BroadcastMed Highlights Live Weight Loss SurgeryBroadcastMed is proud to highlight a live Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is a newer, innovative weight loss surgery where the majority of the stomach is removed leaving a long tubular structure from the esophagus to the small intestine.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, HairFRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair growth and skin problems that often accompany significant weight gain.
New Weight Loss Surgery: POSE Performed Through the MouthWould you have surgery to lose 30 pounds? A controversial new procedure in weight loss has patients pleased but critics concerned. In a quaint suburb of New Orleans, women are lining up for a new weight loss surgery called the POSE procedure. Short for Primary...
French drugmaker on trial over weight-loss pillNANTERRE, France (Reuters) - French drugmaker Servier and its founder went on trial on Monday accused of misleading patients and authorities about a diabetes drug often prescribed for weight loss that officials blame for at least 500 deaths. The case, one of France's worst health scandals, has put authorities under scrutiny for allowing the sale of Mediator long after the medicine had been ...
Barkley: Weight loss is about healthNEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- Former basketball star Charles Barkley said he was inspired to join and campaign for Weight Watchers when he realized he'd gained 100 pounds since retirement.