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• What Causes Binge Eating Disorder?

  It is very normal for anyone to overeat once in a while. However, when you start overeating on a daily basis and it starts getting out of control, it is probably time to visit a doctor and get checked for binge eating disorder. It is basically a medical complication that makes you want to eat all...

• Trios Foundation Gives Six-Year-Old with Autism Gift of Communication

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• What are the Symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome?

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• Feeling That You Are Upper Class May Lead to Bad Behavior

  According to a new study conducted by researchers from University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Toronto, people who consider themselves upper class are more likely to have unethical behavior. The study results published in the, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show...