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Brain Imaging Studies Reveal Neurobiology of Eating Disorders April 2013 - Current treatments for anorexia and bulimia nervosa, which afflict an estimated 10 to 24 million Americans, are often limited and ineffective. Patients relapse. They become chronically...
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Council Speaker Recounts Her Struggles With Bulimia and Alcoholism May 2013 - Her mother was dying of breast cancer that had spread to her bones. Almost every morning, the young Ms. Quinn woke her mother, bathed her, made her breakfast and gave her medication. Her mother had...
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Eating Disorders in Adolescence Can Have a Long Term Effect on Women’s Health April 2013 - Despite the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent girls, it’s difficult to find information about longer term health consequences in adults, as little follow-up has been done. A new article...
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Dove Hires Criminal Sketch Artist to Draw Women as They See Themselves and as Others See Them April 2013 - Gil Zamora is an FBI-trained forensics artist with over 3,000 criminal sketches under his belt. Dove (through Unilever's U.K. office) and Ogilvy Brazil hired him to interview and draw...
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Why Adult Women Suffer From Eating Disorders May 2013 - Janice Bremis was stunned the day her husband came home and announced that, after six years of marriage, he was moving out. When he did finally pack up and rent a room from a friend, Bremis had...
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After Newtown, families hold out for mental health reform March 2013 - When Newtown father Neil Heslin testified before a congressional hearing on gun violence last month, his emotional plea for stricter gun laws went viral instantly. Photos of his tearful testimony...
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Bulimia Nervosa article in the New England Journal of Medicine March 2013 - A 27-year-old woman presented with fatigue and a 4-day history of a painful sore in her mouth. Physical examination revealed a body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by...
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Barbie vs. Real Women Barbie vs. Real Women: Artist Shows Shocking Differences. Lucky for us, Pittsburgh-based illustrator Nickolay Lamm has focused his attention to Barbie once again. He recently turned his artistically critical eye...
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Anorexic Men Face Difficulty in Diagnosis February 2013 - Of the estimated 30 million people in the United States with eating disorders, about 10 million of them are men...
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Too-Skinny Model Ban Takes Effect In Israel January 2013 - A controversial Israeli law banning too-skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013, prompting observers around the world to buzz about how much weight it will hold...
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Virginia Eating Disorders Law Signed March 2013 - In March 2013, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed a bill for parental education and school screenings for eating disorders. This marks a landmark victory in the fight against eating disorders...
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Learning about the dual diagnosis of an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes October 2012 - The dual diagnosis of an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes is often referred to as “diabulimia,” however this is not a medically recognized term and it is not an accurate description...
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First study of eating disorders in teen ER patients suggests an opportunity to spot hidden problems November 2012 - 16 percent of emergency room patients aged 14-20 may have undiagnosed binge eating, bulimia, anorexia or other eating problem. Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed...
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Mother-Daughter Team Makes Executive Assistance Personal May/June 2013 - Marlene and Vanessa McCaslin started My Executive Personal Assistant, LLC five years ago...
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How are people suffering from binge eating and bulimia perceived by the public? April 2013 - With growing efforts to increase awareness of mental health issues, we hope that people have a more accurate understanding of eating and weight issues. What factors causes bulimia? To what...
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Families Don't Cause Eating Disorders, But Can Be Critical to Lasting Eating Disorders Recovery December 2012 - Families do not cause eating disorders. It's true that older models of eating disorders treatment viewed families and dysfunctional family relationships as a contributing cause of these...
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12 Tips for Negotiating the Holidays November 2012 - Eat regularly and in some kind of reasonable pattern. Avoid “preparing for the last supper.” Don’t skip meals and starve in an attempt to make up for what you recently ate or are about to eat. Keep...
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Thinking Clearly About Personality Disorders November 2012 - For years they have lived as orphans and outliers, a colony of misfit characters on their own island: the bizarre one and the needy one, the untrusting and the crooked, the grandiose and...
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Sheila Himmel: The needle is moving even on attitudes about weight November 2012 - There's been so much good news for and about women in this election. A record 20 women in the Senate! The 18-point gender gap favoring President Barack Obama. The defeat of the two dolts who...
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What to do if You Suspect a Friend or Family Member has an Eating Disorder November 2012 - How do you know if you or a friend has an eating disorder; how and where do you obtain the best help and what should you do? An eating disorder is a serious illness and of all...
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