Latest Eating disorders Stories
CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center today announced its support as a gold sponsor of NORMAL nonprofit, a national organization educating communities about eating disorders, body image and self-esteem through arts and mindfulness. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CG42761LOGO) "We are so grateful to the patrons, sponsors and supporters who enable us to reach more students and families with our award-winning...
TheDailyRadish offers vegetarians the latest news and tips. In their latest blog post, Jenny Sangler announces some startling facts about the relationship between eating disorders and vegetarianism. Del Mar, CA (PRWEB) September 03, 2012 TheDailyRadish.com is one of the world’s most visited Vegetarian blogs. Offering daily tips and news to those enjoying a diet without meat, information can be read directly from their blog, or via a daily digest email. Today, Jenny Sangler at...
Patients with anorexia have trouble accurately judging their own body size, but not others', according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE. In the study, led by Dewi Guardia of the University Hospital of Lille in France, 25 patients with anorexia and 25 controls were shown a door-like aperture and asked to judge whether or not it was wide enough for them to pass through, or for another person present in the room to pass through. In previous similar...
LONDON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: LLTP) (the "Company" or "Lightlake"), an early stage biopharmaceutical company developing modern addiction treatments based on its expertise using opioid antagonists, announced today compelling final data from a Phase II study of the Company's proprietary opioid antagonist naloxone nasal spray treatment for patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED). BED is a psychiatric condition that is manifested by...
Onward Behavioral Health, a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services, is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Susan Campling as the Executive Director of their residential eating disorder program, Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. Chelsea, Alabama (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 Onward Behavioral Health (http://www.obhcares.com) has named Dr. Susan Campling Executive Director of their residential eating disorder program for adult women. Dr. Campling will begin in her...
Sober Living by the Sea, a premier provider of treatment for chemical dependency and eating disorders, is now offering Neurofeedback as a tool to improve the quality of patient recovery. Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2012 Sober Living by the Sea, a leading residential treatment center located in Newport Beach, has recently introduced Neurofeedback as part of their evidence-based treatment approach for addiction, anxiety, depression and other disorders. Sober Living by the Sea...
A study of teenage girls with eating disorders has shown that reduced essential fatty acid levels returned to normal once the girls increased their weight to a healthy level. The research, published in the August issue of Acta Paediatrica, suggests that it is not necessary to give omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements to adolescent girls with eating disorders. "Essential fatty acid status is altered in eating disorders that result in weight loss" explains co-author Dr Ingemar...
RIO RANCHO, N.M., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vacations, wedding, and barbecues; summer is a less structured time of year that allows us to relax and be more spontaneous. Unfortunately, it is precisely this lack of structure that can spell disaster for those battling compulsive eating. While most of us look forward to enjoying outdoor activities, travel and a more relaxed pace, these things interrupt daily routines and a lack of structure can introduce more...
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kantor & Kantor, LLP announced today that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an insurer's second request for rehearing of a significant decision in favor of people suffering from nine enumerated mental health conditions - eating disorders in particular. The Court confirmed its June 4, 2012, decision that the California Mental Health Parity Act requires health plans to provide coverage of "all medically necessary...
Significant results from a large population study While many small studies have shown a relationship between infertility and psychological distress, reporting a high prevalence of anxiety, mood disorders and depressive symptoms, few have studied the psychological effect of childlessness on a large population basis. Now, based on the largest cohort of women with fertility problems compiled to date, Danish investigators have shown that women who remained childless after their first...
