News tagged with bulimia nervosa
Brain circuit abnormalities may underlie bulimia nervosa in women
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Women with bulimia nervosa appear to respond more impulsively during psychological testing than those without eating disorders, and brain scans show differences in areas responsible for regulating behavior, according to a ...
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How to execute dietary management in eating disorder patients
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Substances that provoke gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with eating disorders (ED) can impact negatively on their nutritional rehabilitation. An Australian research group has found that ingestion of fructose-sorbitol ...
Parents, care groups venture into children's digital limbo
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Twenty years after the international community expanded the frontiers of protection for children, child carers and officialdom are slowly venturing into uncharted territory: cyberspace.
Bringing bipolar into the light
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Chances are, we all know someone like Marya Hornbacher. We just don't realize that we do because, like Hornbacher, these someones are charming, smart, well-spoken and prosperous -- not at all like people who are (cough) bipolar.
Why anorexic patients cling to their eating disorder
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior. This can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have ...
The Medical Minute: What is osteoporosis? Why now? Why me?
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Osteoporosis comes from a Latin term which means "holes in the bone." In reality it is a skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density and structural deterioration of bone, leading to bone weakness and increased ...
High-fat, high-sugar foods alter brain receptors
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being presented at the 2009 annual ...
Review provides new insights into the causes of anorexia
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 21, 2009 |
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New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating ...
How to care for your bones through the ages
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Bones are the body's first lines of defense. They protect the brain, heart and lungs and anchor the muscles. They keep us mobile. And all they ask in return is our support to keep them strong: good nutrition, weight-bearing ...
A natural hormone may protect muscle from atrophy
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Researchers have found a potential new treatment for the common problem of muscle atrophy.
Milkshakes are medicine for anorexic teens in family-based outpatient therapy
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley ...
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