Articles by McCallum Place

“A new review led by researchers of University of Michigan found eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are on the rise in U.S. children and adolescents. David S. Rosen, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan HealthSystem   reviewed about 200 studies and estimated that 0.5 percent of adolescent girls suffer anorexia nervosa … Read More

Dr. Randy Flanery, PhD will be featured on local Channel 2 Fox News tomorrow, Dec. 1, at 7:40am speaking about the prevalence of eating disorders in males.

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by Suzanne Rogers On July 13, 2010, a Hollywood video company will be releasing America the Beautiful on DVD. After being shown at more than 20 film festivals around the world, Producer Darryl Roberts was able to sell the DVD rights of this film to a Hollywood video company. With the success of this documentary … Read More

by Suzanne Rogers The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) had its first Lobby Day of 2010 this past April. For months, the EDC was encouraging Americans from across the county to attend Lobby Day on Capitol Hill on April 26th and 27th to advocate for the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders (FREED) Act. Conceptualized in … Read More

by Jessica Heitman, Contributing Writer We have a big fight ahead of us and need more Missourians to advocate for eating disorders. People really have no clue when it comes to eating disorders. After all, an outsider’s perspective that I have heard countless times is, “Why should we have to pay for people who chose … Read More

by Suzanne Rogers Despite the chilly weather on March 27th, more than 150 participants came to Tower Grove Park for the St. Louis area’s second annual NEDA Walk. Combined, more than $8,000 was raised, all of which goes directly to NEDA for eating disorder research and awareness. Miss Missouri Tara Osseck, whose platform is eating … Read More

by Suzanne Rogers Jenni Schaefer, author of “Life with Ed” and “Goodbye Ed, Hello Me” is in St. Louis, Missouri today as part of Saint Louis University’s eating disorder awareness week. Jenni visited our treatment suite this morning to speak with current patients in treatment as well as staff members and also sang us a … Read More

by Suzanne Rogers The St. Louis area’s 2nd annual National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Walk is less than six weeks away! The 1-mile walk-a-thon will be held on Saturday, March 27, at 10:00am. The location will once again be Tower Grove Park’s Sons of Rest Pavilion located at 4256 Magnolia Avenue. Registration is $30 and … Read More

I was crowned Miss Missouri on June 6, 2009, a goal I had worked for three years to achieve; on January 30, I will compete against 52 other contestants for the title of Miss America 2010. Although the Miss America Organization is the world’s largest provider of scholarships for young women, let’s face it – … Read More