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Michael Jackson's death spotlights eating disorders

The untimely death of musical icon Michael Jackson spotlights eating disorders in general, and for men in particular. Whether Michael Jackson suffered from anorexia, which some call “manorexia” in men, is up to debate. W…
Anorexia's lifelong legacy

You may feel your child has all the signs, but eating disorders - particularly among boys - are hard to diagnose and treat, writes Thea O'Connor. Imagine being convinced your child has all the signs of an ea…
Anorexic Woman Tries Normal Diet

(June 9) -- Liz Jones, a London writer, has battled anorexia for 40 years. "Food has always been the enemy," she said. But two events -- a visit from her sister and a doctor's warning that she was in danger of developing…
Anorexia and Pregnancy Don't Mix, Docs Say

While most expectant mothers marvel at the site of their growing baby bumps, Maggie Baumann says she was "horrified." "As my stomach began to grow, I remember being in the shower and my bump was sticking out and I looke…
In the grip of anorexia and the medical industrial complex

Bryan Bixler is dying. He feels it in his bones a little more each day, as if passing the mirror in his Laguna Beach, Calif., apartment and glancing at himself isn't evidence enough. Here's what greets him: sunken ey…
Plans to ban internet sites that promote diet disease anorexia

WEBSITES that promote anorexia are facing a campaign to outlaw them. MSPs want the UK Government to introduce laws that fine or jail owners of sites promoting self-harm. There are around 500 "pro-ana" websites promot…
Young Anorexia Patients Needed for Two Stanford/Packard Studies

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The devastation wrought by anorexia nervosa includes severe cognitive and physical changes that researchers say kill one in 10 patients and debilitate many others. But doctors and scien…
Reality of Anorexia Strikes at Colleges of All Shapes

The pressure to be thin and flawless seems to be everywhere we look. Because of the media and other college demands, that pressure only seems to get worse through young adulthood. Eating disorders are a very prevalent di…
The skinny on get-thin sites

SINGAPOREAN netizens are getting riled up over a dangerous Internet trend: pro-eating disorder websites and support groups painting eating disorders as a lifestyle choice. Dubbing themselves 'thinspiration' or 'pro-ana a…
Anorexia linked to 'autistic' thinking

A GROWING appreciation of the links between anorexia and autism spectrum disorders has uncovered new opportunities for treating the eating disorder.Mental health professionals are now attempting to train the brains of pe…