PRINTABLE PAGE Hair Today Gone Tomorrow By Holly C. VanScoy, HealthScoutNews ReporterOriginally published by HealthScout News, November 4, 2001 SATURDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthScoutNews) — Most people feel like pulling their hair out now and then but never do it. People…
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PRINTABLE PAGE ‘Cutters’ Learn How to Heal Their Scars Health: Nation’s first residential self-injury treatment program helps teens overcome a dangerous obsession. By Bob Pool, Times Staff WriterOriginally published in the Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2002 The teenager tugs…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Mother Convicted of Munchausen Child Abuse Loses AppealE By Paula McMahonOriginally published in the Sun-Sentinel, March 7, 2002 The woman at the center of one of the nation’s most notorious child abuse cases seems destined for a Florida…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Investigation Details Allegations of Abuse By Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register Staff WriterOriginally published in the Des Moines Register, June 14, 2001 A former Mason City youth counselor is accused of routinely abusing children by tying them up,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Lethal Cocktail: the Tragedy and the Aftermath of GHB Originally published in The Detroit News, December, 1999Part 2 of 2 Judi Clark, Samantha’s mother, uses her daughter’s death to show others the evils of GHB. Silent now, Samantha…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Toxic Childhoods Angry, cold families produce sick kids who may become sick adults By Randy Dotinga, HealthScoutNews ReporterOriginally published by HealthScoutNews, April 12, 2002 A troubled home life can literally make children sick—even after they become adults. Researchers…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Lethal Cocktail: The Tragedy and the Aftermath of GHB Originally published in The Detroit News, December, 1999Part 1 of 2 The streets were alive with teen-agers looking for a Saturday night hangout. As usual, they complained there was…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Overweight Teens May Go to Extremes to Shed Pounds Originally published by Reuters Health, February 18, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Nearly one in five adolescent girls who are very overweight may resort to extreme weight-control measures…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Study: 1,400 Students Killed In Alcohol Related Accidents By Ken GuggenheimOriginally published by The Associated Press, April 9, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) — A study showing 1,400 college students are killed each year in alcohol-related accidents should change the…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Anorexia, Bulimia Therapy Hampered by Managed Care Originally published by Reuters Health, June 8, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Changes in healthcare delivery have led to shorter hospital stays and higher readmission rates for patients with eating…