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Children who wake frequently at night at 'double risk of asthma'

Children who wake up frequently through the night may have double the chance of developing asthma, research has found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Asthma

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Science Daily

Startled flies may provide insight into ADHD

However, the neuroscience that underlies these different forms of arousal has, for the most part, remained a mystery.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, California Institute of Technology, Anderson, CA, Horror Movies, Taken, Drama Movies, Thriller

Life With ADHD

How To Learn About Controlling ADHD Without Medication

The first thing to learn about controlling ADHD without medication is that a multidisciplinary approach is by far the best way to cope with ADHD in children.

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Related Topix: Health, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication, Family, Kids

TheWeek.com

Prescribing marijuana to kids

Is medical marijuana for kids a prescription for abuse? The battle over medical marijuana has shifted to a new front with reports that California clinics have been prescribing pot to patients as young as 14 to treat ADHD symptoms, while parents are feeding kids as young as 9 pot-infused cookies as a last resort to help them cope with autism.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Family, Kids, Medicine, Health, Autism, UC Berkeley, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

Wed Nov 25, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster .

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Related Topix: California Institute of Technology, Medicine, Health, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

Kamloops This Week

How do I know if I have bipolar disorder?

Bipolar disorder is a chronic brain disorder that affects changes in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Bipolar Disorder, Health, Opinion

Ivanhoe

Tobacco, Lead Could Increase ADHD Risk

Environmental factors may increase a child's risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue Nov 24, 2009

CBC

ADHD tied to tobacco, lead exposure

The risk of ADHD was higher among children exposed to tobacco and lead. More than a third of cases of ADHD in children age eight to 15 could be reduced by eliminating pregnant mothers' exposure to tobacco and children's exposure to lead, a new U.S. study estimates.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Science, Industry and Business

Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms

Are phthalates really safe for children? Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, South Korea, World News, Asia, National University

New York Times

Medical Marijuana for Teens?

A new arena in the medical marijuana debate is the use of the drug for teenagers who have conditions such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a story by Katherine Ellison in Sunday's Bay Area Report.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Family, Teenagers, San Francisco, CA, Berkeley, CA, San Francisco Metro, Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 23, 2009

WLS

Toxins may play ADHD role

The causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are still largely unknown.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

ADVANCE for Nurses

ADHD Across the Lifespan

The goal of this continuing education offering is to provide an overview of the treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents and adults.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, King of Prussia, PA

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Erie Times-News

Dear Abby: His kids more than she wants to handle

Dear Abby: I have been dating "Charlie" for almost a year. We both have children from previous relationships.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Medicine, Health

Indian Hill Journal

Study links ADHD to smoking, lead

Exposure to both tobacco smoke before birth and lead during childhood increases a child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder more than eight-fold, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Smoking

News.com.au

ADHD guidelines pulled after drug scandal

CONTROVERSIAL guidelines on ADHD have been pulled by the Federal Government following claims drug company payments to a doctor have tainted the work.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Psychiatry, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

Sat Nov 21, 2009

New York Times

Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults

Patients line up as marijuana is dispensed for medical use at Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, a collective in Santa Cruz.

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Related Topix: Drugs, San Francisco Metro, Medicine, Health, Berkeley, CA, UC Berkeley, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

PhysOrg Weblog

Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism

UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.

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Related Topix: Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medicine, Medication, Preschoolers, Family, Health

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Psych Central News

Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked to ADHD

A new study warns that phthalates, a family of chemical substances used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride soft and flexible, may be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Sciencebase Science Blog

Homeopathy really doesna t work

Posted in Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- A couple of years ago, I re-posted an old article of mine about homeopathy discussing its ludicrous claims, its feeble attempts to provide a scientific explanation for those claims, and basically pointing out that no solid evidence has ever been found that infinitely diluted solutions of spurious ...

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Related Topix: Homeopathy, Medicine, Dementia

Science Daily

ADHD Linked to Phthalates in Consumer Products

Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma, and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects.

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