Weight gain after gastric bypass surgery is common. Over time, the small stomach pouch created by the surgery stretches out. More calories are consumed and the feeling of fullness after eating disappears.

If you let me play sports, I will like myself more. I will have more self confidence. -- 1995 Nike ad campaign

The pre-adolescent children featured in the campaign provided compelling arguments for why kids should play sports -- being 60% less likely to experience breast cancer or suffer from depression stick out. Of course, Nike's coffers benefit when your kids play sports. But more importantly, so do your kids.

ULTRASOUNDS are struggling to detect abnormalities in obese pregnant women.

Excess weight impairs the clarity of ultrasound pictures, making fetal complications hard to discover.

A US study has found the detection of fetal abnormalities in second trimester pregnancies was less for women with higher body mass index, a measure of height and weight.

Despite affecting more than 2.5 million Americans and being the subject of active global research, rheumatoid arthritis remains a mystery in terms of causes, risk factors, and a cure.

Joe Henderson breathes a little easier these days. It's been more than a year since he underwent a sleeve gastrectomy in Dallas and 154 pounds later, Joe can feel the difference.

"I'm a lot more mobile," he said. "My breathing has improved, and I have a lot more energy."

The procedure wraps an elastic band around the top of the stomach to constrict its size. Patients report feeling full after small servings of food, and many lose 60 percent or more of their excess body weight — sometimes more than 100 pounds — within two years of surgery. The procedure was approved by the FDA in 2001 and has gained in popularity in recent years as a less-drastic alternative to gastric bypass surgery, commonly known as “stomach stapling.?