Read more pacemakers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22018/pacemakers.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 17:13:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/113295/to-help-obese-lose-weight-a-stomach-pacemaker.htmlRob Quinn<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=799732&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331172849' border='0' />An appetite-curbing stomach pacemaker that helps obese people lose weight is on sale in Europe after passing clinical trials and its makers hope to offer in the US within a few years. The surgically implanted device sends out electrical pulses designed to trick the brain into believing the body is..."If you take away all the responsibilities from the patient, they will not change on their own," lead researcher Thomas Horbach says.http://www.newser.com/story/113295/to-help-obese-lose-weight-a-stomach-pacemaker.htmlSun, 06 Mar 2011 15:18:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42175/you-heard-headphones-pacemakers-dont-jibe.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=151806&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401001148' border='0' />Headphones used with digital music players may interfere with pacemakers and internal defibrillators, scientists discovered in research contradicting reports from the US government. “Exposure of a defibrillator to the headphones can temporarily deactivate the defibrillator,” the lead researcher said. Draping the headphones over the chest caused hindrance in 15% of...In 15 per cent of pacemaker patients and 30 per cent of defibrillator patients, the researchers detected interference.http://www.newser.com/story/42175/you-heard-headphones-pacemakers-dont-jibe.htmlSun, 09 Nov 2008 15:25:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17908/ipods-ok-for-pacemaker-patients-study-says.htmlLaila Weir<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=69824&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401022441' border='0' />Heart patients who have both pacemakers and iPods can rest easy: The music devices don't affect the cardiac ones, reports Reuters. Two studies published last year suggested that iPods created electrical interference, but a new report by a team of FDA researchers concludes, “No interference effects can occur in pacemakers...Apple's new pink iPod nano. (PRNewsFoto/Apple)http://www.newser.com/story/17908/ipods-ok-for-pacemaker-patients-study-says.htmlFri, 01 Feb 2008 11:14:25 CST