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May 17, 2006
A Little Bit Pregnant
Whoever said you can't be a little bit pregnant never reckoned with the can-do spirit of the Bush administration. As the Washington Post reports: New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves -- and to be treated by the health care system -- as pre-pregnant ... More >>
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January 14, 2008
Hello friends: Bill Cosby at the Cerritos Center on 01/13
Bill Cosby raging about his colonoscopies and Viagra took me by surprise. Well known for his conservative, family-friendly stand up, Cosby has tweaked his act since the 1980s. But don’t get me wrong, this was no raunchy comedy. It was refreshing to hear Cosby sing the Viagra Tune "Doot doot d ... More >>
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May 17, 2008
REG-O-METER© -- WEEK ENDING MAY 17
THURSDAY, MAY 15 ●Unusually slow week in Reggieville. The best action is online—nothing like a gay marriage legalization to send the Reggie’s Nutjob Nation a-spewin’. But there’s plenty of gold in today’s print ish, starting with the front-page list of the rag’s “must-read” storie ... More >>
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May 19, 2008
John McCain Is Older Than The Chocolate Chip Cookie
... and the shopping cart, the Polio Vaccine and the Golden Gate Bridge. Should the Republican take office, he would be the oldest U.S. president ever elected. The Weekly would never promote ageism or anything ridiculous like that, but check out this website for more fun facts about the elder stat ... More >>
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November 7, 2008
Merle Haggard Show at the Grove Canceled
Merle Haggard's concert at the Grove of Anaheim, scheduled for Dec. 4, has been canceled. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. The official line is the show was scrapped due to "health issues;" the beloved country legend had surgery this Monday to remove a cancerous growth from his right ... More >>
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January 17, 2008
Tucked Up
A Long Beach patient sues Dr. Brian West over a tummy tuck she claims went awry
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July 24, 2008
Fewer OC Hospitals Are Allowing Midwife-Assisted Births, And Moms-to-Be Aren't Taking It Lying Down
A Long Beach patient sues Dr. Brian West over a tummy tuck she claims went awry
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April 17, 2008
A Little Help?
A Benefit for Alex
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January 10, 2008
Under Wraps
Many of Dr. Brian West's patients didn't know he was in the state medical board's substance-abuse-diversion program. At least six of them claim they're paying the price
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August 18, 2005
Flea Market Fantasy
Many of Dr. Brian West's patients didn't know he was in the state medical board's substance-abuse-diversion program. At least six of them claim they're paying the price
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June 7, 2007
Summer Smart Growth
Make sure those D cups runneth over
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January 18, 2007
!Ask a Mexican!
'Why do young Chicanos keeps imitating blacks?'
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October 26, 2006
A Little Michelangelo, a Little Rodin, a Little Rockefeller
Sculptor Tuan Nguyens long journey to arrive
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March 9, 2006
Preemptive Strikes We Like
Free Mammogram Screenings
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July 1, 2004
Apology En Mass
Free Mammogram Screenings
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April 22, 2004
Diary of a Mad County
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March 27, 2003
Not Not Guilty
Dr. K quietly settles suits involving faked AIDS drugs
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May 9, 2002
A Prayer for the Dying
Dr. K quietly settles suits involving faked AIDS drugs
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December 2, 1999
Modern Medicine
Amazingsurgeries.com plays hide the virtual salami
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May 28, 2009
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Empire Theatre
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May 28, 2009
Stop the Dying of African American Women from Breast Cancer
Faith Deliverance Apostolic Church
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August 5, 2009
Barbara Coe Adds Another Jewel to Her Crown of Conspiracies
It would take me a while to list all the vile things and views California Coalition for Immigration Reform head Barbara Coe believes, but a short list includes: Reconquista, Sikhs and Muslims deserve deportation, Obama wasn't born in the United States, Sonny Bono was murdered because he knew too ... More >>
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September 18, 2009
Anaheim Hills Urologist Goes From Being Botched Penile Enlargement Surgery Expert to Botched Penile Enlargement Surgery Defendant
Dr. Gary RheinschildFor "Long and Short of It," Salon.com's Aug. 2, 1999, story on botched penile enlargement surgeries and the, ahem, lengths patients must go to if they safely want to increase the size of their members, reporter Michael Easterbrook turned to an Anaheim Hills urologist for exper ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
20th Annual High Tea and Fashion Show
Balboa Bay Club
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March 23, 2010
Orly Taitz Gets In On the Suing Healthcare Reform Game
Taitz photo by John Gilhooley / OC WeeklyThe two most powerful women in America.The cluster of attorneys general filing suit against the federal government to stop the just-passed health-care reform bill aren't alone in their battle.We'll give you one guess on who else has taken up their cause.
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April 2, 2010
Boobs or Bust
Jay BrockmanYou want a brand spanking new set of breasts to replace your old implants, with a little liposuction on the side, but you don't have the $12,000 to pay for the surgeries. What do you do?
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May 20, 2010
The Art of Imagine
Susi Q Center
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May 21, 2010
Will U2 Cancel Anaheim Tour Dates?
Andrew YoussefU2 at the Rose Bowl, October 25, 2009.Speaking of cancellations, U2 just canceled their June 3 concert in Salt Lake due to Bono's emergency back surgery. Can the Anaheim dates for Sunday and Monday, June 6 and 7 be far behind?
