The FDA will decide whether 14-year-olds should get the weight loss surgery. May 25, 2011— -- Jacy Johns had tried everything to lose weight -- from the Slim Fast diet to Special K. She hit the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery called gastric banding not only helps morbidly obese teenagers lose a substantial amount of weight, but also leads to ...

Medicare covers lap band (laparoscopic banding) surgery if you meet the criteria. Your out-of-pocket costs can depend on the specific coverage you have and the services you need. Medicare generally ...

Christie's Lap-Band surgery, performed laparoscopically, was less-invasive. May 7, 2013— -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed earlier this week that he had secretly undergone Lap-Band ...

PRESCRIPTION FOR GREATER HELP. NOW 40% OF AMERICANS ARE CONSIDERED OBESE AND SOME DOCTORS WORRY THE PANDEMIC MAY CAUSE THAT NUMBER TO SPIKE. THAT’S RIGHT OUR JULIE DOLAN TAKES A LOOK AT A SIMPLE ...

Carnie Wilson suffered a "very scary" setback after undergoing lap-band removal surgery. The "Hold On" singer elected to have her adjustable gastric band removed last week but faced complications ...

New Life Surgery Center, a Beverly Hills ambulatory surgery center affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, has been asked to make improvements or risk losing its Joint Commission ...

Carnie Wilson is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s getting a prescription for me right now, ...

Keep the good vibrations coming for Carnie Wilson. The singer, 57, revealed she was recently hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A prosecutor told a Los Angeles jury Wednesday that the operators of the now-defunct 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign used fabricated sleep studies to convince insurance companies to ...

Since her rise to fame in the ’90s with the Grammy-nominated trio Wilson Phillips, Carnie Wilson has been open about her struggles with weight. Once over 300 pounds, she agreed to have her gastric ...

Lap-Band weight-loss device manufacturer Allergan has asked the FDA to approve Lap-Band surgeries for adolescents as young as 14, according to an LA Times report. Physicians can already perform ...