Eating Disorders

When Binge Eating Bites Into Your Wallet

For Those With a Binge Eating Disorder, Rising Food Prices Bring a Special Burden By DAN CHILDS ABC News Medical Unit The rising cost of food and the faltering economy are enough to put a pinch on many family budgets. But for...

The skinny on eating disorders

Over years of eating disorder research and studies, Sharlene Hesse-Biber, a professor in the sociology department, has heard her share of young students explain how having the perfect body is everything to them, and that they...

Frieda's battle with bulimia

On the Wednesday night before she died, Frieda Curtis ate a quarter pounder, fries and a large vanilla shake. She returned that Thursday morning to McDonald's for eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, a biscuit and another shake. Friday...

Kathryn Flett: I'm a lobotomy, get me out of here

What she watched:Horizon: How mad are you? BBC2The Commander ITV1Lead Balloon BBC1Outnumbered BBC1Apparitions BBC1It's entirely possible to imagine that had it not lurked underneath the venerable and trustworthy Horizon...

Ruth Graham fights church silence on depression

By Rose French The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ruth Graham knows firsthand how life can be filled with heartache. The third of evangelist Billy Graham’s five children, she has dealt with a daughter’s teen pregnancies,...

This week’s favorite comment: Bulimics and clean commodes

This week, I discussed how bulimics (and some anorexics and those with EDNOS who purge) are likely introducing all sorts of bacteria, germs and goodness knows what else into their throats every time they induce vomiting using...

CRC Health Corporation Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended Septe..

CRC Health Corporation ("CRC" or the "Company"), a leading provider of substance abuse treatment and youth services through its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, announced its results for the .. - Read more

The Tooth Whisperers

Description Dentists can tell what's going on in your body just by looking into your mouth. This patient of Bassiouny's had damage similar to a bulimic's teeth, but it was actually caused by dysmenorrea, a gynecological...

Pica: An odd symptom experienced by some anorexics

Have you heard of “pica”? I’m not talking pica in terms of font size, but the medical condition. It’s a strange one, indeed. A person with pica has a craving for and may (or may not) ingest non-food materials such as clay,...

Dana The 8-Year-Old Anorexic - Channel 4

Cutting Edge Documentary On Eating Disorders Veronica Clifford tells the story of one little girl who wanted to die - but doesn't know why. At first, according to Dana, it was just a matter of eating more healthily. Then Dana...