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Belen Mahan
Matt Bertram
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Bradley McGrath
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Trevor Brock
Anh Nguyen
Kari Burnett
Tonya Olson
Brandon Coleman III
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James Davis
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Scott Peterson
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the small intestine also is bypassed
to reduce nutrient absorption.
Risks include wound infec
tions, stomach leaks and occasion
ally life-threatening blood clots.
The International Bariatric
Surgery Registry estimates one in
1,000 patients will die within four
weeks of the surgery, and three in
1,000 will die within three
months. Some surgeons in the
field put the fatality rate as high as
one in 1(X) who have the surgery.
Powers, 42, of Worcester,
was lucky. Even carrying more
than 400 pounds on his 5-foot-
11 frame, he had not developed
many of the common ailments
associated with obesity. Still,
sleep was fitful, and walking,
particularly upstairs, was
exhausting. And he lived in a
fourth-floor apartment.
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2001 and now weighs 280 pounds.
He believes the surgery likely
staved off the onset of diabetes,
Lind he has had no complications.
Surgery is not used to treat
minor obesity. Candidates must
be 1(X) pounds above their ideal
body weight and have failed at
other attempts at weight loss.
Still, an estimated 15 million
people would qualify for the
surgery, said Dr. Scott Shikora,
head of bariatric surgery at
Tufts-New England Medical
Center in Boston. Tufts, which
has the city’s largest obesity sur
gery program, closed to new
patients for nearly six months
earlier this year to catch up with
its backlog of patients. At one
point, there was a waiting list of
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ways with bombs, small arms, mortars and
rocket-propelled grenades, he said. U.S.
troops responded with rifles, 120mm tank
rounds and 25mm cannon fire from Bradley
fighting vehicles.
U.S. fire destroyed three buildings the attackers
were using, MacDonald said.
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tion to it, but the soldiers responded, used their
firepower, used tank and Bradley fire and other
weapons available to them, to stop this attack and
take the fight to the enemy,” he said.
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MacDonald said. Five American soldiers and a
civilian were wounded, he said, adding that none
of the injuries were life-threatening.
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operations to ensure the maximum force protec
tion is with each convoy,” MacDonald said. “But
it does send a clear message that if you attempt to
attack one of our convoys, we’re going to use our
firepower to stop that attack.”
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