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...wake of fen/phen and Redux, the diet-drug treatments that were pulled from the market last year after it was learned that they could damage heart valves, caution would be advisable with Viagra. But so far the side effects seem comparatively slight and manageable: chiefly headache, flushed skin, upset stomach and curious vision distortions involving the color blue. Pfizer, leaving nothing to chance, has even requested and received the Vatican's unofficial blessing for Viagra. All in all, a happy ending for American men, their partners and especially Pfizer stockholders, who have seen the value of their shares jump nearly...
According to police reports, on May 9, Mary told police that Steve hit her in the stomach and said, "We want to see the law bury you, and it can't happen too soon." The officer found a large red mark on her stomach. Steve was gone, and Mary didn't want to press charges, so the cops left. But Mary told police that Steve returned that night drunk. As they were talking, he pulled away in the car quickly, allegedly knocking her hard to the ground. She was eight months pregnant with Audrey. A neighbor took...
...Bassett, 24, is coached twice a week on exotic machines with names like the Reformer--and the benefits she describes sound miraculous. Two hours of work with no sweat has allowed her to drop from a size 10 to a size 8, sometimes 6. Her stomach has been whittled; her hips have slimmed. She has the posture and lanky gait of a dancer. What she doesn't have is a diet, and her workout shoes--Pilates calls for socks only--sit in her closet, dusty. She's lost nearly 10 lbs. "People say to me, 'You look thinner,'" she marvels...
...combine the physique of the ancient Greeks with the meditative strength of the East. The result was 500 exercises requiring intense concentration and centered mainly on a strong abdomen, as well as deep stretching. "This is your powerhouse," says Pilates master teacher Romana Kryzanowska, 75, her hand on her stomach. "With that you can do this": her right leg scissors into a kick that would make a Rockette cry, with her poodle Bijoux nestled nonchalantly in her left...
What Madonna is doing is this: for an hour an instructor leads a client through a volley of positions, both on the floor and on machines with names like the Cadillac and the Barrel. Repetitions are low, but concentration is intense. The stomach and butt squeeze, the legs and arms reach. Pilates promises that you'll feel better in 10 visits, look better in 20 and have a new body in 30. Those who try it say it's true. "I'm naked and standing in front of the mirror," reports Belle, who's done Pilates for a year...