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Are your kids getting too much screen time?
marieg@herald-mail.comAbout 12 percent of American children between the ages of 2 and 4 use computers every day. Fifty percent of children younger than 8 have access to a mobile device like a smartphone, a video iPod or tablet. And television is still the elephant in the...Tags: Television, Weight, Gaming, High Blood Pressure, American Academy of Pediatrics
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"The Adderall Advantage": Students Taking Big Risk for Good Grades
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- On college campuses across Southern California, it's approaching 'finals season,' and that means students are hitting the books and sacrificing sleep to cram for exams. But, in an alarming trend, a growing number of students are...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Steroids, Behavioral Conditions
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Can cycling help ADHD? Some say yes
The Chain Gang - Orlando SentinelIn “Riding Is My Ritalin” in Bicycling magazine, the author posits that lots of bicycling (or other sustained aerobic activity such as running) can help those with ADHD focus in a way similar to drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. As with... -
ADHD is on the rise
HealthIf you find that your son is inattentive, impulsive or just "hyper," perhaps he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. If so, he's not alone. ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders and is increasing in prevalence,... -
5 Things It's Good To Know: ADHD & Substance Abuse, Indian Citizenship, Cyberbullying, Pyramid Scheme...
FOX 17 Web Producer1. New Pyramind Scheme: Pyramid tossed, dinner plate is new U.S. meals plan The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving a dinner plate icon sliced up by...Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Corporate Crime, Minority Groups, Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions
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ADHD meds OK for kids' hearts, study says
Children taking stimulant medications to quell symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a very low risk of suffering heart attack, stroke or sudden, unexplained death, and the probability that they will suffer such a crisis ...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Heart Problems, High Blood Pressure, Stroke
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Faith and Life: Collaboration is good for us
Collaboration. What does that word mean, exactly? One definition is “to work together on a common enterprise or project.” I was at a conference this past weekend put on by Harvard University on Attention Deficit Disorder. We sat for hours...Tags: Social Sciences, Harvard University, Behavioral Conditions, Vie
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Faith and Life: There is help out there
Do you, or someone you know, have a substance abuse or dependence issue? Does it affect professional, personal or emotional lives? Substance abuse is the self-medicating of other issues.
I do not believe people become addicts by chance. Drugs and...Tags: Rape, Depression, Happiness (state of mind), Anxiety, Behavioral Conditions
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FDA Evaluates Link Between Food Dye, ADHD
CNNWASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee began weighing evidence Wednesday on whether dye additives in food affects behavior in children. The panel listened to testimony from doctors and scientists who contend that studies, although...Tags: Cancer, Social Sciences, Colleges and Universities, Physical Conditions, Allergies
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Proposed state budget bill could cut Medicaid prescriptions
Fox59Children with attention deficit disorder and adults struggling from depression or mental illness – these are the Hoosiers who could be hurt by a plan to cut Indiana Medicaid costs. A state budget bill would save the state roughly $7 million a year...Tags: Depression, Budgets and Budgeting, Indianapolis, Health Insurance, Mental Illness
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Energy Drinks and ADD
The 33 NewsSavannah Johnson is studying to be a nurse--she also takes medicine for attention deficit disorder. About a month ago she began jump starting her morning with a canned energy drink--it didn't take long before her medicine--Adderol stopped working--and...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Behavioral Conditions
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Skepticism about ADHD diagnoses
Los Angeles TimesSuspicion has long existed that maybe a significant percentage of kids diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were really just livelier than was warranted for a classroom environment. Or, rather, immature....Tags: Social Sciences, Los Angeles Times, Internists, Colleges and Universities, Michigan State University
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