Oregonian Article on Eating Disorders
On July 8th, 2009 The Oregonian ran an article about eating disorders featuring a large, glamorous photo of a "recovered patient": a beautiful young woman in a slim dark dress…
On July 8th, 2009 The Oregonian ran an article about eating disorders featuring a large, glamorous photo of a "recovered patient": a beautiful young woman in a slim dark dress…
[editor's note: from time to time I invite other staff members to write about issues I think may be of interest to our families. This week's guest blog is written…
I just read a parent's thread on Laura Collin's FEAST website called "Eating Too Much". It made my hair stand on end. And it clearly resonated with more than one…
I am a gardener when I am not in the clinic. It used to be that I did all my best thinking in the shower. Now I do it in…
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As we all know, weakening of bones is one of the most concerning effects of the malnutrition associated with anorexia nervosa (AN) in girls and boys. What is the problem?…
A note from the editor: We are pleased to announce the launch of a new feature to our blog that will allow viewers to leave comments and share their thoughts…
It is no secret to anyone who is breathing that our economy has taken a few terrifying turns these past four months or so and has slowly but surely begun…
Happy Holidays and Holy Days to all our Kartini Clinic friends. This blog is a quote from one of my "most admired" pediatricians and another doctor named Joshua Sparrow on…
Water Loading Before Appointments In my previous blog I discussed falsifying weight by wearing weights. This time I would like to discuss a much more common circumstance in which a…