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Children Diagnosed with ADHD Should Get a Heart Checkup
The American Heart Association’s recommendation for parents who have a child diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is that their children should get a thorough heart checkup, including an electrocardiogram to measure electrical function of the heart, an examination of patient and family history, paying...

Children Diagnosed with ADHD Should Get a Heart Checkup
 

Teens Arrested after Trying to Give Drugs in Exchange for Alcohol
Three juveniles were arrested Thursday after on April 4 Boulder police had received a complaint by Nevin Platt Middle School officials who said a student had brought two prescription drugs to school to give them to another student in exchange for alcohol. The prescription drugs were Strattera and Concerta, two medicines usually...

Teens Arrested after Trying to Give Drugs in Exchange for Alcohol

Scientists Use Cognition-Enhancing Doping
A new study in the journal Nature has highlighted that scientists use frequently brain-enhancing drugs. A total of 1,400 people from 60 countries responded to an online survey revealing that at least one in five use prescription drugs to improve their focus, concentration, or memory.The most used drug is methylphenidate, better known for...

Scientists Use Cognition-Enhancing Doping
 

Older Children Face An Increased Risk Of ADHD
According to government researchers, an increasing number of older U.S. children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while diagnoses among younger children have stable levels.The findings of a recent report, which was carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that ADHD diagnoses in...

Older Children Face An Increased Risk Of ADHD

St. John’s Wort not Affective on ADHD
St. John’s wort, a commonly used herbal treatment for ADHD, isn’t effective for treating the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a study found. Published in the June 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study compared St. John's wort to a placebo in children aged 6 to 17 and found...

St. John’s Wort not Affective on ADHD

ADHD Decreases Productivity at Work
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) miss, on average, more than three weeks a year in workplace productivity, according to researchers led by Dr. Ron de Graaf of the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction. ADHD was first explained in 1845 by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman in "The Story of Fidgety...

ADHD Decreases Productivity at Work

Adopted Children Face a Greater Risk for ADHD
A research study lead by Margaret Keyes, of University of Minnesota, found that adopted children were significantly more likely to suffer from a psychiatric disorder, compared to those who were not adopted. Comparing a random sample of 540 Minnesota-born adolescents who were not adopted with a representative sample of 700 adoptees...

Adopted Children Face a Greater Risk for ADHD

Kids Suffering From ADHD Have Late Brain Development
According to a new study, children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to brain development. The study is the first to quantify the differences in brain development between children with ADHD and their non-ADHD counterparts. According to the National Resource Center on...

Kids Suffering From ADHD Have Late Brain Development
 

"Ty" Pennington Pleads No Contest, Gets 3Yrs Probation
Carpenter Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington was sentenced to 36 months probation, fined $1,500 and ordered to attend a 90-day alcohol education program after pleading no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol. "I'm happy to bring closure to my recent court proceedings," Pennington said in a...

"Ty" Pennington Pleads No Contest, Gets 3Yrs Probation

"Ty" Pennington Apologizes for DUI Arrest
Carpenter Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington was arrested over the last weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. TMZ reported he was arrested at 12:35 AM Saturday morning in Los Angeles. He was released two hours later after posting $5000 bail and is due back in court on June 4."I made an error...

"Ty" Pennington Apologizes for DUI Arrest
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The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be...

Childhood Infections Need to be Better Tracked