Bariatric patients, doctors get together to reaffirm slimmer, healthier lifestyles

The banquet hall at Embassy Suites in Arcadia is decked out in heavy dose of pink-and-black 1950s regalia, and some of the revelers have dressed the part. Elvis scans the buffet offerings, while the Pink Ladies, in true clique fashion, have a seat at a table in the back corner.

Near the podium, a decorative high note shouts to be noticed. Reaching from the floor nearly up to the ceiling, it's a giant tower of balloons in the shape of hot-pink ice-cream cone, complete with multicolor sprinkles. Click here for full articles.