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Teen Boys at Growing Risk for Eating Disorders

Posted on December 5, 2007 by cherished79

Decade of data shows increase in weight-control behaviors across cultures

By Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders rose significantly among American boys between 1995 and 2005, according to a study that examined weight control behaviors among high school students.
The study, based on an analysis of national data from the U.S. Centers for [...]

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My Very Long Road

Survivor of mental illness (BP), too many hospitals/meds/ECT's, finally on correct meds, struck gold in finding my present pdoc. Couldn't have done it without the major support of my hubby of 28 years and family. Returned to the workforce (F/T) after 9 years; to land of the living, but with people to whom I must hide my illness from due to STIGMA. I struggle daily; it 'aint easy, but I know I am one of the lucky ones. Also, back to doing what I love best - WRITING - MY PASSION.
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Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941)

Virginia was a brilliant author, penning some 10 novels, numerous short fiction and non-fiction, as well as, autobiographies. However she was the victim of depression and drastic mood swings, later diagnosed as Bipolar Disorder. Relapse after relapse eventually led to her death in 1941. Virginia drowned herself by weighing her pockets with stones and walking into a river. Her body was not discovered until one month later.