USA TODAY Weight-loss surgery triggered rare genetic wasting disorderUSA TODAYThe first indication of a problem was the continued weight loss. Later, the ammonia spikes interfered with her thought processes and caused personality changes. "At first they tested to see if maybe she was throwing up," McAfee said. "They didn't know.and more »

Title: Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair Category: Health News Created: 5/11/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2012 12:00:00 AM

How I Gained It: I’ve been a “bigger” girl since puberty. I guess it does weird things to some people. For me, my hair changed color from straight and blond to wavy and brown, and instead of growing boobs like everyone else, I got fat.

Jassira before and after her duodenal switch. Jassira Espaillat-Batista had always wanted to be a mother.  But at 340 pounds, she was unable to ovulate, so having children didn’t seem to be an option for her. “[My husband and] I had tried …

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — A new weight-loss drug that is awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration showed promising results in a recent international trial, researchers report.

NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) — Former basketball star Charles Barkley said he was inspired to join and campaign for Weight Watchers when he realized he’d gained 100 pounds since retirement. Currently weighing in at 292, Barkley has lost nearly 60 …

New York Daily News FDA panel backs Arena weight-loss pill lorcaserinSan Francisco ChroniclePHARMACEUTICALS FDA panel endorses weight-loss drug Arena Pharmaceuticals jumped the most ever Friday after the company's weight-loss pill gained the backing of an advisory panel, putting two obesity drugs in line for US approval almost two years after …Weight loss drug could get FDA approvalNew York Daily...

Advisers to government health regulators late Thursday recommended that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac risks. Shares of the drug’s …

USA TODAY Weight-loss drug Lorcaserin: Definite maybe in 2nd run at FDA's OKLos Angeles TimesThe proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin, rebuffed in its bid for Food and Drug Administration approval last October, on Thursday won a recommendation of approval from the agency's advisory committee, a major step toward winning the FDA's go-ahead to …FDA advisers recommend approving Arena weight-loss...

Would you have surgery to lose 30 pounds?  A controversial new procedure in weight loss has patients pleased but critics concerned. In a quaint suburb of New Orleans, women are lining up for a new weight loss surgery called the POSE procedure.