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| ADHD Can Cost Adults 20 or More Workdays a Year
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| When "Fidgety Philip" grows up, the problems of attention deficit disorder can multiply into loss of nearly a month's work per year.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| ADHD Medication Associated With Improved Academic Performance
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| In an 18-year study on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Mayo Clinic researchers found that treatment with prescription stimulants is associated with improved long-term academic success of children with the condition.
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September 19, 2007 |
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| Adolescent Girls With ADHD Are At Increased Risk For Eating Disorders
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| Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stand a substantially greater risk of developing eating disorders in adolescence than girls without ADHD, a new study has found.
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March 15, 2008 |
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| Adult ADHD Underdiagnosed?
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| Researchers Say Some Criteria for Diagnosis Was Developed for Kids, Not Adults
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May 6, 2008 |
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| AMA: Children Should Have Heart Checked Before ADHD Drugs
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| Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| Blue-blocking Glasses To Improve Sleep And ADHD Symptoms Developed
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| Scientists at John Carroll University, working in its Lighting Innovations Institute, have developed an affordable accessory that appears to reduce the symptoms of ADHD.
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November 14, 2007 |
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| Brain Matures A Few Years Late In ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
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| In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an imaging study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has revealed.
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November 13, 2007 |
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| Brains of ADHD Children Develop More Slowly Than Brains of Other Youngsters
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| Crucial parts of brains of children with attention deficit disorder develop more slowly than other youngsters' brains, a phenomenon that earlier brain-imaging research missed.
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November 13, 2007 |
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| Children With ADHD Should Get Heart Tests Before Treatment With Stimulant Drugs
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| 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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April 23, 2008 |
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| Children's diet not the main cause of ADHD
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| Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions such as smoking may be just as important.
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May 30, 2008 |
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| Curbing Impulsivity In Children With ADHD
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| Central Michigan University researchers are one step closer to helping children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder improve their self-control.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| Dramatic Hike Forecast For ADHD Drug Spending In UK
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| The National Health Service in the UK is likely to face a 10-fold increase in the cost of drugs prescribed to children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the decade to 2012.
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November 16, 2007 |
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| Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'
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| Treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with drugs is not effective in the long-term, research has shown.
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November 12, 2007 |
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| Effective ADHD Treatment Found For Children With Fragile X Syndrome
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| Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common hereditary form of mental retardation. Many children with FXS also suffer from attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which complicates social relationships at home and at school.
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February 21, 2008 |
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| Gene Predicts Better Outcome As Cortex Normalizes In Teens With ADHD
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| Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who carried a particular version of a gene in a study by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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August 6, 2007 |
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| FDA approves Strattera for ADHD in children and adolescents
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| Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Strattera (atomoxetine HCI) for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Strattera, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is the first FDA-approved non-stimulant to treat ADHD in children, adolescents and adults.
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May 8, 2008 |
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| Hyper Campers
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| Some parents give ADHD kids a break from their meds during summer, but is that a wise move for kids who go to camp?
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July 9, 2008 |
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| Is ADHD An Advantage For Nomadic Tribesmen?
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| A propensity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be beneficial to a group of Kenyan nomads, according to new research. Scientists have shown that an ADHD-associated version of the gene DRD4 is associated with better health in nomadic tribesmen, and yet may cause malnourishment in their settled cousins.
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June 10, 2008 |
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| Link shown between ADHD, food colourings and additives
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| Suspicions about a link between food colourings and additives and hyperactivity have been established as a fact by British researchers.
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September 9, 2007 |
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| Medication For ADHD May Help Students Succeed At School
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| In an 18-year-study on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Mayo Clinic researchers found that treatment with prescription stimulants is associated with improved long-term academic success of children with ADHD.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| Move ADHD Parenting Classes To The Soccer Field To Get Dads Involved
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| While working with parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the University at Buffalo, Gregory A. Fabiano noticed something was missing: the fathers.
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October 26, 2007 |
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| People With ADHD Do One Month's Less Work Per Year
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| Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds new research. So much work is being lost that the researchers recommend employers consider screening staff for ADHD and providing treatment for those affected, because it would be more cost-effective for their businesses.
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May 28, 2008 |
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| Protein On 'Speed' Linked To ADHD
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| 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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July 9, 2008 |
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| Removing Tonsils May Cure ADHD in Children
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| As medical studies are beginning to confirm, the removal of a child's tonsils can, in some cases, significantly improve, even cure, severe hyperactivity often diagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
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August 14, 2007 |
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| St. John's Wort Fails to Help Kids With ADHD
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| Children and teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder fared no better on St. John's wort than they did on dummy pills in a government study, another blow for herbal supplements.
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June 11, 2008 |
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| Stimulant treatment for ADHD does not contribute to substance abuse later in life
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| Treating children as early as age six or seven with stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not likely to increase risk of substance abuse as adults, according to two studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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April 2, 2008 |
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| Study Raises Questions About Diagnosis, Medical Treatment Of ADHD
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| A new UCLA study shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| The full cost of ADHD includes ignorance
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| There's a new WHO study out, claiming ADHD means I'm 10% less productive than other workers.
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July 14, 2008 |
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| Therapeutic Vest Will Help Children With Autism, ADHD, Anxiety
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| Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel “deep-pressure” vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The vest, which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a “portable hug” called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS).
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May 25, 2008 |
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| UCLA study questions diagnosis, medical treatment of ADHD
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| A new UCLA study shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
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January 23, 2008 |
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