June 5, 2007 (Toronto) — Female patients with anorexia nervosa who do not have regular menstrual cycles suffer from decreased levels of androgens, which is exacerbated by the use of oral ...

Women diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are five (500%) times more likely on average to have underweight babies, according to a comprehensive new study. Results presented today at ...

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Caitlin Mackay's family are fighting a desperate battle to save her life after a decade-long struggle with anorexia with the ...

It was only last month when California actress Rachael Farrokh's harrowing plea for help with her anorexia disorder went viral. Now, Farrokh has released a new video, saying she's on the way to ...

A 47-year-old woman who has struggled with severe anorexia for decades has made the decision to die. Soon, she will be able to under Canadian law. Lisa Pauli from Toronto, Canada, recently opened up ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low levels of the hormone testosterone in women with anorexia nervosa are associated with anxiety, depression and bone loss, Harvard researchers told attendees of the ...

When 23-year old Madeleine Billings died in her sleep just after Christmas last year, she had been trying to starve herself for almost half her life. Not that a casual observer might notice. She was ...

Studies by researchers in the U.S. suggest that a metabolite of progesterone may represent a new therapeutic target for depression and anxiety in otherwise treatment-resistant groups of patients, ...

A Southern California woman who at 5-foot-7 weighed only 40 pounds because of anorexia has made major improvements and was almost unrecognizable Tuesday. Last May, 37-year-old Rachael Farrokh was so ...

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — An anorexic and bulimic woman who petitioned a court to refuse force-feeding has died three months after a judge granted her request. Her court-appointed lawyer, Edward ...

After spending more than half her life in and out of hospitals, a Canadian anorexia survivor is ready to turn her 17-year ...