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The Man With the PlanTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:35PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s nomination of Michael LoGrande as Director of City Planning last July raised some eyebrows in local planning circles. For one, LoGrande had worked in the planning department for 15 years, but not as a planner — he was more of a code wizard. Before being tapped to head the department, he was the city’s chief zoning administrator.

There's Really No Good Way to Advertise Douching ProductsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:37PMSummer's Eve has released a controversial series of commercials with a talking hand meant to symbolize a vagina--"your verticle smile," in the ad's words. Also, the ad employs dated ethnic stereotypes--encouraging black women, for example, to be as attentive to their genitals as they are to their hair. The ads follow last year's poorly-received commercials that implied that one should always ...

Health CalendarTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:34PMProvidence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett; 425-297-5500; www.cancerpartnership.org. Weight loss for life, an eight-week behavior-based wellness program, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 6 to Oct. 25; $135. Call 425-297-5536 to register.

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Hearing LossTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:25PMOnly last week we reported that a news study had found children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes are likelier to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now, another emerging study has revealed that tobacco smoke exposure can double the risk for hearing loss in teenagers. This study is the first to [...]

Seroquel to Get New Heart WarningsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:10PMFollowing a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AstraZeneca will be including a new cardiac warning to Seroquel labels, The New York Times reports. Seroquel was introduced in 1997 to treat psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. In recent years, AstraZeneca has faced over 9,000 Seroquel lawsuits filed by people who claim the [...]

Tainted Triad Wipes Remain on Store Shelves, In HomesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:40PMIt’s been over six months since the global recall of Triad alcohol wipes, yet the wipes linked to serious illnesses and deaths are still on store shelves, as well as in home medicine cabinets. The Journal Sentinel Online (JS Online) points out that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims the global recall of tainted [...]

J&J 2Q profit drops, still beats expectationsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:26PMHealth care giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit fell nearly 20% due to restructuring, recall and litigation costs and higher spending on product launches, manufacturing and research. While the results still topped Wall Street expectations, total U.S. revenue was flat as consumer health product sales were down sharply, mainly due to recalled products remaining off ...

Antidepressants Linked to Autism, Birth DefectsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:55PMAntidepressants are, again, being linked to birth defects, according to new research out of Finland. Reuters wrote that two researchers discovered that women taking Prozac (fluoxetine) and Paxil (paroxetine) experienced a slightly raised risk of giving birth to babies with heart defects. Both medications are SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Study author, Dr. Heli Malm, [...]

J&J 2Q profit drops 20 percent, still beats viewsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:24PMProduct recalls, flat U.S. sales and litigation and restructuring costs slashed Johnson & Johnson's second-quarter profit by 20 percent, and that's after a big currency exchange benefit boosted results.