]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest ADD/ADHD Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=latest&cid=84 With the focus on conflicts of interest by U.S. researchers in the spotlight in the past year (due to Sen. Grassley s continuing investigation into researchers who failed to disclose millions of dollars in incomes from pharmaceutical companies), yo... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923383?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Last June, 10-year-old Jon Jon Jackson died while taking a nap after being in the pool of the apartment complex where he lived for about 45 minutes. The cause of his death was determined to be asphyxiation due to drowning. His mother, Cassandra... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:39:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923383?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=latest&cid=84 From the years 2002 to 2005, use of prescription medications for ADD/ADHD rose by 40 percent according to a recent study. A recent study looked at the growing use of prescription drugs among children with a variety of chronic illnesses, including ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Prescription-drug abuse continues to be a problem, and it appears teens are picking-up at an alarming rate. The availability of drugs to abuse is just one of the reasons for this disturbing reality. Obviously, many other factors are involved, inclu... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:36:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=latest&cid=84 It s a well-established fact in the medical community that treating ADD/ADHD in teens is more difficult when they re also being treated for substance abuse.That s why the results of a recent study are encouraging. It shows that the prescripti... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:46:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923078?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Oils can assist in boosting immunity, fighting infection and eliminating toxins. Helpful are oils such as lemon, ginger, pine, eucalyptus, bergamot, ginger, myrrh, orange, tea tree.Camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid with a strong p... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:53:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923078?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922800?rsstype=latest&cid=84 My son Charlie s in a self-contained autism classroom located in the middle school in our suburban New Jersey town. His teacher has been wanting to set up opportunities for non-autistic students to spend time with Charlie s class but all the midd... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:17:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922800?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/922119?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Divorce is More Likely For Parents of ADD/ADHD Children:If any parent of an child with ADD/ADHD needed any more proof that this disorder strains the entire family, you need only read the latest study on the subject in the October issue of the Journa... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:00:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/922119?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921981?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Today s ABC News reports on the difficulty of getting a diagnosis of autism. 29-year-old Jason Ross was 25 when he was diagnosed with Asperger s Syndrome; his mother, Lois Ross, describes how he was first said to have speech delay, attention def... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:33:12 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921981?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921987?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Adderall XR is a long acting version of Adderall which lasts up to 12 hours. It is a very effective medicine for the treatment of ADD/ADHD, and in fact is the most prescribed medicine in the US. Adderall XR has two beads in the capsule - an immediat... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:37:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921987?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921724?rsstype=latest&cid=84 The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has reviewed the pricing of Adderall XR in Canada, and changes have taken effect as a result of their decision.In the past, Adderall XR had what was called flat pricing . This means that all of the stre... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:23:31 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921724?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Do you love Facebook? Well, we do too and now you can show your love by checking out our new Facebook ADHD Quiz, which allows you to take (and re-take) the ADHD quiz as often as you d like (it keeps track of your scores over time, so you can use i... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:10:34 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921576?rsstype=latest&cid=84 ADD/ADHD places young people not only at a greater risk of smoking cigarettes, according to a recent study, but it also increases the chances they may be more seriously addicted to tobacco.These are the findings of a study conducted by the Massac... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:41 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921576?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921531?rsstype=latest&cid=84 As of today, October 29, 2008, Adderall XR will now be covered by the Ontario Drug Benefit card - by special application only.If you are covered by the Ontario Drug Benefit Card (ODB), your doctor can fill out a Section 8 application to get coverage... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:17:12 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921531?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/921437?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Editor s Note: This is a guest post from Robyn O Brien of AllergyKids and does NOT necessarily represent the opinions of DiseaseProof or Dr. Fuhrman.As a mother of four, I thought I d seen it all. Endless ear infections, middle of the night sto... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:00:39 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/921437?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/921602?rsstype=latest&cid=84 Editor s Note: This is a guest post from Robyn O Brien of AllergyKids and does NOT necessarily represent the opinions of DiseaseProof or Dr. Fuhrman.As a mother of four, I thought I d seen it all. Endless ear infections, middle of the night sto... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:00:39 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/921602?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/921336?rsstype=latest&cid=84 The third quarter saw some highly unusual activity on the part of FDA's DDMAC in terms of both content and quantity. Addressing the latter first, the FDA issued 8 letters for the quarter, which is a substantial increase for the agency's quarterly o... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:59:33 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/921336?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921349?rsstype=latest&cid=84 For the past two weeks something s been up with Charlie s teeth, or so we think. He s been chewing the string on his sweatshirt and his shirt and poking a finger into his mouth (on the upper right side, I think) and just dabbing at some parts o... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921349?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921308?rsstype=latest&cid=84 I am very excited to announce that ADHD TV has just launched.This is the first video podcast on ADD and ADHD on the web.As your host, I will be publishing a weekly video show online about ADD and ADHD. ADHD TV aims to share all aspects of ADD and AD... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:22:13 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921308?rsstype=latest&cid=84 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/921067?rsstype=latest&cid=84 From Alcohol and Alcoholism:Aims: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is ofgreat clinical importance not only because of its high prevalencebut also due to the frequent comorbid illnesses that are connectedwith this disorder. Several stud... 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