Education: the First Line of Defense Against Eating Disorders

Providing accurate information and improving knowledge is the most effective strategy for combating eating disorders.
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Teen Boys at Growing Risk for Eating Disorders

FRIDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating disorders rose significantly among American boys between 1995 and 2005, according to a study that examined weight control behaviors among high school students.
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Microsoft closes pro-anorexia websites

Microsoft has abruptly closed down four ?pro-anorexia? websites in Spain following a complaint that they were endangering the lives of teenage girls.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

Celebrities behaving badly

Celebrities would do anything just to get some publicity.
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Increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups

Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal.
From: www.news-medical.net

Mary-Kate Olsen Hospitalized In New York

Mary-Kate Olsen checked into a New York hospital to treat a kidney infection, her rep confirms.
From: www.mtv.com

Study Of Adolescent Eating Disorders

Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal. As a result, experts expect to see an increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups. It is also suspected that eating disorders and weight control behaviors may be increasing among adolescent boys. [click link for full ...
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Male teens at greater risk of developing eating disorders

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the prevalence of eating disorders amongst adolescents of various ethnic groups by finding that male adolescents are at an increased risk of developing eating disorder symptoms. The research also found that black females are least likely to practice weight control. The study, one of the first to examine trends in adolescent weight control ...
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Eating disorders in boys more likely

WASHINGTON: A new study has shed light on the prevalence of eating disorders amongst adolescents of various ethnic groups by finding that male adolescents are at an increased risk of developing eating disorder symptoms.
From: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Teenage girls, and increasingly boys, dieting to stay thin: study

While eating less, purging and exercising to stay slim are still largely the preoccupations of teenage girls, teenage boys are starting to follow suit, finds a new study.
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Eating disorders in adolescents

Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal. As a result, experts expect to see an increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups.
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Female Athletes Are More Prone to Eating Disorders

Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders Reports Many Female Athletes Resort to Eating Disorders to Deal with the Stress of Maintaining High Performance Levels
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Eating disorders more common among women, doctor says

Actresses Queen Latifah and Camryn Manheim have become role models for women of all shapes and sizes, but eating disorders still continue to plague many women.
From: www.courier-gazette.com

Utah officials consider paying for animals that comfort violent crime victims

Posted: 7:15 PM- Dogs, cats and other animals bring cheer to hospital patients and nursing home residents. But can animals ease the trauma suffered by victims of violent crime?
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?Diabulimics? shun insulin to get thin

Women with diabetes are shunning their medication for fear of getting fat. Inside the shocking world of diabulimia.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Eating disorder unit is unveiled

A special centre to help people with eating disorders is being officially opened in Leicester.
From: news.bbc.co.uk

Shyness can deepen into disability for some teens

For those with social anxiety disorder, relating with others can leave them frozen with fear. It was the start of sophomore year at a different college, but after a few weeks, her high hopes for a fresh beginning and busy new social life evaporated, and she spent day after day studying, sleeping and crying.
From: www.orlandosentinel.com

Deadly illness but help hard to get

A growing crisis in eating disorder treatment has worried parents seeking help overseas, while at least one district health board has sent patients to Sydney for treatment.
From: www.stuff.co.nz

Critically Acclaimed Documentary Film "America the Beautiful" Will Kick-Off the 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival on ...

In its first Los Angeles screening, "America the Beautiful" will open at the 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film will screen on November 8th, 2007 at 8 p.m. in the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Many celebrities are expected to attend. A panel Q & A with the director: Darryl Roberts and Carolyn Costin of Monte Nido Treatment Centers will follow the film.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Getting to the Root of Caring for Your Hair at Any Age

For most people, and especially women, hair is their crowning glory that defines a significant part of their appearance and personal style.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Diabetes Complications in Families; Thinness and Osteoporosis; Hormones through Life Conference

Diabetes can cause serious health problems if not properly managed, but the risk of developing complications from this disease appears to be greater in certain families, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Another study finds being naturally thin may raise the risk of osteoporosis in young women.
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Too skinny for Brown?

