10,000 toddlers receive medication for ADHD, shows report
"It does not surprise me that some children are being given medicine as the easy way out but that doesn't mean it's the right way to do it," says Max Wiznitzer, MD, a pediatric neurologist at...
View ArticleBrain iron levels offer potential biomarker in the diagnosis of ADHD
Brain iron levels offer a potential biomarker in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and may help physicians and parents make better informed treatment decisions, according...
View ArticleViewpoints: Wheaton injunction muddies court's ruling on contraceptives;...
In a bizarre attempt to have it both ways, the Supreme Court held that a small evangelical Protestant college in Illinois did not have to include contraceptive coverage in employee health insurance...
View ArticleStimulating specific brain pathway may induce active emergence from anesthesia
Researchers may be one step closer to better understanding how anesthesia works. A study in the August issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of...
View ArticleMice may hold clues in development of ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder
A darting mouse may hold an important clue in the development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism and bipolar disorder, according to a study by a Vanderbilt University-led...
View ArticleNational survey shows decrease in alcohol, cigarette and illicit drug use...
A national survey of students in U.S. middle schools and high schools shows some important improvements in levels of substance use.
View ArticleUniversity of Copenhagen researchers move closer to developing antidote...
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the mechanism behind a protein dopamine transporter that could help in the development of future medical treatment against...
View ArticlePhysicians urge households to add 'clean my medicine cabinet' to Spring...
After marijuana and alcohol, the most commonly abused drugs by those over the age of 14 are prescription and over-the-counter medications.
View ArticleLong-term effects of using cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy people need...
The government, pharmaceutical industry, and national medical organisations need to work together to look at the harms and benefits of long-term use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy individuals,...
View ArticleTeens start misusing ADHD drugs and other stimulants earlier than you might...
Despite stereotypes about college students resorting to black-market Ritalin to help them cram for exams, young people are actually most likely to start misusing prescription stimulant drugs in their...
View ArticleKids who take ADHD medications twice as likely to be bullied by peers
Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers than those who don't have ADHD, a...
View ArticleStimulant medications for ADHD cause sleep problems among children
Stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln concludes.
View ArticleResearchers encourage more caution in use of ADHD medicine
Authors of new Cochrane Review remain uncertain about effect of widely used medicine on ADHD symptoms, despite large amount of research. Some evidence of increased sleeplessness and loss of appetite...
View ArticleSwiss students not in favor of pharmacological cognitive enhancement
Switzerland has honest students: The vast majority of the students that were questioned were against pharmacological cognitive enhancement. Yet the topic should be addressed more actively by the...
View ArticleMisuse of Adderall drug rising among young adults, research suggests
While the number of prescriptions for the stimulant Adderall has remained unchanged among young adults, misuse and emergency room visits related to the drug have risen dramatically in this group, new...
View ArticleKids who take ADHD medications show decreased bone density
Children and adolescents who take medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show decreased bone density, according to a large cross-sectional study presented today at the 2016...
View ArticleADHD stimulant drugs may lower bone density in children and adolescents
Children and teenagers who take stimulant drugs to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have lower bone density than their peers who do not take these medications, a new study finds.
View ArticleU-M study compares early-use and longer-duration stimulant medication with...
Youth who take Ritalin, Adderall or other stimulant medications for ADHD over an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse in later adolescence than teens without...
View ArticleHighly caffeinated alcoholic drinks may induce changes in the adolescent...
Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood as an altered ability to deal with rewarding...
View ArticleResearchers find new way to rapidly awaken patients after general anesthesia
The use of general anesthesia for surgery has not changed fundamentally since it was first introduced 170 years ago. Patients are still left to come around in their own time following withdrawal of the...
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