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1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized
Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery.
In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...Tags: Weight Loss Surgery, Food and Drug Administration, Weight, John Dingell, Health
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State launches Lap-Band investigation
The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc.
The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...Tags: Marketing, Criminal Laws, Food and Drug Administration, Career and Workplace, Criminals
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Marketing, Entertainment, Food and Drug Administration, Concerts, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries
Two clinics tied to 1-800-GET-THIN have temporarily halted Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries after the device's maker said it would no longer sell to companies affiliated with the massive advertising campaign.
The two brothers identified in lawsuits as...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Trials
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Doctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patient
The Medical Board of California has faulted a doctor in the 2010 death of a Lap-Band patient who had surgery at a clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign, filing charges that could cause him to lose his license to practice.
The board has...Tags: Marketing, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Lungs and Airways, Hospitals and Clinics
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Doctor accuses 1-800-GET-THIN president of identity theft
A Marina del Rey anesthesiologist has filed a lawsuit accusing the president of the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing firm of identity theft for using the doctor's name to establish a corporation that billed insurers without his permission.
Dr. Martin E. Flynn...Tags: Marketing, Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Health
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1-800-GET-THIN is sued by former workers
![Workers at weight-loss surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign persuaded patients to have medically unnecessary surgeries and billed insurance companies for procedures that were never performed, <a href="http://documents.latimes.com/whistleblower-lawsuit-vs-1-800-get-thin/">a new lawsuit alleges</a>.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67435110-17162350.jpg "Workers at weight-loss surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign persuaded patients to have medically unnecessary surgeries and billed insurance companies for procedures that were never performed, <a href="http://documents.latimes.com/whistleblower-lawsuit-vs-1-800-get-thin/\">a new lawsuit alleges</a>.")
Workers at weight-loss surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign persuaded patients to have medically unnecessary surgeries and billed insurance companies for procedures that were never performed, a new lawsuit alleges.
Two women who...Tags: Music, Marketing, Entertainment, Trials, Trials
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Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinics
The maker of the Lap-Band will no longer sell its product to clinics affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company — a blow to Southern California surgery centers that have built an empire implanting the weight-loss devices in people...Tags: Marketing, Food and Drug Administration, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Fraud, Health
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1-800-GET-THIN president's suit against Times columnist dismissed
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused a columnist for The Times of illegally recording conversations with the president of the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing firm.
The company is known for its ubiquitous billboards plastered along Southland freeways,...Tags: Highway Transportation, Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Periodicals, Health
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Mother's Day Pampering & Breakfast in Bed
Three well deserving moms were pampered by Aesthetic Edge Spa and were here live to reveal their new look. The Food Network's Aaron McCargo Jr. "Big Daddy" served them breakfast in bed, and shared how you can make an easy and delicious breakfast for...Tags: Personal Service, Mother's Day, Food Network (tv network)
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Inaction by regulators as weight loss surgery allegations mount
Several current or former workers for the people behind those 1-800-GET-THIN ads have made allegations about this weight-loss enterprise that government regulators should have gotten to the bottom of long ago. Taken together, the allegations are that...Tags: Marketing, Justice System, Health, Fraud, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hall of Famer Irwin to be key speaker
Hale Irwin is known as the only two-time champion of the Toshiba Classic. During the week of the 18th Toshiba Classic, he'll be known as keynote speaker at the annual Breakfast with a Champion, presented by the Allergan Foundation on March 13. The annual...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Electrical Appliance, Tom Watson, Personal Service, Sports
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