Drug-induced liver injury caused by "khat," an herbal stimulant - Palacios Argueta P, Attar B, Sikavi C, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Mishra S.
We describe a case of Catha edulis (Khat) drug-induced liver injury in a 28-year-old man from Yemen. The patient presented with jaundice, fatigue, and anorexia. Extensive workup, including liver biopsy, was performed. This is the first reported case in the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
What Areas of the Physical Examination are Important in the Pre-participation Physical Examination?
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Participation in organized or non-organized, recreational to elite sports activities can provide excellent recreational and leisure time activities and improve physical and mental health for participants. The Aspen Institute in 2018 reported that more kids are being physically active, more are trying different sports, and multisports play is increasing rather than strict specialization. Unfortunately they note that there is an economic inequality with children from lower-socioeconomic circumstances playing less organized sports. About 70% of children and youth participate in an individual or team sport, but unfo...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 7, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Anorexia inquests: 'Confront it early. Get help.'
Simon Brown's daughter Emma died after a long fight against anorexia nervosa. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychological characteristics and childhood adversity of adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa versus anorexia nervosa - Pauls A, Dimitropoulos G, Marcoux-Louie G, Singh M, Patten SB.
This study aims to examine psychological morbidity and exposure to childhood adversity in adolescents with AAN compared to adolescents with anorexia ner... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Yale finds neuron behind fatal anorexia, and solution in high-fat diet
Inhibition of a neuron that helps the body access alternative forms of fuel may be one cause behind death from anorexia nervosa, Yale research finds. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Higher calorie treatment for people hospitalized with anorexia
People hospitalized for anorexia improved more quickly when fed higher calories than normally used in treatment. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - October 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - October 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news
Higher - Calorie Refeeding Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa
Medical stability restored significantly earlier; no increase seen in electrolyte abnormalities, adverse events (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - October 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 -- It may seem counterintuitive, but when someone with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is hospitalized, treatment often begins by cutting calories. Now, new research suggests that those eating restrictions can be safely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 20, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Higher-Calorie Refeeding Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 -- For adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa, higher-calorie refeeding restores medical stability significantly earlier than lower-calorie refeeding, with no increase in electrolyte... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 20, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Researchers to enroll 6,000 for world's largest study of eating disorders
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers are looking to enroll more than 6,000 patients in what will end up being the world's largest genetic study of eating disorders.
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) "aims to identify the hundreds of genes that influence a person’s risk" of developing three different eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Cynthia Bulik, a UNC professor in the Department of Psychiatry a nd a principal investigator of the EDGI, says… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Seth Thomas Gulledge Source Type: news
Amanda Bowles: Doctor error contributed to anorexic woman's death
An eating disorder psychiatrist apologises to Amanda Bowles' family for not intervening sooner. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder show brain similarities, differences
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A new UCLA study shows partially overlapping patterns of brain function in people with anorexia nervosa and those with body dysmorphic disorder, a related psychiatric condition characterized by misperception that particular physical characteristics are defective. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Anorexia May Stunt Young Women's Growth
Anorexia May Stunt Young Women ' s Growth (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - August 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Anorexia May Stunt Young Women's Growth Anorexia May Stunt Young Women's Growth
Individuals with AN lose an unhealthy amount of weight through dieting, sometimes along with excessive exercise, binge eating, and/or purging, which may impact the growth and future height of teenage girls, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
