California cheerleader diagnosed with narcolepsy after symptoms brushed off as ‘teen laziness’

California cheerleader diagnosed with narcolepsy after symptoms brushed off as ‘teen laziness’

A two-time world champion cheerleader from California’s Riverside County struggled to stay awake during the day despite sleeping through the night –– until a study revealed she was suffering from a chronic brain disorder. Rylie Shaw, 22, spent her teenage years running from one doctor to the other with her parents to figure out what was … Read more

I nearly died from eating disorder – doctors mistook my insulin misuse for laziness

I nearly died from eating disorder – doctors mistook my insulin misuse for laziness

A diabetic woman almost died from the “world’s most dangerous eating disorder” after doctors mistook her insulin misuse for “laziness”. April Longe, a 19-year-old a psychology student at the University of Essex, developed an eating disorder known as diabulimia as a teenager. The condition sees people with type 1 diabetes deliberately reduce their insulin intake … Read more

Marie Osmond: I’m not giving my kids any money because it ‘breeds laziness’

Marie Osmond: I’m not giving my kids any money because it ‘breeds laziness’

Marie Osmond is leaving it all up to her children. The singer explained why she won’t be giving her kids — Stephen, 39, Rachael, 31, Jessica, 35, Brandon, 26, Brianna, 24, Matthew, 23, and Abigail, 18 — their inheritances in a recent interview with Us Weekly. “Honestly, why would you enable your child to not … Read more