Regulators have approved Irvine-based Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device for more patients. The move expands the use of the surgically implanted adjustable silicon stomach band to patients ...

Allergan Inc. is looking to get Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its Lap-Band weight-loss device to more patients and hopes to see expanded health insurance coverage, according to its ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery was warned to pull advertising that federal officials claim failed to warn potential customers of the risks. The Food and Drug ...

Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...

Carnie WIlson shared that she was hospitalized following removal of her lap-band in an Instagram update on Thursday, Sept. 25 The Wilson Phillips singer, 57, had the band removed on Tuesday, Sept. 16, ...