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Lead, Tobacco Exposure Linked to ADHD
Nov. 23, 2009 -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new study shows. The study is published in the December issue of Pediatrics. Researchers led by Tanya E. Froehlich, MD, MS
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Diagnosing ADHD: Teacher Input Overlooked?
Oct. 21, 2009 -- Pediatricians are most often involved in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, but many do not get recommended input from teachers before rendering a diagnosis, Consumer Reports says in a parent survey about their children with ADHD. The survey of pa
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ADHD Tied to Brain's Reward Pathway
Sept. 8, 2009 -- A problem in the brain's reward center may be behind symptoms like inattention associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). New research suggests this dysfunction in the brain's reward pathway interferes with how people experience reward and motivation. Dopamine
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ADHD Drug Abuse Rising Among Teens
Aug. 24, 2009 -- The abuse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs by teenagers is growing, according to a new study. Researchers found calls to poison control centers for adolescent ADHD prescription drug abuse increased out of proportion to other poison center calls in recent year
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ADHD Drugs: Sudden Death Risk Higher?
June 15, 2009 -- A new study suggests that children and teens who take stimulants like Ritalin for ADHD have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, but the FDA says the study has major limitations and should not change the way the drugs are used. There have long been concerns that the stimulant
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Got Adult ADHD? Get Organized!
Some of the hallmarks of adult ADHD include forgetfulness, distractibility, chronic lateness, and general disorganization. This can make life miserable for you -- and the people who live and work with you. But ADHD coach Nancy Ratey, EdM, author of The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain t
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ADHD Medications Help Kids in School
April 27, 2009 -- Kids with ADHD usually struggle in the classroom, but new research offers support that medication can help them achieve in school. In the study, grade school-aged children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who took medication performed better on standardized math
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ADHD Symptoms: How ADHD Differs in Boys & Girls
Several years ago, neurology researcher Robert J. Melillo was preparing a presentation for a parent-teacher organization on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment. He began to recognize the symptoms he was reading about in his own elementary-school-age son. "He was hypera
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How to Recognize ADHD Symptoms at Every Age
Although Carol Stevenson didn’t suspect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when her son, Jacob, was very young, she still knew at an early age that there was something different about her child. As a toddler, Jacob was slow to talk and often resorted to hitting out of frustration. By th
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ADHD Drugs: Hallucinations Not Uncommon
Jan. 26, 2009 -- Treatment-related hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more common than previously thought, FDA officials report in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics. In an earlier investigation, FDA researchers
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Using brain scans, researchers have discovered which part of the brain is most likely affected by ADHD.