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June 23, 2010
Hope House of Anaheim Honored for Drug Treatment Program
Hope House, Inc. has received an award acknowledging the Anaheim drug treatment facility's 30 years in the field of substance abuse recovery.The program was among three statewide to be honored with the 2010 County Alcohol and Drug Treatment /Recovery Award by the Program Administrators Associati ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Taxpayer-Funded Mental Health Conference Blasted for Denying the Mentally Ill Exist
The Alternatives 2010 conference that began Wednesday at the Hyatt Anaheim is billed as a celebration of "Mental Illness Awareness Week" and gathering of "consumers and survivors of mental health services." But an advocate for the seriously mentally ill complains the government-funded conference ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Pensive, Yet Airborne
[Best of OC 2010] Yuri Tag's 10 OC Survival Tips
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October 27, 2010
[UPDATED:] Carly Fiorina, Cancer Survivor, Hospitalized
UPDATE: She'll apparently be back on the campaign trail tomorrow (see end of post) . . . The Carly for California campaign issued a statement Wednesday morning indicating cancer survivor Carly Fiorina was hospitalized due to an infection tied to her past reconstructive breast surgery.While Fiorin ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Medical Marijuana Minus the Buzz?
Imagine ingesting some primo marijuana and receiving all the benefits you've come to expect with one glaring exception:The buzz.WTF?
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January 19, 2011
Allergan Seeks to Expand Fatty Pool for Lap-Bands
Allergan Inc., which is already rolling in it thanks to remedies such as Botox, Latisse and Natrelle breast implants, aims to roll in even more of it by increasing the fatty pool for its Lap-Band weight-loss devices.The Irvine-based pharmaceutical company wants the government to decrease the mini ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
OC Planned Parenthood Funding in Crisis
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a budget resolution that eliminates Title X, a program that gives low-income women access to family-planning services. Taking the biggest hit is Planned Parenthood--the nation's largest reproductive health services provider--which would lose a ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
State Report Blasts UC Irvine Dialysis Center; University Claims Recommendations in Place
After a November inspection of UC Irvine's dialysis center, state regulators filed a 70-page report detailing poor oversight, unsanitary conditions and mistakes that put patient care and Medicare funding of the facility at risk.News of the report, posted by the Los Angeles Times today, prompted U ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Dr. David Hung Do Loses Medical License After Examining Women Inappropriately
A former Kaiser doctor who practiced in La Palma and Anaheim lost his medical license last week after giving female patients more services than they asked for.Free boob fondle, anyone? Between 2006 and 2008, five women accused 40-year-old David Hung Do of touching ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Rock N' Roll Bingo Show
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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 >>
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June 7, 2011
Peter Newen, Surf City Cutter, Wins Big at First Plastic Surgery Awards
They give awards to movie stars, schoolteachers and even rodeo ropers, so why not your friendly neighborhood cutter?Why not, indeed. They handed out hardware to plastic surgeons Saturday night in Las Vegas, site of the first Aesthetic Awards.The big winner of the night hailed from Orange County.
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July 26, 2011
[UPDATED with Victim's Death:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, OC Homicide No. 33: Dies From Single Punch Outside Nightclub
Medina-PerezUPDATE, JULY 26, 7:44 A.M.: 24-year-old Westminster resident Leovardo Vera Bustos has died from the brain injuries suffered after sustaining a single punch in front of La Barca NIght Club in Stanton on July 5.Bustos fell backward, hit the ground hard, lost consciousness and never reg ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Ruling:] A Ban on a Circumcision Ban in California?
UPDATE, JULY 28, 4:04 P.M.: Snip away. A Superior Court judge has ruled that the measure to criminalize circumcision in San Francisco violates both the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom, and a California law that makes regulating medical procedures solely a state matter, not a fu ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
[UPDATED with Manslaughter Count:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, ~~OC Homicide No. 33~~: Dies From Single Punch
Medina-PerezUPDATE, AUG. 5, 10:19 A.M.: As expected, amended charges have been filed against 24-year-old Oscar Raul Medina-Perez in the death of Leovardo Vera Bustos, who died from brain injuries two weeks after taking a single punch in front of La Barca Night Club in Stanton on July 5.However, ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Ladera Ranch Woman is the Latest in a String of Post Lap-Band Surgery Deaths
Coming to a billboard near you. Los Angeles Times reporters have been staying on top of Lap-Band clinic practices like that maple bacon donut stays on top of your would-be waistline. The Lap-Band, of course, is Allergan's surgically-implanted weight-loss device obnoxiously ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Octomom Nadya Suleman Delivers the Pain
"Owwwwwwwwwww!"Yes, of course Octomom Nadya Suleman says a lot of stupid things--so many that we can't keep track of all of them here at Octomerde Central. And, certainly, there are no doubt many more dumb quotes loaded into her appearance on Wednesday evening's series premiere of HD Network's Ce ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Obama's War On Weed
In a strange about-face, the president tries to hack medical marijuana off at the knees
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November 23, 2011
Pancha Keophimone, Recruiter of Patients in $154 Million Insurance Scam, Cuts a Deal
A woman who was a "capper"--one who illegally recruits healthy patients to undergo unnecessary and often dangerous surgeries so medical practices can earn health insurance payments--was sentenced today to a year in jail for her role in what prosecutors call "the largest medical fraud prosecution ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Warpaint, TRMRS and Tijuana Panthers Play a Badass Benefit
The bands raise money for late fan Haley Butcher
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January 19, 2012
Fat NFL Players at High Risk of Brain Injuries, Says Newport Beach Head Examiner
This is Navel Gazing but we also stare at heads, particularly the ones enveloping the brains of NFL players examined by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, the Newport Beach psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher who strongly advocates better rules and helmets to protect noggins.But Amen's latest research als ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Catherine Kieu Becker Pleads Not Guilty to Slicing Off Estranged Husband's Pecker
After several starts and stops, Catherine Kieu Becker finally entered another not guilty plea today to slicing off his estranged husband's penis as he was waking up, throwing the member into the garbage disposal and turning it on. That means she still could have done it, as she supposedly admitte ... More >>
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