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• NEED A LIFT?

  WEIGHT IS OVER, BUT SKIN REMAINS

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  November 27, 2007 -

  YOU'VE heard of face-lifts, of course - but what about a body lift? If you're like many people, this term doesn't ring a bell. But with statistics from the American Society of Plastic...more >

• THE FIRM

  NY'S BIG LOSERS PUT DOWN THEIR BURGERS TO TRY THE 'CO-WORKER DIET'

  By MARINA VATAJ

  November 27, 2007 -

  WHEN it comes to competing in the workplace, it pays to lose - weight, that is. The diet world is one in which there's always a new flavor - or lack thereof, in this case - of the month. But...more >

• STAY STRONG DOWN TO THE BONE

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  November 20, 2007 -

  WHAT do a can of peas, a bottle of water and a bath towel have to do with preventing osteoporosis? As it turns out, a whole lot. When you're getting into the swing of exercising, you can use...more >

• ALCOHOLISM DRUG IS WORTH A SHOT

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  November 13, 2007 -

  IS there a cure for alcoholism? Certainly, there's absti nence from hitting the bottle - but it's getting to the "abstinence" that can be the toughest part. For some, there'...more >

• OPEN THE SCREENING DOOR

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  November 6, 2007 -

  CHANCES are you've turned on the TV recently and seen one of the many new ads for "BRCA" tests. Maybe you've wondered what this is - or why you're hearing about it in the middle...more >

• THE SOAP DISH

  LADY MACBETH HAD THE RIGHT IDEA: SCRUB!

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  October 30, 2007 -

  'ALL employees must wash hands." There's a sign like this - usually tattered and water-stained - in nearly every restaurant restroom in the country. It's anyone's guess, though...more >

• SHRINKING TO FIT

  By ISAAC GUZMçN

  October 30, 2007 -

  RIGHT now, I'm doing something I never thought I would - wearing size 36 jeans. It's not a miracle on par with loaves and fishes, or even the continued popularity of Dane Cook. But for me...more >

• THE ABSOLUTION

  'RITZ' WASHBOARDS ARE ANYTHING BUT TORTURE

  By BARBARA HOFFMAN

  October 30, 2007 -

  WHERE'S the beef? For now, it's at Studio 54, where the Roundabout Theatre Company has revived Terrence McNally's 1975 comedy, "The Ritz." Set in a gay bathhouse, it boasts an...more >

• SEE DOC ABOUT ANKLE INJURY AT EVERY TURN

  By DR. ROCK POSITANO

  October 23, 2007 -

  I'M going to say something that could come as a surprise, but here goes: There's no such thing as a simple ankle sprain. Nope, no such thing. Every year at marathon time, runners start...more >

• BETTER WITH AGE

  OLD MAN, YOUNG LADY LIVE LONG & PROSPER

  By MARINA VATAJ

  October 23, 2007 -

  SOME call them sugar daddies. (Others just call them dirty old men.) But scientists say older men who shack up with much younger women are actually the answer to longevity. Who knew?more >