Hallie Levine
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HOSP OFFERS 'MORNING AFTER' HIV DRUGS
May 29, 2001 | 4:00amAn experimental "morning after" drug treatment that can prevent the onset of HIV is being offered to the general public at Beth Israel Medical Center. The emergency treatment, until recently...
DOCS: MAD-COW SCARE MAY BREAK BLOOD BANK
May 22, 2001 | 4:00amThe FDA, fearful of mad-cow disease, may ban even more people from giving blood - possibly triggering a dangerous local shortage, experts warned yesterday. "We could lose about a third...
WOMEN PUMPED UP OVER BUST BOOSTER
May 21, 2001 | 4:00amNew York women looking for va-va-voom cleavage can now Hoover their way to a better bust with a battery-powered bra. A handful of New York plastic surgeons have begun offering...
NEW BREAST-CANCER TEST
May 21, 2001 | 4:00amDoctors at Manhattan's Beth Israel Medical Center have begun using a revolutionary new procedure that can detect breast cancer years before a tumor would show up on a mammogram. The...
LAURA'S LOOK WILL LIVEN UP - FIRST LADY SET FOR FASHION MAKEOVER
May 14, 2001 | 4:00amLaura Bush didn't make a fashion splash during her first 100 days as first lady - but that may soon change. Designer Arnold Scaasi says he has created a new...
WALL ST.'S WANNABE STUDS TAKING SURGERY ON THE CHIN
May 13, 2001 | 4:00amForget technology stock options and Startec cell phones. The latest status symbol among male Wall Streeters is the chin implant. Plastic surgeons say their waiting rooms are overflowing with young...
HOW TO GET SLIM ON JUNK FOOD DIET: "BEST DIET I'VE EVER BEEN ON'
May 13, 2001 | 4:00amSAATCHI & Saatchi carries a lot of weight in the advertising world -- but not among its employees. Its staff has lost over 150 pounds collectively over the last four...
TOT IS A CHIP OFF OL' STONE LIL' MICK DROPS BY FOR A VISIT
May 6, 2001 | 4:00amHe's got huge pouty lips, walks with a slight swagger, and has an eye for the ladies. Meet mini-Mick! Lucas Morad Jagger, at 23 months, is a chip off the...
CANINE CANCER RX MIGHT AID HUMANS
April 30, 2001 | 4:00amEleven-year-old Sinatra is the poster pooch for a promising new melanoma vaccine. Just one year ago, the sweet Siberian husky was on the verge of death, diagnosed with advanced melanoma...
HUMAN GUINEA PIGS PUT TO THE TEST CLINICAL TRIALS CAN BRING MIRACLE CURES - OR KILL
April 29, 2001 | 4:00amSEVEN months ago, Long Island leukemia patient Bruce Kennedy enrolled in a clinical trial for an experimental new drug called STI-571. "I was frightened at the thought of being a...
NEW GENERATION ARISES FOR SUPER-SEX PILLS
April 22, 2001 | 4:00amSuper sex drug Viagra may be a miracle cure for millions of frustrated Romeos around the world - but the little blue pill hasn't helped everyone beat impotence. In fact,...
ABOUT THE DISEASE
April 22, 2001 | 4:00am* What is multiple myeloma? A rare, life-threatening cancer of the bone marrow in which malignant plasma cells interfere with the growth of red and white blood cells.* How common...
ST. JOHN'S WORT MAY BE HERB-AN LEGEND
April 18, 2001 | 4:00amSt. John's Wort, the popular herb touted as a natural alternative to prescription antidepressants, is ineffective, a new study suggests. The study's researchers, in an article published in this week's...
GESUNDHEIT! POLLEN RISING ALONG WITH TEMPERATURE
April 15, 2001 | 4:00amThe sneezing season has arrived with a vengeance. A wet winter and spring has allowed trees to flourish - which means plenty of allergy-inducing pollen. "We're expecting high pollen counts,...
ALLERGY PILLS NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT
April 15, 2001 | 4:00amHere's a look at some of the most popular allergy drugs currently on the market, and what medical experts say about them:Over the counter: * Antihistamine tablets and liquids like...
HOPE AT LAST FOR VICTIMS OF MS
April 9, 2001 | 4:00amONE morning four years ago, Phyllis Motta woke up to discover that her feet were completely numb. "I asked my sister to step on my feet and I couldn't feel...
FIGHTING A 'LOSING' BATTLE DRUG-MAKERS IN RACE TO BE FIRST WITH FAT PILL
April 8, 2001 | 4:00amThe race is on to find a magic fat pill. Pharmaceutical companies are tripping over each other in their haste to develop new anti-obesity drugs. It's a ripe market: an...
CHOICES PRETTY SLIM AT THE MOMENT
April 8, 2001 | 4:00amThese are the anti-obesity pills nowavailable. Brand names are followed bygeneric names in parentheses.* Xenical (Orlistat): This pill works as a "fat-blocker," decreasing the body's absorption of dietary fat by...
SKEETER METER HAS CITY ON ALERT
April 1, 2001 | 5:00amCity and state officials are bracing themselves for a new West Nile invasion. "We are preparing for any possibility," said Sandra Mullin, spokeswoman for the city Health Department. "We have...
DOCS TESTING VIRUS DRUG
April 1, 2001 | 5:00amThere may soon be a new weapon to battle the dreaded West Nile virus. Doctors at New York Hospital Queens will be testing the drug Intron-A this summer on patients...