01-13-2008, 03:21 AM
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Height: | VCU tests weight-loss implant (Potomac News) Quote: VCU tests weight-loss implant (Potomac News)
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are enrolling people in a study testing an implanted weight-loss device that curbs hunger and increases feelings of fullness so weight drops almost effortlessly. The therapy consists of a thin, pacemakerlike disk placed under the skin and attached to thin, wire electrodes that are wrapped around nerves on the stomach. The nerves are vagus nerves, ... published Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:09:17 GMT More... | Have a read of the article and post your comments here.
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