Glendale Pharmacies Targeted In String Of Break-Ins
The thieves are making off with thousands of dollars' worth of medications. In other local news, public health officials confirm the death of a San Diego man from the flu, the author of "pH Miracle" is convicted and the Federal Trade Commission fines a Glendale company over its diet supplement claims.
Los Angeles Times:
Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Medication Stolen In Recent Pharmacy Burglaries, Glendale Police Say
Police are investigating a series of break-ins at Glendale pharmacies in which thousands of dollars worth of medications were stolen, police said. In the most recent burglary, early Saturday morning, thieves smashed a window of Med Zone pharmacy, located on the 400 block of East Glenoaks Bouelvard, and made off with $10,000 worth of medicine, according to Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot. (Tchekmedyian, 2/3)
The San Diego Union Tribune:
Flu Claims Unvaccinated 62-Year-Old Man
Public health officials announced Wednesday that a 62-year-old man from the unincorporated part of San Diego County died on Jan. 25 after coming down with the same H1N1 strain of the flu virus that caused a nationwide epidemic in 2009. The man, who was not vaccinated, is the first under age 65 to succumb to the disease this season and is also the first who did not have other underlying conditions that contributed to his death. The other four, three men and one woman, were all age 90 or older. Health officials said they don’t know whether any of the four were vaccinated. (Sisson, 2/3)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Split Verdict For 'pH Miracle' Author
The author of the popular “pH Miracle” book series was convicted Wednesday on two counts of practicing medicine without a license, but acquitted on a third count, in a case that his attorney said was as an attack on alternative care. (Figueroa, 2/3)
The Associated Press:
FTC Shuts Down Diet-Pill Distributor For Alleged Fake Claims
A Glendale, California, company shut down 10 months ago will pay about $10 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission that it wildly exaggerated the results of its diet supplements, used fake endorsements from people like Oprah Winfrey and hired marketers to send millions of spam emails. FTC Midwest Region attorney Matthew H. Wernz said the $43 million settlement allows $33 million to be suspended if the defendants comply with conditions of the settlement. If they fail to comply, the full amount will be reinstated. (2/3)