The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the sudden deaths of five people who had undergone an obesity treatment that places an inflated silicone balloon in their stomach. All deaths happened ...

The agency cautioned that it has yet to determine whether the devices or the way in which they were placed in the stomachs directly caused those deaths. Photo / 123RF The US Food and Drug ...

Many women in Delhi are having a procedure done that involves implanting silicone balloons filled with water, into the stomach. This gives them a sense of fullness, that reduces their appetite and ...

Many would-be brides in Delhi are taking to balloons to lose weight. They are undergoing procedure which involves implanting a silicone balloon, which are filled with water, into the stomach. NEW ...

All deaths happened within a month of the procedure, the FDA said in a letter. (Representational) WASHINGTON: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the sudden deaths of five people who had ...