The first long-term studies of stomach stapling and other radical obesity treatments show that they not only lead to lasting weight loss but also dramatically improve survival. The results are ...

Just when the U.S. government has declared obesity a public health crisis, insurers are growing more skeptical of drastic -- and expensive -- remedies like “stomach stapling” surgery. Demand is ...

An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregnancy soon ...

LONDON - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Weight loss surgery has changed a lot over the years. In the 1980s and '90s, stomach stapling and lap band procedures were among the most popular options. Stomach stapling worked by ...

Yes, weight-loss surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is a safe option for obese patients who have stable heart disease. The procedure reduces the size of the stomach, limiting how much you can eat ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found a significant number of patients who undergo "stomach stapling" or gastric bypass surgery for weight reduction develop peripheral neuropathy, ...

Louisiana, which insures 250,000 state workers, tests the benefits of paying for stomach-stapling surgery for obese workers. Within the next year, 40 volunteers will have the surgery. They'll be ...

No question that celebrity success stories have helped popularize gastric-bypass surgery, known as stomach stapling. The number of these procedures in the U.S. soared from 63,000 in 2002 to perhaps ...

CHICAGO — Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach. The ...