Ritalin, Methylphenidate News

Efficacy of methylphenidate in the rehabilitation of attention following traumatic brain injury: a randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo controlled inpatient trial.

At first, I thought I forgot to close the pill bottle correctly the last time I'd taken my medication.

Students have been warned to avoid taking medical drugs and stimulants without proper advice as the Junior and Leaving Cert exams approach.

Authorities in the Mountain Top area arrested three young people who are accused of plotting to sell one teenager's eight-month supply of prescription pills to other students inside Crestwood High School.

I have the attention span of an ADHD goldfish off of its Ritalin, and I am not ashamed to admit it.

As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant to gain an academic edge.

The education System has become to political in nature,One huge government controlled business.

Previous analyses of the listings of trastuzumab on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and HPV vaccine on the National Immunisation Program suggest a media influence on policy makers.

Dear Doctor K: I'm 40 years old and in good health. But lately I've been falling asleep suddenly during the day.

As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a "study drug" A - a prescription stimulant or amphetamine - to gain an academic edge.

Teens abusing alcohol - that's the typical picture. But EG drug counselor Bob Houghtaling has been sounding the alarm for years now that misuse of prescription drugs is equally, if not more, dangerous.

Identification and treatment issues surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are challenging enough.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Thursday that it would order Janssen Korea to halt production of five drugs including Children's Tylenol syrup and file a criminal complaint against the company.

Long-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with certain stimulant medications may alter the density of the dopamine transporter, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Gene-Jack Wang and colleagues from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the intramural program at NIH.

Up until the 1970's, a person used to be considered crazy if he or she had to see a psychiatrist.

People with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who take certain medications over long periods may develop changes in their brains that ultimately impact their ability to respond to the drugs, a new study suggests.

My wife and I forgot to have children. We are so busy going to movies, plays and concerts, buying nice things for the house, taking long vacations without looking at a school calendar, reading all the latest best-sellers and going to restaurants with nice white tablecloths that it slipped our minds.

It's time for final exams and as sure as some kids will cram the night before a test, some high school and college students will look for help from little blue and yellow pills.

Breastfeeding is generally thought to be healthier for newborn babies than bottle feeding.

The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry.