]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/adhd Blog Articles Tagged with 'adhd' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/924412?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Can t seem to quit smoking?It really could be your ADD/ADHDMaybe you ve been using your ADD/ADHD symptoms as an excuse for your inability to kick the habit the tobacco habit.If you have been, you may be surprised (or heartened) to know that ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/924412?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:00:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924118?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has put a positive face on the condition.Often presented as a disability, some are wondering whether children with ADHD should be re-labeled as having a gift. By focusing on inspiring stories, like Phelps and other s... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924118?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:06:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/924413?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Just-Released Study Finds No Genetic Damage From Taking ADD/ADHD medicationContrary to some earlier findings, the results of a new study reveal that the most common medications for ADD/ADHD Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta do not cause genetic ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/924413?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:55:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/924379?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Like all psychiatric disorders, ADHD is diagnosed based on the presence of particular behavioral symptoms that are judged to cause significant impairment in an individual's functioning, and not on the results of a specific test. In fact, recently pub... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/924379?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:11:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923822?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd One of the main concerns that people raise in regard to giving medication to autistic children, and to children more generally, is that there s a lack of information about the long-term effects of the medication on a child. According to a new study... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923822?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923967?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd This is a fantastic video of how powerful one can be when validating others. This video is extremely well done, and has a very powerful message. Often with ADD/ADHD, people do not feel recognized and acknowledged. More often than not, they feel that... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923967?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:32:29 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923829?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd So what is autism?Chances are, if you re reading this, you know, and are quite prepared to explain at the drop of the hat what autism is. But what if you re asked:Why is there this separate term, PDD-NOS ?What is child disintegrative di... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923829?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:21:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923713?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd During a routine review of the safety of Johnson & Johnson s atypical antipsychotic Risperdal and Eli Lilly s Zyprexa, a panel of experts consulting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed their concern for the increasing amoun... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923713?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:49:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923968?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd New imaging technology shows brains of those with ADD/ADHD may differCould it be that in addition to the differences in how the brains of those with ADD/ADHD act, there may be also a fundamental difference in the shape of this organ as well?This rese... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923968?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:03:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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 ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923197?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:36:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:46:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/922119?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/922119?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:00:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922005?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd November 3, 2008 (Newswise) - America s tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. One likely cause: Obesity, which is... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922005?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:17:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922355?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd November 3, 2008 (Newswise) - America???s tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. One likely cause: Obesity, which is... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922355?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:17:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921987?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921987?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:37:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921724?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921724?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:23:31 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:10:34 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921576?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/921576?rsstype=tag&tag=adhd Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:41 -0400