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New York Fasion Week responds responsibly to use of thin models

by Heather, Posted Feb 1st 2007 7:00PM

The New York Fashion Week, scheduled to begin this Friday, has a made a few changes to its line up. The use of super skinny models is out this year. This issue has been red hot this year, making headlines again and again. Although a rare few of us ...
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Girls as young as 7 suffering from anorexia

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 21st 2006 7:00PM

Although it is not the norm, there have been a number of instances where girls as young as seven years-old suffer from anorexia. One such hospital that treats children with the disorder is Great Ormond Street, the famous children's hospital in ...
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Minimal Change Disease, what the heck?

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 18th 2006 4:30PM

I have posted a few times about an ongoing health issue with my nine year-old daughter, Cassidy. Last spring she became quite ill, stopped eating, lost five pounds and was so lethargic that she could barely get through the days. At first her teachers ...
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Lindsay Lohan: Role model for girls, NOT celebrity punch line

by Jay Allen, Posted Jan 5th 2006 8:23AM

What's up with all the Lindsay Lohan hate? Ever since word of her upcoming Vanity Fair interview broke, I've been shocked by the comments that have followed - everything ranging from dismissiveness to sheer vitriol. I went to the front page of ...
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