No matter what she tried, Doris Carril could not drop the extra pounds she gained as she aged. “Eating every three hours, exercising, liquid diets, anything," said Carril. Now, thanks to the new ...

The gastric balloon was approved by the FDA in July A new, non-surgical weight-loss procedure that takes less than 15 minutes has the weight-loss community buzzing. The bariatric technology – known as ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KGO) -- A new procedure to help people lose weight adds to the stomach, instead of shrinking it. This technique doesn't change anything physical, except for the weight. Diane Navarro ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted physicians and surgeons who treat obesity that it is investigating whether there is a link between gastric balloons — a new-generation ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Diane Navarro looks forward to her regular follow-ups with her doctor after she had success with the gastric balloon. "I found this to be the best choice for me because I didn ...

After almost passing out as he descended 18 stories of stairs in March, Leo Willard knew he needed to do more to lose weight. The Springfield resident who at the time was a “snowbird” at the high-rise ...

Jan. 6, 2006 — -- A popular procedure in Europe called gastric ballooning seems like a great alternative to gastric-bypass surgery. All it takes is inserting a balloon into the stomach through ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Insert a balloon into your stomach, start to lose weight. Those are the basics of a new procedure you can only get from a University of Miami doctor. On Monday, that doctor spoke ...

A. The gastric balloon is a new therapy in the United States for people who have struggled with weight loss. It is a tool to aid patients in weight loss by helping them adjust the amount of food they ...

Obesity is managed by dietary advice, physical activity and exercise, lifestyle and behavioural changes, and medication. Bariatric surgery is considered for people: whose BMI is over 40 kg/m 2, or ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has alerted physicians and surgeons who treat obesity that it is investigating whether there is a link between gastric balloons — new-generation weight-loss ...

Surgeon saves woman from a major operation by using a snare, claimed to be first of its kind used in endoscopy Dubai A gastric balloon in a woman’s stomach slipped into her small intestine making it ...