Web program may help ward off eating disorders
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NEW YORK  - Young women showed less dissatisfaction with their weight and shape after participating in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program, researchers from Germany found.
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Surfing the Internet is often cited as a cause of sedentary living. But what if the Web could be transformed into a tool to help boost physical activity?
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder.
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NEW YORK  - An at-home, unsupervised exercise program can improve fitness and well being, Japanese researchers report.
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The illicit availability of slimming pills online fuels a slimming obsession, putting lives at risk, experts warn.
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Alcoholics have one, and so do drug abusers. Now people addicted to e-mail also have a 12-step programme designed to tackle their obsession.
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Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have gotten  plenty of attention in recent years. But the first attempt to document how common eating disorders are nationwide  produced  surprises.
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While extreme thinness may the most obvious and life-threatening aspect of anorexia, new research suggests that it is often the psychological symptoms of eating disorders that take the longest to overcome.
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NEW YORK  - An Internet-based system that   provides online food shoppers with purchase-specific dietary   advice helps them buy foods that are lower in saturated fat   than the foods they initially set out to buy, according to new   study findings.
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Using the internet to manage a chronic illness can leave you in worse health than before you logged on, a review of recent studies has found.
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Chicago - In today&#39;s on-the-run society, the traditional sit-down family meal has pretty much gone by the wayside. But researchers say restoring regular family meals can help teenage girls avoid dangerous eating disorders.
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Frequent binge eating is the country's most common eating disorder, far outpacing the better-known diet problems of anorexia and bulimia, according to a national survey.
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NEW YORK  - Family therapy is more effective than traditional solo psychotherapy in helping teens with bulimia to abstain from binging and purging, a new study shows.
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Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.
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Scientists said Tuesday they have  developed a computer program that can predict whether women  have a high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.
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Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.
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NEW YORK  - While extreme thinness may the  most obvious and life-threatening aspect of anorexia, new  research suggests that it is often the psychological symptoms  of eating disorders that take the longest to overcome.