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4 hrs ago | Stanford

Examining the benefits of estrogen therapy for girls with anorexia

Estrogen replacement therapy may significantly reduce anxiety symptoms among girls diagnosed with anorexia, according to findings presented this week at the Endocrine Society annual meeting .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Anxiety, Health

Tue Jun 18, 2013

MSN Living

Lingerie retailer vows to stop retouching images

Do you notice the difference between these photos? From the slimmer waistline to the whiter teeth, one of these photos of a lingerie model has clearly been airbrushed.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography, Health

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Daily Mail

Protestors strip down to their underwear outside Victoria's Secret to ...

A group of protestors stripped down to their bras and underwear on Saturday outside a Victoria's Secret store in San Francisco, California, to protest media representations of 'perfect' bodies.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Health

Eating Disorders Online

An estrogen patch for anorexia?

Treating girls with anorexia might now involve an estrogen patch, according to research presented at the Endocrine Society meeting this week.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts General Hospital, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Health

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Medical Daily

Eating Disorders And Teens: Los Angeles Teen Boys As Likely As Girls...

The Los Angeles Times reports that the eating disorder gender gap is closing pretty quickly among high school aged boys.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

a Uk Department Store Says It Won't Photoshop More Lingerie Ads

To start with, the lingerie model's neck and arms have been slimmed down, under her eyes have been smoothed and lightened and her teeth and eyes have been whitened.

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Related Topix: Wisdom Teeth, Health, Arts, Photography

Eating Disorders Online

UK retailer opts for non-airbrushed photos of models

A company that works with disabled models and Paralympians is adding to its list of noteworthy accomplishments by saying no to Photoshop.

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Related Topix: Health

The Link

Not Suitable for Children

Presented as part of 2013 Montreal Fringe Festival by local burlesque troupe Glam Gam Productions , the show crushes the innocence of fairy tales by mixing dance, theater and singing with indecent performances.

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Related Topix: Theater, Newfoundland, NJ

Time

New Labor Law Targeting Underage Models Could Change Our Body Image Issues

Coco Rocha pictured at the Project Runway, Season 8 Premiere Party at the Empire Hotel Rooftop in New York City on July 28, 2010.

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Related Topix: Health, Columbia University

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Age

McCarthy slays 'tractor-sized' criticisms

Once, a much younger Melissa McCarthy may have been seriously hurt by comments about her size, or for that matter, a Photoshopped poster that appears to purposefully slim her down, but no longer.

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Related Topix: Mike and Molly, Entertainment, Television, Melissa McCarthy, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Celebrities, Sandra Bullock, Comedy, Saturday Night Live

The Huffington Post

Melissa McCarthy Responds To Rex Reed Calling Her 'Tractor-Sized'

In February, Rex Reed of the New York Observer made headlines when he referred to "Bridesmaids" star Melissa McCarthy as "tractor-sized" and "a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success."

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Related Topix: Melissa McCarthy, New York Government, New York, Publishing, Media, New Times, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Body dysmorphic disorder puts ugly in the brain of the beholder

When people think of mental problems related to body image, often the first thing that comes to mind is the thin figure associated with anorexia.

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Related Topix: Health

Mail on Sunday

'Retailers have a moral obligation to ban the airbrush': Debenhams...

'We have a moral obligation to ban the airbrush': Debenhams vows not to retouch model shots... and calls on others to follow suit The high-street department store puts and end to such images as they 'want to help customers feel confident about their figures without bombarding them with unattainable body images'.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography, Health

Tue Jun 11, 2013

TheCelebrityCafe

Obesity ads feature digitally fattened child

Everyone knows that obesity is a problem in America, thanks in large part to the Public Service Announcements plastered around cities and televisions.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Health

Examiner.com

Demi Lovato's birthday wish is a healthy-weight Barbie with cellulite

Demi Lovato, who turns 21 in two months, says her birthday wish is that the makers of the iconic Barbie doll will roll out a version with normal weight and body measurements.

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Related Topix: Toy, Barbie, Health

KTVU Oakland

South Bay mother promotes positive body image with Facebook page

For many women, posing in a bathing suit ranks right up there with a root canal in terms of unpleasant activities, but a San Jose mother is behind a new online effort aimed to change that.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Cambridge Evening News

How Bryony Kimmings is helping young people adopt a positive body image

We have a huge celebrity culture in this country and for many children and young people these stars are their idols; they draw inspiration from them and want to be like them.

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Related Topix: Health

Manawatu Evening Standard

Should you tell your kids they're beautiful?

Do you tell your daughter how beautiful she looks in her new party dress or how handsome your son is in his favourite super hero outfit? You had better stop says the UK's women's minister, Jo Swinson, who thinks parents who tell their children they are beautiful risk sending the message that looks are the most important thing for success in life.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

E! Online

Lady Gaga Wears Sexy Bikini, Flaunts Weight Loss and Long Hair-See the Pic

Lady Gaga 's body critics are going to have a hard time finding anything negative to say about her now.

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Related Topix: Health

PsychCentral

Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain Region

The insidious disorders are characterized by extreme eating behavior and distorted body image and often occur during adolescence and young adulthood.

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Related Topix: Health, UC San Diego, Eating Disorders