Psychology & Psychiatry
Eating disorders rampant on the runway
(HealthDay)—As the fashion industry gears up for New York Fashion Week next week, new research suggests that eating disorders are rampant on the runway.
Feb 2, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Fat shaming linked to greater health risks
Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities' appearances, at work and school, and in public places for everyday Americans. People who are battling obesity face being stereotyped ...
Jan 26, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eating disorders are affecting more UK women in their 40s and 50s
In a UK study of 5,320 women, 3% were found to have an active eating disorder in mid-life, a figure higher than expected as eating disorders are primarily associated with adolescence or early adulthood. The research was published ...
Jan 16, 2017
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Pediatrics
Identifying children at risk of eating disorders is key to saving lives
Spotting eating disorder symptoms in children as young as nine years old will allow medics to intervene early and save lives, experts say.
Jan 5, 2017
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Medications
Medicine's secret: Some drugs won't help most of those who take them
In an era when a lack of interest in sex is considered a treatable medical disorder, these are the pros and cons for patients seeking a pharmaceutical fix:
Jan 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Given time, most women with anorexia or bulimia will recover
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that, contrary to what is often believed, around two thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually recover from their eating ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Online group therapy may be effective treatment for bulimia nervosa
Eight years ago, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched a new kind of clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of online therapy – delivered through group chat sessions – to face-to-face ...
Nov 29, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skin
Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases ...
Nov 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Economic burden of binge-eating disorder quantified
(HealthDay)—Individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) have significantly greater economic burden compared to those without BED, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Nov 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brains of those with anorexia and bulimia can override urge to eat
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered the neurological reasons why those with anorexia and bulimia nervosa are able to override the urge to eat.
Nov 7, 2016
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