A heartwarming video captured a baby bear playfully interacting with a red balloon on a Canadian highway. Traffic came to a ...

Research has shown that while intragastric balloon (IGB) therapy offers a minimally invasive method of losing weight, its effectiveness decreases about three or four months after placement. This ...

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It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as gastric bypass surgery, or people who don't respond well to weight-loss drugs. Gastric balloons ...

Gastric balloons—silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach—can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect can eventually ...

This new balloon, made of silicone and suitable for inflation and deflation, aims to help individuals manage their weight by creating a feeling of fullness, ultimately reducing overeating.

Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've developed an alternative: A small, implanted gastric ...

Advertisement Gastric balloons are not new as a weight-loss aid, and stationary balloons filled with saline have long been approved for weight control by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

What’s going on this week? Red Balloon Bookshop celebrates its 40th anniversary and the Minnesota Mystery Night reading series moves into its new home in Mendota. The Red Balloon, beloved by two ...