The economic pain that has crushed the media, advertising and real estate industries is taking a toll, clearly. Newspaper reporter, advertising account exec, and real estate agent are among the eight most stressful jobs in America, according to a new survey. [NYDN]

A couple of months ago, Harvey Weinstein was showing off his slimmer physique, a look he achieved thanks to weight loss guru Dr. Louis Aronne, the author of the diet book, The Skinny. But judging by the pics that Dealbook posted this afternoon from the media mogulfest in Sun Valley, Harvey hasn't been making much…

CNBC's Jeff Macke went progressively nuts on the air yesterday, beginning with a bizarre afternoon phone interview during which he rambled about Justin Timberlake and culminating with a 7 p.m. breakdown on CNBC Reports wherein he incoherently berated anchor Dennis Kneale. This isn't CNBC crazy—it's actually crazy.

More than 45 percent of New York residents say "they don't feel so hot," according to a new survey. It's not because the temperature isn't as high as it normally would be this time of year, or because half of all New Yorkers are hypochondriacs and think they've come down with swine flu. It's because we're all…

Even though striving to climb the company ladder, earn more money, boss more people around, and have a fancier title on one's business card is basically what everyone in corporate America is programmed to do, it turns out that being promoted, like literally everything else to do with work, is bad for you. The mental…

Are you by any chance feeling overwhelmed, anxious about various annoying tasks, perhaps sorely tempted to go and strangle the guy two desks over who's talking too loudly on the phone? You're not alone: A survey has identified 11:45 on a Tuesday morning as the most stressful time of the working week, when we pay for…

If you've been feeling in less than sparkling health lately, don't blame your diet of Hostess cupcakes and Marlboro Lights: It's work that shortens life expectancy, say experts. Jobs with high stress and low autonomy trigger cardiovascular disease, it turns out. But even unstressful and dull jobs are dangerous: "If…

So much for people's ability to perform well under pressure: MRI scans carried out on stressed-out students about to take exams showed reduced activity in their prefrontal cortices—the area that controls attention, task-planning and judgment—and they did far worse on tasks than a relaxed control group. The best part?…

Feeling a little stressed out today? You're not alone! It turns out that January 5th is the most stressful day of the year, at least according to researchers who blame the angst on a combination of post-vacation blues, cold weather, economic worry, and having to endure a long first day back in the office with really,…

Booze, religion, and therapy not doing enough to calm you down as the economy implodes? How about hypnotism? New York hypnotherapists report that business has surged in recent weeks, a trend that started following the collapse of Bear Stearns in March. As for what you actually get for $60 to $150 per session, you may…

When Forbes was compiling its list of America's most stressful cities, it hadn't even factored in this week's events on Wall Street, and yet NYC still made it to No. 2. (Chicago was No. 1.) But while life here may not be worry-free, you'll be happy to hear it's the third-best city in the whole world to be gay in! […

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