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A Pacemaker for Your Gut Feigns Fullness, Tricking You Into Eating Less
Abiliti IntraPace European regulators have approved the sale of a new medical implant intended to be a less invasive option than gastric bypasses or stomach stapling procedures: a "gastric pacemaker"...
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Ulcer Treatment Could Lead to New Anti-Obesity Device
VBLOC by EnteroMedics EnteroMedics In the 1980s, doctors noticed that chronic-ulcer patients who received a "vagotomy"—cutting the vagus nerve that controls the stomach—lost their ulcers and ended up...
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European regulators have approved the sale of a new medical implant intended to be a less invasive option than gastric bypasses or stomach stapling procedures: a “gastric…
View ArticleUlcer Treatment Could Lead to New Anti-Obesity Device
In the 1980s, doctors noticed that chronic-ulcer patients who received a “vagotomy”—cutting the vagus nerve that controls the stomach—lost their ulcers and ended up with an…
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