PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Ron Moore didn't know why he was having such incapacitation stomach symptoms. "Like once a week, I was in the emergency room, with vomiting and not being able to keep anything ...

Forget crash diets, prescription drugs, or radical stomach surgeries for treating obesity. Scientists now report that implanted pacemakers -- like those used to keep hearts beating properly -- can ...

If you are considering gastric bypass surgery, there is a new development that could help you lose that weight without undergoing major surgery. As America's obesity epidemic reaches crisis ...

Jan. 11, 2004 — -- Nearly a third of the adult American population is considered obese, according to the American Medical Association, and as a result, there is clear need for new and different ...

An NHS worker hasn’t been able to eat food for seven years thanks to a rare stomach condition. Lauren Blake relies on feeding tubes to stay alive but is desperate for life-changing surgery. Lauren has ...

Dec. 30, 2003 -- Gastric pacing is a promising therapy for morbid obesity, according to the results of a small trial published in the December issue of Obesity Research. Patients lost a mean of 10.4 ...

Similar to the heartbeat, gastric peristalsis is regulated by an electrical rhythm generated by a pacemaker. Thus, electrical dysrhythmia of gastric slow waves will inevitably affect gastric ...

People with severe stomach disorders can sometimes suffer from chronic vomiting. This symptom can be treated with electrical impulses from a pacemaker in the stomach. A new method enables patients who ...

Nausea, abdominal pain and feeling full after eating small portions of a meal could indicate your stomach is having problems emptying food you’ve eaten. With normal stomach function, contractions of ...

Eating small frequent meals is among the dietary strategies that could improve gastric emptying. Recommendations include eating small frequent meals, chewing foods well, and limiting insoluble fiber.