TV blamed in Fiji teens eating woes BOSTON (AP) - Symptoms of eating disorders have increased fivefold among teen-age girls on Fiji since TV came to the Pacific island nation, a study found. The year TV was widely introduced in Fiji in 1995, only 3% of girls reported they vomited to control their weight, according to the study by Harvard researcher Anne Becker. Three years later, 15% reported the behavior. "They look to television characters as role models," said Becker, who presented her findings Wednesday at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in Washington. Though Becker cautioned the study does not establish a definitive link between TV and eating disorders, she said the increases were dramatic in a culture that traditionally has focused on the importance of eating well and looking robust. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559609029-f5a> No environment damage in Yugoslavia UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Despite Yugoslav claims that NATO's bombardment was causing an ecological catastrophe, the United Nations and environmental groups have concluded that no significant pollution has yet been detected. Nevertheless, participants at a May 12-16 conference agreed that more rigorous monitoring and assessments were needed, a U.N. statement said Tuesday. Toward that end, an official from the U.N. Environment Program was visiting Yugoslavia this week as part of a larger U.N. humanitarian team to assess the damage the war has caused and what needs to be done in Kosovo to allow its ethnic Albanian residents to return home. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559598717-0d7>
