Lorna Collier's Health and Medical Articles
The aging
of
anorexia: Eating disorders affect middle-aged (and older) women,
not just teens, though treatment too often is aimed exclusively at
younger patients, (Chicago Tribune)
Selective mutism: When children refuse to speak, it's sometimes more than just shyness or stubbornness -- it's a little-known disorder that can be treated if caught early enough, (Chicago Tribune)
CHIP helps a city lose weight: An innovative low-fat lifestyle campaign kicks off in a burgers-and-fries, blue-collar Midwest town, hoping to be a blueprint for nationwide success, (Chicago Tribune)
Childhood obesity: So many kids are overweight today that it's being called a crisis and an epidemic. What can be done? This series looks at solutions (Knight-Ridder Tribune, national distribution)
Diabetes: Help in learning to live with it: What to do when you receive a diagnosis of diabetes (Rockford Register Star, winner of award from Illinois Hospital Association award for medical writing)
Heart puts teen's future on hold: A teenage girl with late-stage cardiomyopathy waits for someone to die, so she can live (Rockford Register Star, winner of a Gannett award for feature writing)
Panic disorder: An overview of this often-crippling anxiety disorder, which has biological roots (Chicago Tribune)
Baby sign language: Researchers are discovering that babies can communicate using sign language before they learn to speak, (Chicago Tribune)
Tears in the workplace: Why do women cry more than men, and what -- if anything -- should women do to avoid tears on the job? The story also includes a look at the biology of tears (Chicago Tribune)
Telemedicine: Virtual reality technology creates opportunities for long-distance doctoring (Newmedia.com)
Juvenile migraine: A personal story about a child's bout with migraines (Chicago Parent)
Abortioncams: A radical anti-choice group is photographing women entering abortion clinics on camera, then uploading pictures to websites, which is being challenged in court (Chicago Tribune)
Autopsy video: A California filmmaker is fascinated by the autopsy process and makes a graphic video showing one, though response is not always what he had hoped (Chicago Tribune)
Abandoned babies: New laws protecting women who abandon their babies raise hope that lives can be saved, but are opposed by others who think they might make the problem worse, (Chicago Tribune)
Selective mutism: When children refuse to speak, it's sometimes more than just shyness or stubbornness -- it's a little-known disorder that can be treated if caught early enough, (Chicago Tribune)
CHIP helps a city lose weight: An innovative low-fat lifestyle campaign kicks off in a burgers-and-fries, blue-collar Midwest town, hoping to be a blueprint for nationwide success, (Chicago Tribune)
Childhood obesity: So many kids are overweight today that it's being called a crisis and an epidemic. What can be done? This series looks at solutions (Knight-Ridder Tribune, national distribution)
Diabetes: Help in learning to live with it: What to do when you receive a diagnosis of diabetes (Rockford Register Star, winner of award from Illinois Hospital Association award for medical writing)
Heart puts teen's future on hold: A teenage girl with late-stage cardiomyopathy waits for someone to die, so she can live (Rockford Register Star, winner of a Gannett award for feature writing)
Panic disorder: An overview of this often-crippling anxiety disorder, which has biological roots (Chicago Tribune)
Baby sign language: Researchers are discovering that babies can communicate using sign language before they learn to speak, (Chicago Tribune)
Tears in the workplace: Why do women cry more than men, and what -- if anything -- should women do to avoid tears on the job? The story also includes a look at the biology of tears (Chicago Tribune)
Telemedicine: Virtual reality technology creates opportunities for long-distance doctoring (Newmedia.com)
Juvenile migraine: A personal story about a child's bout with migraines (Chicago Parent)
Abortioncams: A radical anti-choice group is photographing women entering abortion clinics on camera, then uploading pictures to websites, which is being challenged in court (Chicago Tribune)
Autopsy video: A California filmmaker is fascinated by the autopsy process and makes a graphic video showing one, though response is not always what he had hoped (Chicago Tribune)
Abandoned babies: New laws protecting women who abandon their babies raise hope that lives can be saved, but are opposed by others who think they might make the problem worse, (Chicago Tribune)