An FDA panel of reviewers recommended that the administration expand approval for Allergan's Lap-Band, a weight-loss implant that currently is only available for the very obese, to those who are less obese.
Allergan's Lap-Band, a device implanted in the stomach to limit the amount of food that can be ingested, is already on the market to help the very obese lose weight. But now the company hopes to win approval for less obese patients to use the band.
The push to show "real" women in advertising seemed like a victory for womankind. But new research from Arizona State University suggests that all of those ads and magazines featuring everyday women can sometimes backfire -- and, in some cases, even make women feel worse.
