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Follow-up of the CBC Radio Canada interview with Antonio Casilli, about pro-ana blogs Web censorship.

International research team maps online ED social networks, discovers ban on pro-ana is bad news - but only for public health decision makers.

Individuals who have eating disorders have an elevated mortality rate, especially those with anorexia nervosa (AN), according to a meta-analysis of previous studies, reported in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Having a history of eating disorders or abuse may increase a woman's risk for developing depression during and after pregnancy, according to new research from UNC.

Many Skeptics, Daniel Loxton and Massimo Pigliucci come to mind, have discussed the need to restrict one’s public discussions in the name of Skepticism to topics within one’s area of expertise. In the absence of such expertise we should only convey to the public a scientific consensus if one exists.