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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
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Medical Condition News The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective and safe non-pharmaceutical aid for treating ADHD, according to a promising new study published this month in the peer-reviewed online journal Current Issues in Education. |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Using the bells and whistles of a state-of-the-art entertainment arcade, a University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education project aims to enhance the driving habits of teenagers at the very top of the risk pool, and at the same time bring child and parent together for a... |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Drug Trials AstraZeneca and Targacept, Inc. havey announced top-line results from a Phase IIb clinical trial of AZD3480 (TC-1734) conducted by AstraZeneca in cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia (CDS), known as the HALO trial. |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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Devices/Technology A study published in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which could help pinpoint the special neural circuits involved in the disorder. |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Medical Condition News New research published in the November 4, 2008 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that ADHD affects the motor skills of boys more than girls. |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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Child Health News America's tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase.One likely cause: Obesity, which is nearly associated with type 2 diabetes. |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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Medical Condition News If your teen can't pass a driver's test, it might not mean more time in driver's ed is required. It might be owing to ADHD! Researchers from Tel Aviv University caution that ADHD, an attention deficit disorder usual in teens, is a serious driver's disability. |
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 |
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Medical Condition News A group of leading education academics has warned the number of schoolchildren labelled with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder will increase exponentially if new guidelines are accepted. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Medical Research News A genetic change in the dopamine transporter - one of the brain's dopamine-handling proteins - makes it behave as if amphetamine is present and "run backward," Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report this week in The Journal of Neuroscience. |
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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
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MONDAY, July 7 Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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WEDNESDAY, June 25 Canadian researchers report that their discovery of a gene variant that seems to affect the severity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder did not help them predict which patients are likely to respond to a class of drugs extensively used to treat the disorder. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials Stimulant medications like Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has lately surged among the healthful, as well. |
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
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THURSDAY, June 12 Teens whose high schools have a delayed start time sleep longer and report less daytime sleepiness, say researchers at Norwalk Hospital's Sleep Disorders Center in Connecticut. |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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TUESDAY, June 10 St. John's wort isn't effective for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new study finds. |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials Children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were treated with the herb St. |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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Medical Condition News A propensity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be beneficial to a group of Kenyan nomads, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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Child Health News A National Institutes of Health grant awarded before today will allow a team of University of Rochester investigators studying if a blend of drug and behavioral therapy can bring relief to the almost one-fourth of children with autism who also live with symptoms of ADHD, or... |
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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Child Health News Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions like smoking may be just as meaningful. A review of scientific evidence found only a minority of children were really affected by what they eat. |
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
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TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) miss, on average, more than 3 weeks a year in workplace productivity, according to a new global reckoning of the difficulty. |
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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Child Health News The suspicion that additives like preservatives and artificial food colours can contribute to hyperactive behaviour in children has been around for years. |
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Sunday, 27 April 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials The Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry seeks participants for a study on the effectiveness of an investigational medication for adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. |
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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Child Health News Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should get careful cardiac evaluation and monitoring - including an electrocardiogram (ECG) - before treatment with stimulant drugs, a new American Heart Association statement recommends. |
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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MONDAY, April 21 The American Heart Association on Monday issued recommendations that call for cardiovascular screening before prescribing stimulant treatment for all children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). |
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 |
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ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurobehavioral based disorder. The symptoms involve hyperactivity, as well as the impossibility to pay attention, aggression and mood swings. |
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Saturday, 01 March 2008 |
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SATURDAY, March 1 Parents of children who are prescribed psychostimulants for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might have one less thing to worry about now that a new study concludes these kids are no more likely than their peers to abuse drugs and alcohol as young adults. |
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
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ADHD is, absolutely, a medical condition. It is absolutely weighty to remember this, as even very educated people who know a lot about ADD, frequently still, underneath it all, think that perhaps it is not a true medical condition. They believe the person should just try harder. |
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
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Unfortunately many girls, and women, who could benefit from treatment for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) may be going undiagnosed. We diabetics know that dealing with our diabetes plays a large role in our lives. |
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
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Your absolute first step with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) before considering medication and ADHD treatment is to guarantee a proper assessment and diagnosis. Why is this so weighty? |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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Lead paint and lead poisoning have long been known to cause a host of health problems, including hearing loss, stunted body growth and even decreased I.Q. But new research points to another danger of lead paint and lead poisoning - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. |
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