julia boorstin, thanks so much. have a great weekend. >>> well, many people want to look younger without going under the knife, and some of those are turning to doctors who recommend injections for off-label procedures, meaning they are using the drugs for reasons other than what the fda approved them for, but is that practice safe? plastic surgery dr. hopping joins us this morning. first of all, is off-label use legal in the u.s.? >> absolutely. off-label use is very legal in the united states. in fact, some studies have shown that 60% of drug use is off-label. >> give us an example of what sorts of off-label drugs are used to enhance different features? >> well, in our last session, we talked about drugs like latisse, which are fda approved to grow eyelashes. men have been putting it in their hair. that's an off-label use. but with off-label, there has never been a study that actually shows that it works. so that's the tricky part of off-label. so it is legal, but it sometimes can be undocumented. >> right. so it

let's check in with cnbc's julia boorstin. she has more on that and the rest of the day ease business headlines. good day to you, julia. >> good morning, eun. it's another choppy, thin volume session, and stocks are up, but just slightly. the nasdaq up by nearly 5 points with, the s&p 500 up just a fraction of a point. banks among the worst performers of the day while consumer staples stocks are gaining. >>> prosecutors are meeting with lawyers for dominique strauss-kahn. they're expected to push for sexual assault charges against him to be immediately dropped. this amid new questions about the accuser's credibility. >>> institute for supply management says the nation's service sector was growing at a slightly slower pace in june, a sign that the economy remains sluggish. and the number of planned layoffs increased for a second month in a row, this according to a report by job placement firm, gray & christmas. this comes ahead of a number of key employment numbers due out tomorrow and friday. >>> and the mortgage association re