New Weight Loss Surgery: POSE Performed Through the Mouth

Would 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...

New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new weight-loss drug that is awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration showed promising results in a recent international trial, researchers report.

Gastric bypass death brings focus on risks

Relatives talk about Hilary Lane's death after gas...: A music teacher and diving coach, Hilary Lane was loved by students and teachers, her husband says

ASDAH Gathers Health At Every Size Experts to “Debate the Weight of the Nation”

The Association for Size Diversity and Health provides resources and an alternative viewpoint for HBO’s series deemed by ASDAH to be “Heavy on Fat Panic and Light on Proof”San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 On May 14 and 15 HBO will unveil its new documentary Weight of the Nation. With its tagline “to win we have to lose”, the documentary purports to outline the dangers of obesity and offer ...

Cardica Announces Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Financial Results

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardica, Inc. (CRDC) today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2012. Cardica's management will hold a conference ...