Gastric bypass surgery, a type of bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery), is a procedure that alters the process of digestion. Bariatric surgery is the only option today that effectively treats morbid obesity in people for whom more conservative measures such as diet, exercise, and medication have not been effective.
The thrill is gone: Blues legend B.B. King dead at 89. B.B. King, the legendary blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 89 years old. Attorney Brent Bryson told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. local time at his home, where he had been in hospice care.
âMagicâ is a 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film Xanadu. The song was number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks beginning on August 2, 1980. âMagicâ became Newton-Johnâs biggest Adult Contemporary hit to date, spending five weeks at the top of that chart. It was also her biggest pop hit until âPhysicalâ ruled the Hot 100 for ten weeks beginning in November 1981.