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Botox May Ease Multiple Sclerosis Tremors
July 3, 2012 -- Many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) will develop a tremor, and until now, there was little that could be done to minimize this shaking. Now new research shows that shots of Botox, the very same wrinkle-busting injection that helps frown lines, may ease hand and arm tremors. The
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Early Medication May Help Grades in Kids With ADHD
June 25, 2012 -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, struggle in school. Their wandering concentration makes it tough to follow directions, absorb lessons, and finish homework. Now, new research may offer a partial solution. The large new study funded by the government of Ic
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ADHD Drug Holidays: Should Your Kid Get One?
Are you considering giving your child weekends off or even a summer-long break from ADHD medications? It may work just fine. Your child may regain his appetite and catch up on his growth (some ADHD drugs may slow a child's height gains). Then again, a so-called medication vacation may unleash the v
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ADHD and Video Games
Getting sucked into a video game is easy. For kids and adults with ADHD, turning that game off can be quite difficult. Video games offer players intense, often relentless action, constant rewards, competition, and thrilling stories -- just the type of stimuli that the ADHD brain craves, and which it
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Device Calms Parkinson's Tremor for 3+ Years
June 20, 2012 -- For some people with Parkinson's disease, deep brain stimulation can have immediate and dramatic effects on tremors, rigidity, balance, and other motor symptoms. Now new research shows that these benefits may last at least three years. The findings appear online in Neurology. Deep b
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ADHD in Preschoolers?
Young kids are notoriously impulsive. So how young is too young to tell if a toddler or preschooler might have ADHD? ADHD can be diagnosed in children as young as 4, according to guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2011. But given the nature of kids that age, how coul
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Drinking Coffee May Delay Alzheimer’s Disease
June 7, 2012 -- Drinking three cups of coffee per day may help turn the tide against Alzheimer's disease among older adults who are already showing signs of memory problems, a new study shows. According to the findings, people older than 65 who had higher blood levels of caffeine developed Alzheimer
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Sheryl Crow's Brain Tumor: FAQ
June 6, 2012 -- Grammy-award winning singer Sheryl Crow's benign brain tumor, called a meningioma, affects about 6,500 people in the U.S. each year. The 50-year-old singer ("If It Makes You Happy," "Every Day Is a Winding Road") divulged her diagnosis, reportedly made last November, to a reporter Fr
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6 Parenting Tips for Raising Kids With ADHD
When Hal Meyer learned that his son, 5, had ADHD, he couldn’t believe it. When his child was at school, “He was rambunctious, he couldn’t stay in his seat, he was going around, helping everybody,” Meyer recalls. But to him and his wife, these were signs of brightness and curiosity, not symptoms of i
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Aging and ADHD
ADHD doesn't just affect kids or young adults. If you're an older adult who often feels distracted and disorganized and struggles to complete tasks, it may be worth finding out if you've been living with undiagnosed ADHD. "I have patients in their 50s, 60s, and early 70s who were never diagnosed bef
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