Ritalin, Methylphenidate News

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Thursday that it would order Janssen Korea to halt production of five drugs including Children's Tylenol syrup and file a criminal complaint against the company.

Long-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with certain stimulant medications may alter the density of the dopamine transporter, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Gene-Jack Wang and colleagues from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the intramural program at NIH.

Up until the 1970's, a person used to be considered crazy if he or she had to see a psychiatrist.

People with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who take certain medications over long periods may develop changes in their brains that ultimately impact their ability to respond to the drugs, a new study suggests.

My wife and I forgot to have children. We are so busy going to movies, plays and concerts, buying nice things for the house, taking long vacations without looking at a school calendar, reading all the latest best-sellers and going to restaurants with nice white tablecloths that it slipped our minds.

It's time for final exams and as sure as some kids will cram the night before a test, some high school and college students will look for help from little blue and yellow pills.

Breastfeeding is generally thought to be healthier for newborn babies than bottle feeding.

The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

Alright my dewy-eyed, upwardly-mobile sons and daughters of the American Revolution-it's high time to put away them crisp-cornered, technicolor Trapper Keepers you got atop your desks because we're fitting to have a little IQ Test here that'll determine whether you spend the next 4 years on the AP track or if you get the privilege of associating ... (more)

'Brandon' has ongoing prescriptions for drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin which he no longer takes by choice.

Mitchell Williams' return to public school - eighth grade at J.W. Eater Junior High School - didn't last long.

Drugmakers Actavis Inc. and Warner Chilcott PLC said Friday that they in early talks about a possible combination of the two companies.

THE country's national student body has warned young people not to take ADHD prescription medication as a study aid.

My wife and I forgot to have children. We are so busy going to movies, plays and concerts, buying nice things for the house, taking long vacations without looking at a school calendar, reading all the latest best-sellers and going to restaurants with nice white tablecloths that it simply slipped our minds.

In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced the expansion of the time frame to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder.

The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry .

The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry .

Nearly 35 percent of students are abusing stimulants such as Adderall, Ritalin or Vyvanse.

Increased concentration. Unlimited energy. The ability to stay laser focused during all-night strategy sessions.

A new study shows that about 90 percent of ADHD medical specialists do not follow guidelines for treating very young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.