]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/attention-deficit-disorder Blog Articles Tagged with 'attention-deficit-disorder' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923713?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 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=attention-deficit-disorder Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:49:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923568?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 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=attention-deficit-disorder Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923383?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923383?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:39:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921981?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/921981?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:33:12 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/921336?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 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... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/921336?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:59:33 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/920453?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Pages: 1 2 Next Single Page As we reported on Friday, a small, 17-person study published by researchers from the University of Illinois suggested they had the perfect treatment for kids with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) a walk i... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/920453?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:38:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/917864?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder By Darell HammondCEO, KaBOOM!If I were to list the names of all the individuals who ve told me that I have the best job in the world, I could fill a book. What do I do, you ask? I build playgrounds.In 1995, I founded KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/917864?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:47:29 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/918448?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder By Darell HammondCEO, KaBOOM!If I were to list the names of all the individuals who ve told me that I have the best job in the world, I could fill a book. What do I do, you ask? I build playgrounds.In 1995, I founded KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/918448?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:47:29 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/917263?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder On Monday, September 22, 2008 at 9 pm Eastern (NY Time), 6 pm Pacific (LA Time), I will be interviewing best-selling author Thom Hartmann. Mr. Hartmann has written many best-selling books on several topics, and we will focus on his books on ADD and ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/917263?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:47:59 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/915862?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Like a tired song that never should have made it into the Top 10, bisphenol A, an estrogenic additive in polycarbonate plastic, once again is headlining health news. This time, the hubbub centers around a statement from the National Toxicology In... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/915862?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:31:59 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/915279?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder I was fortunate enough this past summer to attend the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) Conference in Minneapolis. It was 3 days of great ADHD content, from experts who have top knowledge and experience. The sessions were helpful, and so ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/915279?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:30:21 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/913743?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Darn, I thought it was my own state of New Jersey that does: According to the most recent figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007, about 1 in 150 8-year-old children in multiple areas of the United States had an AS... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/913743?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:15 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/913696?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Contrary to popular thinking, medications for child attention deficit disorder (ADHD) are not always the best first-line treatment. Instead, parents should seek out behavioral treatments according to new research presented this past weekend at the an... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/913696?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:24 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/911413?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder A letter to the editor in today s The Boston Globe by Janet Wozniak suggests that since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of two atypical antipsychotic medications last year for pediatric bipolar disorder, it is proof the... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/911413?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:30:25 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/908667?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder The Daily Green mentions flame retardants and common cleaning products (as in phthalates, glycol ethers and other known toxins ) as possible environmental causes of autism. And ends with a paragraph of unfounded speculations:Others wonder ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/908667?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:01:05 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/906962?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Four students who recently graduated from Bellevue Community College are the first to receive an Associate of Occupational and Life Skills (AOLS). To receive an AOLS, students Bergen Delisi, Leah Brand, Anna Harnois and Trent Marshall completed a 90... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/906962?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:42:33 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/905731?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder We re really scratching our heads with this one. As we noted yesterday, St. John s wort is not an effective treatment for attention deficit disorder (ADHD). Okay. That s fine. But when we looked through the literature to try and figure out why ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/905731?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:29:25 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/904960?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder 10-year-old Johnny Jackson died last week while taking a nap in his house from asphyxiation due to drowning -according to today s ABC News, Johnny may have died from secondary drowning. Johnny, who had attention deficit disorder and autism,... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/904960?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:45:02 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/904072?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Pages: 1 2 Next Single Page Every treatment has a downside. Medications have side effects and it can often feel like a revolving door trying to find one (or a combination of a few) that work for any particular person. And while medicatio... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/904072?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Thu, 29 May 2008 12:17:40 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/903535?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Last week, we noted the BMJ published an editorial about a possible link between certain food colorings and a common preservative, and attention deficit disorder (ADHD). The author referred readers to a single study published late last year that show... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/903535?rsstype=tag&tag=attention-deficit-disorder Sat, 24 May 2008 10:02:00 -0400