FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads

Link:  http://www.latimes.com/health/la-fi-lap-band-fda-20111214,0,3612285.story

Title: FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads

Summary: The FDA decided that the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band’s marketing campaign was misleading and that their ads underplay the risks. Five people have died from using the Lap-Band. The Lap-Band is a ring that is surgically implanted to discourage over eating.