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FDA OKs Hunger-Control Device

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Tells brain you’re not hungry.

For the first time since 2007, the FDA has approved a new device to treat obesity. The Maestro Rechargeable System, when implanted in the abdomen, sends electronic pulses that disrupt the stomach’s signals to the brain saying it is empty.

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