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Progress On Drug Treatment For Anorexia Recovery

Anorexia nervosa generates a lot of interest, but advances in treatment have ... is adding to a growing interest in olanzapine during anorexia recovery. The Ottawa study was small, but confirms findings by others ... too afraid to get treatment."   Patients with anorexia are often unable to bring themselves to restore themselves to a ...

Article - Laura Collins - Oct 5 2008 - 2:58pm - 0 attachments

Suicide Risk And Anorexia

Among the many benefits accruing from the Genetics of Anorexia Nervosa Collaborative Study funded by the NIH is the ability to ... related to AN. A recent paper on Suicide Attempts in Anorexia Nervosa published in Psychosomatic Medicine offers much-needed ...

Article - Laura Collins - Feb 12 2008 - 8:23pm - 0 attachments

Web Sites Promoting Anorexia And Bulimia Up 470% Since 2006

... random URLs. The study revealed that websites promoting anorexia and bulimia have jumped in number since 2007. Optenet, a global IT ... Web sites from around the world. They found that pro-anorexia and bulimia Web sites have increased by 470 percent. Originally ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 12:19pm - 0 attachments

Why Heritability Matters In Mental Illness

Dr. Cynthia Bulik , William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina, spoke forcefully at yesterday's US Congressional Briefing organized by the Eating Disorders Coalition . ...

Article - Laura Collins - Mar 17 2008 - 9:10pm - 0 attachments

Calorie Restriction And Longevity - If You Are Not A Mouse, You May Not Live Longer

... a turkey sandwich instead of a Big Mac and fries. "Anorexia nervosa is a condition that is associated with calorie restriction ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2008 - 1:32pm - 0 attachments

Ghrelin Level And Menstruation Issues In Teenage Female Athletes

... function, and ghrelin levels are elevated in people with anorexia nervosa, another condition of severe energy deficit, she said. Until ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2008 - 1:44pm - 0 attachments

Arguing With Supermodels About Anorexia

... Gisele Bundchen stating that unsupportive families cause anorexia nervosa only perpetuate misconceptions and further stigmatize eating ... claim, there is no scientific evidence that families cause anorexia nervosa. In fact, the researchers are finding that anorexia nervosa is ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2007 - 1:18pm - 0 attachments

Early Data Presented At ASCO Show Potential Of RAD001 To Enhance Efficacy Of, And Overcome Resistance To, Breast Cancer Treatmen

... joint pain and nausea. Other common side effects are anorexia, appetite increase, peripheral oedema, headache, dizziness, vomiting, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 3:32am - 0 attachments

Wyeth Initiates INTORACT -- A New Clinical Trial To Examine TORISEL Plus Avastin For First-Line Treatment Of Advanced Kidney Can

... (51%), mucositis (41%), nausea (37%), edema (35%), and anorexia (32%). The most common laboratory abnormalities (incidence greater ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 12:30am - 0 attachments

Melanocortin Discovery May Lead To New Eating Disorder Treatments

... for entirely new possibilities for treating obesity and anorexia. In the latest issue of the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Drug ... opposite direction, and these may be an explanation for anorexia.” These discoveries have prompted most major drug companies to ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2008 - 10:21am - 0 attachments