Ritalin, Methylphenidate News

After years of speculation and rare case reports, a recent FDA-funded study by The National Institute of Mental Health claims that drugs such as Ritalin widely used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder in children increase the risk of sudden death by five hundred percent among children and teens.

UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.

Some kids with Attention Deficit Disorder may be over-medicating. HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us about a new program that's helping kids find the right dose.

The letter about the little girl arrived, not from the paediatric consultant, but from the nurse "specialist". "**** was seen in clinic today with her parents who report her behaviour as increasingly challenging.

November 16, 2009 - Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV Extended-Release Tablets published in the October Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology .

At Saturday's "Star Wars: In Concert'' matinee at the TD Garden, the costumed Luke Skywalkers and Darth Vaders in the audience were almost all pint-size. Their parents grew up on the three original George Lucas films in the 1970s and '80s, but many of these children weren't even born when the second trilogy debuted in 1999.

When Jonathan Santos, an easy-going 18-year-old who smiles genially and speaks in quiet, polite half-sentences, began elementary school, his mother could already tell something was wrong.

A fourth-grader who bought her lunch at her school cafeteria in San Antonio tasted something unusual in her cup of pears.

For "Star Wars: In Concert,'' Anthony Daniels is onstage to narrate some of the story from the movies.

A 9-year-old elementary school student discovered a Ritalin pill inside a piece of fruit Tuesday.

Most of us know it as Ritalin: the brand name for the drug methylphenidate. For a nearly a half-century, doctors have been writing millions of prescriptions for it, mostly to kids diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.

ADD is a neurological disorder causing problems with attention span, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviors.

Action selection is modulated by external stimuli either directly or via memory retrieval.

Becoming Human NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part, three-hour special, investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human.

The Evil Monkey has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from a southeastern U.S. university.

Just say no to childhood drugs! davejohnson.com Just like with most issues that a person can have, ADHD can be controlled using certain herbs and other natural ways.

MAURO, James V., 44, Boston; possession of cocaine, possession of Hydrocodone, possession of methylphenidate, possession of Xanax as a subsequent offense and possession of Marinol, June 30, in Provincetown, six months pretrial probation.

" New findings presented today show that CONCERTA is the only stimulant medication with data that demonstrate a significant treatment effect on attention at one hour and through 12.5 hours in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder .

Theya TMre all the buzz, and more of my patients seem to be asking for them: Drugs that can improve attention span and memory and help them be more productive at work.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has come out in support of a proposal by the Toronto District School Board to create an all-boys school in hopes of raising test scores and cutting the dropout rates.