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Doctors share diverse views on whether gastric sleeve surgery is a viable option for the treatment of obesity during the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery....

Weight Loss Surgery Channel Executive Producer Leslie Thompson checks in from behind the scenes at the 2009 annual conference of the ASMBS while the crew is setting up a remote television studio in the exhibit...

A new study finds inhaled asthma medications, like Flovent and Symbicort, are only about half as effective when taken by obese patients....

The results of a new study reveal that the majority of weight loss surgery patients in Canada look good, feel great, and are on track to their target weight....

A new study finds that patients who rely on Medicare to pay for their weight loss surgery lose less weight afterward than patients with private health insurance....

In the June 19, 2009 edition of WLS News, we’ll explain how a lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity for certain ethnic groups, how carrying excess weight can hamper the effect of asthma medications, and how Medicare patients stack up against those with private insurance when it comes to losing weight after bariatric surgery. Plus, a new survey reveals whether WLS posties really are happier after weight loss surgery -- and we have the results!

After facing the threat of diabetes, actress and director Nia Vardalos dropped more than 40 pounds. Learn the secrets of her weight loss regimen, and why a slimmed-down Vardalos has plenty to celebrate this...

As the rate of obesity among children continues to soar, scientists are questioning whether restrictive feeding by mothers may be part of the problem....