| Youngsters create short films to address obesity and eating disorders (News-Medical-Net) Youth homelessness and eating disorders are two areas of health highlighted by young people in Cardiff in a project that uses digital technology to create short films which detail public health issues.  Boys also battle eating disorders (Business Examiner) As many as one in four anorexia and bulimia sufferers are male Teenager Abby wants to help others tackle eating disorders (Rutland & Stamford Mercury) TEENAGER Abby Baker is aiming to help others after beating eating disorders. Diabetes' link to eating disorders explored (Science Daily) Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Unfortunately, it's a girl thing too (Brisbane Times) Many believe autism only affects boys - mainly because the female variant is often harder to spot. This means thousands of girls may be going undiagnosed. Jeremy Laurance reports on the condition, which is now also being linked to eating disorders. Eating-unit split 'bad for patients' (The Press) Splitting Christchurch's highly regarded eating-disorders unit between two hospitals will leave patients worse off, says its departing head. Anorexia and Bulimia Attack Men (Pravda) According to the World Health Organization, within the last two years the number of eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) among young men age 12 through 16 has increased twofold. Sixty-seven percent of them suffer from severe undernutrition and apparent psychosis. Eating School Lunches Develops Bad Eating Habits (KTAB Abilene) There are new concerns about children eating school lunches and the development of eating disorders later in life. Providers paid less (The News & Observer) My husband and I purchase an individual Blue Cross /Blue Shield policy for our family. Our premiums have gone up every year. I'm a psychotherapist, licensed since 1994, with additional certification as an Eating Disorders Specialist since that year. Eating disorders are focus of Love Your Body Week at Spring Arbor University (The Jackson Citizen Patriot) Lynn Beilfuss took eight years before eventually acknowledging she had a problem, and that help from others was going to be necessary.The recent Spring Arbor University graduate hopes other people with eating disorders will do the same, and she's helping... News Wizard |