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 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. (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 newly-approved device requires only that patients swallow it in their doctor's office to achieve weight loss, according ...

MIAMI, Fla. (KFSN) -- Now, a new procedure to help people who are moderately over weight is readily available. The FDA approved the gastric balloon late last summer. One patient and doctor share their ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --It's a new way to lose weight, and it doesn't involve surgery or drugs. It is called ORBERA, an intragastric Balloon that takes up room in the stomach allowing obese patients to ...

WEBSTER, TX (KTRK) -- "I was just always like a twig as a young person," said Julie Rabat-Torki as she sat in the waiting room of a bariatric surgeon at the Bay Area Regional Medical Center. Yet, for ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A specialized balloon is becoming a popular option for weight loss. The device is now available in Baton Rouge, and the non-surgical outpatient procedure takes less than 15 ...

Actress Jackie Matubia has left netizens impressed after sharing before/after photos following a gastric balloon procedure. In the photo, the mother of two looks more toned in her after picture and ...

A new gastric balloon that can be swallowed like a pill and then filled while in the stomach, helped patients lose more than 37 percent of their excess weight over four months, according to new ...