Eating Disorders

There was always an excuse — a friend to see, a meeting to take, sleep to catch up on. Only a year ago, Demi Lovato was one of Disney's most bankable teen stars, her every move scrutinized by a team of attentive handlers. Yet when an eating...

Healthcare insurance: Benefits provided to those with mental illness must equal those for clients with physical afflictions, a federal appeals court ruled Friday....

Does something like this ever play out at your house?  There is a lot of food at the table.  However, someone is flat out refusing to eat it.  The picky eater.  Sometimes it's the kids, but not always.  The drama takes on a whole different dynamic when...

Every year at Halloween, we've come to expect the costumes that depict the satirical political figures, comic book characters and otherworldly beings, but what about dressing up like a serious eating disorder? The costume known as "Anna Rexia," a getup...

It's hard to imagine who would even think of buying an Anna Rexia Halloween costume if the silly notion hadn't become so controversial. The costume, which makes fun of the eating disorder -- whose victims endanger health and life by......

Demi Lovato has announced a 10-date U.S. concert tour, with tickets going on sale Oct. 14. When Demi Lovato quit the Jonas Brothers' tour abruptly to seek treatment for personal issues, the idea that she'd be out on a tour of her own a year later seemed...

Il Teatro alla Moda," an exhibition of more than 50 exquisite costumes made by 11 Italian couturiers, opens Friday....

It’s hard to believe Halloween is already here again, but the time for sugar highs, “The Exorcist” marathons and playing dress-up couldn’t come fast enough. Finding inspiration for a costume seems easy after a year full of hot...

The Body of Our Ministries church, which meets inside a shelter for runaway teens, will present living tableaux of teenage problems such as bulimia and anorexia, domestic violence, rape, suicide and cutting beginning at 7 p.m., House of Hope, 2020 36th...

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Food cravings have been known to break down even the most iron wills and spoil the healthiest eating plans. According to Dr. Joyce Nash, though, you don’t have to let urges to eat run your life and ruin your diet. “Whether you’re on an...