ADHD News

Patients line up as marijuana is dispensed for medical use at Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, a collective in Santa Cruz.

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.

A new study warns that phthalates, a family of chemical substances used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride soft and flexible, may be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder .

Posted in Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- A couple of years ago, I re-posted an old article of mine about homeopathy discussing its ludicrous claims, its feeble attempts to provide a scientific explanation for those claims, and basically pointing out that no solid evidence has ever been found that infinitely diluted solutions of spurious ...

Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma, and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects.

RESIDENTS of a supported housing scheme in Weymouth are celebrating after a local charity stepped in at the eleventh hour to save the service from closure.

Australians are living longer but at a cost. Greater life expectancy is contributing to higher rates of disability, a report has found.

Although I don't have all my facts straight , the Boy Scouts are a homophobic organization.

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Atlanta-based Sciele Pharma, Inc., said Monday that it will acquire Durham-based Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in a deal valued at $29 million.

An Iowa company is working to improve pharmaceuticals by making existing drugs better and safer for the patients who need them.

Dr. Paul Quinlan, a child psychiatrist at Michigan State University, talks to his young patients about everything from ADHD to bipolar disorder.

The highly-respected child psychologist, Julie Stokes OBE, who appeared in Channel Four's the Mummy Diaries , has been appointed as a non-executive director at one of the UK's leading organisations in the field of learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Queen's University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics.

ADHD is a relatively common psychiatric disorder among adults. The prevalence is thought to be 3.5%-5.3%, which accounts for more than 11 million cases in the United States alone.

Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced findings from a post hoc analysis examining emotional lability from Phase 3 study data with Vyvanse .

Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children.

Most of us know the warning signs for students presenting ADHD: excessive hyperactivity, disruptiveness, inability to concentrate for long periods of time, non stop talking, and messiness are just a few.

Are Bert & Ernie gay? Is Cookie Monster a poor dietary role model? A short, scandalous history of 'Sesame Street' on its 40th anniversary Big Bird and the rest of the Muppets celebrate 40 years of programming.

RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Prince Muhammad bin Nawaf attended a conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at the InterContinental Hotel in Riyadh.