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...that even modest weight loss - even as little as 5% - can lead to real improvements in your health. The more you lose - and keep off - the better. But you don't have to get all the way back to normal weight. Most of us will never see a model-slim figure in the mirror. But we can all lead healthier lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Liposuction's Limits | 8/19/2004 | See Source »

...province of Xinjiang, first entered a hospital at age 17 after his father was partially paralyzed by a stroke. The doctors treated the teen with scorn when he asked for information. Says Huang: "I decided then that I would become a different kind of physician." Still, the chance seemed slim. This was during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, when universities had been closed; Chairman Mao ordered students into the countryside to learn from the peasantry, so Huang spent years planting wheat on a farm. When the nearest medical school reopened in 1978, he won a place in its first class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving Back Hope | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...boat and you may have to spend another couple of days in paradise. Small, rugged and surrounded by sea-lashed rocks, Ano and Kato Koufonissia are part of the Cyclades, a tiny cluster of islands beloved by the Greeks but often left off tourist itineraries. Separated by a slim waterway from its sister island, Kato Koufonissi is virtually uninhabited. But the cognoscenti swear by its crystal-clear waters, coarse sand, craggy coves and the single taverna that serves up savory Greek dishes. Blue Star Ferries run trips to Ano Koufonissi three times a week from Piraeus. Don't expect luxurious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pieces of Paradise | 8/8/2004 | See Source »

Those looking to fulfill a Moral Reasoning requirement will have slim pickings, as only five courses in that Core subject will be offered all year...

Author: By Alan J. Tabak, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Courses of Instruction Updated on Web | 8/6/2004 | See Source »

...Warner Bros. musical. And not the famous title song or the semi-standards ?Shuffle Off to Buffalo? or ?You?re Getting to Be a Habit With Me,? but the uptempo flirtation tune ?Young and Healthy.? Diana, a chunky bundle of brio, sang the Dick Powell role. Allie, a slim sylph, had the Ruby Keeler-Peggy Sawyer part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Reasons to Love New York — Part II | 8/1/2004 | See Source »

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