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A Nation at Large: LAP-BAND

Photo submitted Amy Boyles at about 200 pounds in December, after the LAP-BAND procedure. She is pictured with her sons, Chandler, 10, left, and Austin, 13.
February 9, 2010

It’s been a year since Deborah Shields, 56, of Parkersburg, had her LAP-BAND surgery performed by Dr. Adam Kaplan, general and bariatric surgeon with Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.

“I had tried every diet there was, even tried hypnotism,” Shields said. “And this had been a lifetime condition for me. But you feel so much better when the weight comes off.”

Gastric banding is becoming the most common form of bariatric surgery and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Dr. Isidro Amigo, bariatric surgeon with Mid-Ohio Valley Lap Band Center at St.

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A Nation at Large: Diagnosis prompted local woman to act

February 9, 2010

At 300 pounds, Amy Boyles, 33, went to fast food restaurants with her sons, Austin and Chandler, on a regular basi.

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Guilty plea to bomb threats

February 9, 2010

A Marietta man accused of calling in a series of bomb threats last year to area hospitals and businesses has pleaded guilty to avoid a trial.

Michael P. Marshall, 33, of 100 Crestlyn Court, Marietta, was set to stand trial Monday.

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Suds and tunes could flow again soon at brewery

February 9, 2010

The newly hired manager of the Marietta Brewing Company said Monday the popular Front Street restaurant and bar will be reopening in the not-too-distant future.

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