settlements in the 2010 fiscal year, having lost $600 million in an October lawsuit that accused them of marketing Botox for "off-label" uses.Good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Judge Greenlights $600 Million Fine Against Irvine-Based Maker of Botox

    ​Allergan, Inc.'s misleading marketing cost them big time. A judge this week approved the $600 million fine feds previously announced against the Irvine-based pharmaceutical company whose most popular product is Botox. But don't cry too hard for Allergan: Botox earns the company $1.3 billion in an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Jurassic Park

    Fox Fullerton Theatre

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2006

    MoveOn vs. Rohrabacher

    This just in, from MoveOn.org: Rep. Rohrabacher Accepts $40,785.00 From Drug Companies; Puts Drug Company Profits Ahead of Seniors Huntington Beach MoveOn Members Urge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to Cancel May 15th Medicare Sign-Up Deadline Constituents will hold "Caught Red-Handed Check Deliveries" out ... More >>

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