The marketing firm 1-800-GET-THIN has promised to make Lap-Band surgery risks more prominent in future ads after receiving a warning letter from the FDA last week, according to a Los Angeles Times ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that a considerably reduced risk of acquiring new-onset alcohol use disorder (AUD) was linked to the use ...

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Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery includes procedures like gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion to help individuals with severe obesity (typically BMI, or with co-morbidities) ...

Obesity is a significant health crisis that we have known for years, causing conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. However, a connection between excess weight and cancer risk is also emerging ...

At least two recent studies have found bariatric surgery more cost-effective, long term, than the pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist obesity medications. Another recent study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An older kind of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery could lead to severe complications over the long haul, Belgian researchers said Monday. The surgery works by placing a ...