Need a GI test? Open up and swallow a pill
Small camera enclosed in pill offers painless way for doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal disorders
STORY BY SCOTT POWELL/LEDGER STAFF WRITER
      A pill-sized camera swallowed by patients is providing two Gaffney surgeons with a new way of finding problems within the small intestine. General surgeons Drs. Timothy Nelson and Maureen Burdett started using the Pill Cam with patients last week. Several patients have already swallowed the pill in attempt to help the doctors diagnose small intestine problems.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Teen fears parents won't like her new boyfriend because she met him online
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: I'm an 18-year-old girl who is smart, funny, cute and kind. The problem? I've never had a boyfriend or a date until now. I'm the oldest child in my family, so I'm kind of new to the whole thing. I met "Jacob" and we hit it off right away. We met face-to-face two weeks ago. Jacob is nice, quiet and only a year older than I am.
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ENGAGEMENT
Strain - Bridges
      Fulton and Becky Strain of Gaffney announce the engagement of their daughter, Wendy Michelle, to Shannon Wayne Bridges, son of Rick and Cynthia Bridges of Mooresboro, N.C. Miss Strain is the granddaughter of Billy and Barbara Strain of Gaffney and Larry and Shirley Ellis of Mooresboro, N.C.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriage licenses have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: Jeremy Thomas Hughey and Kayla Lynne Gordon of Gaffney; Rex Lee Allison and Helen Kaye Seals of Gaffney; Ronnie Lynn Kirby and Sonya Mae McKinney of Gaffney; Michael Stephen Carter and Kelly Elaine Harris of Gaffney; Mark Gregory Peterson and Karen Elaine Hughey of Gaffney; Torrian
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WHAT'S UP
      Fund raisers You can enjoy homemade vegetable soup and help local charities while on your lunch hour Thursday, March 13. Altrusa of Gaffney will be serving vegetable soup, cornbread, dessert and tea at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation on College Drive from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $5. All proceeds will be donated to local charities.
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BIRTHS
      Marcelo Rafael Rodriquez Araceli and Alberto Rodriquez of Gaffney announce the birth of their son, Marcelo Rafael, on Feb. 15, 2008, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Mavricio Arroyo and Paula Garcia of Gaffney. Paternal grandparents are Marcelo Rodriquez of Gaffney and Floresthela Silver of Greenville.
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