ANGELES (AP) - A marketing company for lap-band surgeries says it will revise its ads to properly disclose risks of the procedure. In a letter to Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 1 800 GET THIN President and CEO Robert Silverman says...

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a hearing to consider steps the county can take to address concerns about the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery. Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Zev Yaroslavsky said they wanted to...

Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas says he may call for restrictions on advertising for Lap-Band weight-loss surgery and could even propose a billboard campaign warning consumers about the risks of the procedure. Ridley-Thomas said Wednesday...

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