Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about healthcare. FDA says Lap-Band ads are misleading. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to eight surgical ...

Weight-loss surgery centers can expect an increase in surgeries, following a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of Lap-Band, a common stomach-restricting device, according ...

Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...

The /*Food and Drug Administration*/ (FDA) has given the OK for an Irvine manufacturer to widen its marketing of the band. This means as many as 26 million Americans could now qualify for /*Lap-Band*/ ...

The Los Angeles Times reports the California Department of Insurance, the FDA, and Congress are examining alleged misleading advertising and risks of the weight-loss surgery. Officials with ...

Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration approved the marketing of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery to 11 million new patients, a pair of studies has found that a different, older procedure ...

Everyone who knows the Mitchells thinks the Mantua family is losing it. And, well, they are — about 200 pounds so far. Marjoram Mitchell and her daughters Melissa Mitchell, 22, and Anastasia ...

Pharmaceutical giant Allergan Inc. stands to win big from the federal government's decision to make Lap-Band weight-loss surgery available to more overweight Americans. The Food and Drug ...

An older version of Lap-Band weight loss surgery could cause severe complications down the road, according to a study by Belgian researchers reported in the L.A. Times. The Belgian researchers found ...

Irvine-based drug maker Allergan Inc. is considering a sale of its weight-loss device unit, which has seen its revenue fall for five consecutive quarters. Allergan said that its sales for the Lap-Band ...