A Hero Whose W.M.D.'s Are Knees and Elbows
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Fans of action movies will find much to appreciate in this symphony of flying limbs, breaking bones and elaborately staged chases and confrontations.
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The title character of âCharlieâ is an impulsive, abusive, self-destructive lout. But heâs also magnetic and funny, and more self-aware than his swagger suggests.
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This giant's looking a little sluggish.
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Here's some help for those between a rock and a hard place.
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At Brigham and Women's Hospital, a group of doctors last week gathered around the ''most physiologically gifted athlete in the world,&quot; and watched her breathe.
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"Alexander," which depicts the Macedonian conqueror's passionate relationship with another man, may redefine what is acceptable in a hero.
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When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
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With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
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Steroids boost the body but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.
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As Superman and Batman would no doubt reflect during their cigarette breaks, the really draining thing about being a hero was that you have to keep riding to the rescue.
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Christopher Reeve was much more than &quot;Superman&quot; on the silver screen. In real life, he set a wonderful example for those battling against spinal cord injuries and similar afflictions.
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Today, it seems, anyone seeking a pleasant summer afternoon of dramatic Asian-style fisticuffs must settle for the kind of urban-action/martial-arts hybrid that is âWar.â
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The chiseled, 6-foot-4, 265-pound physique -- lean and hulking over the other behemoths in burgundy jerseys -- is imposing. But the first thing you notice is the feet.
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IN A wheelchair for almost a decade and paralysed below the neck, Christopher Reeve became a superhero of a completely different kind.
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Chubby Checker removes his overcoat,  bends his knees slightly and slowly swivels his hips.
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A computerized brace lets people recovering from knee injuries get their therapy on the go.
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Joseph Jefferson's right knee might never be completely healthy. He can't worry about it now.