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HAVE YOU EVER had a discussion with yourself about when to go to bed? The word 'negotiation' may conjure thoughts of hostage standoffs and high-stakes labor disputes, but there's a […]

A Case Study 'THE DOCTOR WILL see you now.' 'One sec,' I said. 'I need to get this last sentence down.' I had begged for an appointment because a scratch [...]

DO THE CHIPS THAT DON'T PASS THE LIPS of low-carb dieters weigh heavily on their shoulders instead? People who avoid certain foods or are reducing their food intake are famous […]

IT'S HARD FOR Abbie Pickett to remember what normal feels like, She panics in grocery stores and malls because she feels vulnerable in crowds if she isn't carrying a gun. [...]

THE STRESS OF working at a turbulent office finally dragged 37-year-old Maggie Little * under. For the second time in her life, she recognized the smothering symptoms of depression--slowness, a [...]

IMPORTANT CLUES to your health may be on your tongue. Research suggests that the 25 percent of the population who are most sensitive to a bitter chemical called PROP--so-called supertasters--may [...]

AMERICANS WORRY that many substances lurk in the water: lead, bacteria and mercury, to name a few. Now scientists suggest we should be concerned about drugs as well. Prozac, Zoloft [...]

Are struggling learners helped by repeating a grade? In the next year an estimated I million U.S. elementary school students will find themselves in the middle of this debate when [...]

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES--PARTICULARLY WOmen--can be prone to eating disorders. Now, an Italian study, published in Psychopathology, suggests that almost one in five regular gym-goers may be on the road to anorexia, [...]

IF PHYSICAL EXERCISE HAD A MENTAL equivalent, it would probably be the process of forgiveness. Researchers continue to tally the benefits of burying the hatchet--lower blood pressure and heart rate, [...]

Focuses on the moods that are associated with low-carbohydrate diet. Function of serotonin; Findings of Judith Wurtman, director of the Women's Health Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Adara Weight Loss Center; Reason of other researchers to rejecting Wurtman's findings; Advice to low-carbohydrate dieters.

Focuses on the side effects of taking psychotropic drug treatment. Antidepressants that are associated with weight loss; Reasons behind the increased weight of patients who are taking psychotropic drugs; Measures that can be taken by patients to control weight gain.

Presents a research study on anorexia athletica or compulsive exercising among gymgoers. Effect of compulsive training and exercise on the body; Provisions under the Americans With Disabilities Act related to people with eating disorders; Approach in helping people with anorexia athletica.