] Almost 40 million U.S. adults are obese, according to the ] Centers for Disease Control, and this year some 70,000 of ] them will go under the knife to have their stomachs ] bypassed or stapled in painful and expensive procedures ] that prevent overeating. But if human trials now under ] way in the United States pan out, overweight people may ] one day have a less invasive surgical option: a device ] that helps people feel full by stimulating the stomach ] with electricity in much the same way a pacemaker ] stimulates the heart. I thought this was a pretty neat idea...isn't technology just strange sometimes. Stomach Pacemaker |