By Elif Ince Contributing Writer Yana had always been a perfectionist. She was the valedictorian of her high school, a straight-A student at Brown and one of the few students who did all of her reading before class. When fear of gaining the infamous freshman 15 crept in during her first semester on College Hill, her reaction, like most of her freshmen girlfriends, was to start dieting.
From: www.browndailyherald.com

Orthorexia: When good diets go bad

While her family dines on flavorful Southern cuisine on holidays, Rebecca McCarter sticks to green veggies and plain chicken, though her grandmother?s fried cornbread used to be one of her favorites.
From: www.kansan.com

Surviving anorexia offers new life

When October began, I was a student, going to class dutifully, planning tailgates, going on dates. Now, at its close, I have withdrawn from classes and changed my entire life because of one little diagnosis: anorexia. The word "anorexia" has always frightened me.
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Bingeing study craves participants

Learning, or, more accurately, relearning "intuitive eating" -- paying attention to and understanding the natural appetites and rhythms of your body -- may help people overcome binge-eating.
From: www.southbendtribune.com

Group help at Y. clinic

A study of treatments for eating disorders is currently being conducted by Dr. Diane Spangler of the Brigham Young University Comprehensive Clinic. Any person 18 or older with symptoms of an eating disorder such as binge eating, purging or restrictive eating is eligible for participation.
From: deseretnews.com

Burned Firefighter Making Strides

In July, we brought you the story of a Geneva Fire Fighter who was recovering from severe burns he suffered while working on his car last spring. After months of recovery at Strong Hospital, Jeremy Lathey, 21, returned home to Geneva in September.
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Art show to aid victims of eating disorders

The artwork of Heather Begeny, a Buffalo woman who died of an eating disorder in March 2003 at age 22, will be among the works shown at a new art exhibit designed to promote healthy body image.
From: www.buffalonews.com

Parents shoud initiate healthy eating behaviors

W ith all of the Halloween overindulgence, it is important to highlight that the relationship one has with food is critical to physical and mental health. Everyone deserves to have a healthy body image and self-worth. Childhood obesity and other eating disorders are a healthcare epidemic that desperately calls for community action.
From: www.bradenton.com

Mother spreads eating-disorder awareness

Studies show disease crossing socio-economic boundaries, but help is not always easy to find.
From: www.contracostatimes.com

Personal battles show challenges of eating disorders

November 1, 2007 By MEGAN JAMES MIDDLEBURY ? At a doctor?s visit about a year and a half ago, Jade Denny, who was 19 and five feet tall at the time, weighed in at 60 pounds. She had been anorexic since her junior year at Vergennes Union High School, but it wasn?t until this appointment that she acknowledged she had a problem. If Denny didn?t get help now, her doctor told her, she was ...
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Bulletin Board

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Eating disorder parents unite

Though it has been almost seven years, Nancy Clarkson still remembers how helpless she felt when she first realized her daughter might have an eating disorder.
From: www.insidebayarea.com

Act 2 for the Olsen twins: A fashion career

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen might never appear together on-screen again, but the twins are still very much a team. The 21-year-olds made a name for themselves reciting one-liners as little Michelle Tanner on Full House. As children, they made numerous successful home videos aimed at little girls (playing sisters pulling each other out of sticky comedic situations, of course). But they say pairing ...
From: www.usatoday.com

Prelude to unhealthy eating

Being shy about eating in public may be a precursor to an eating disorder.
From: www.democratandchronicle.com

Mental health parity bills gain steam in Congress

Five years after the death of Sen. Paul Wellstone, a groundbreaking bill he championed requiring health insurers to cover mental health conditions in the same way as physical ailments is gaining political momentum and could finally become law. The late senator pushed for so-called "mental health parity," in part because his brother had bipolar disorder. Last month, the U.S. Senate unanimously ...
From: www.startribune.com

Personal battles show challenges of eating disorders

November 1, 2007 By MEGAN JAMES MIDDLEBURY ? At a doctor?s visit about a year and a half ago, Jade Denny, who was 19 and five feet tall at the time, weighed in at 60 pounds. She had been anorexic since her junior year at Vergennes Union High School, but it wasn?t until this appointment that she acknowledged she had a problem. If Denny didn?t get help now, her doctor told her, she was ...
From: addisonindependent.com

Lessons learned, lessons shared

Stephanie Schweitzer remembers exactly when her life changed forever.
From: www.suburbanchicagonews.com