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.
Ronnie McDowell presenting his Reflections of a King print during a concert in Florida, 2007. Ronald Dean Ronnie McDowell (born March 25, 1950) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his 1977 song The King Is Gone, a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had recently died. From that single onward, McDowell charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard country music charts.