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Dr. Calvin Hargis, a board-certified chiropractic orthopedist with post-graduate studies in neurology, will discuss neurofeedback's history and development, and the latest research into its applications.

British drugs giant Shire is looking at ways of giving as much as 2billion back to its shareholders to bolster its defences against a possible foreign takeover bid.

Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past.

Sometimes parents wonder what to do with all the energy of their kids during the summer times.

Like it or not, the long-awaited DSM-V arrived today. Although there has been much criticism and controversy [1] surrounding its changes, I'd like to point out some of the potential benefits.

The ongoing debate about whether attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder children require drugs or discipline can't be resolved by examining prescribing practices cross-culturally. Dr.

Questions directed at psychiatrist Kenneth Towbin sprang from all over the tightly packed room "What's your opinion of gluten on children's behavior?" "Is it normal for kids to behave well in school but be disruptive at home?" In honor of Children's Mental Health Month, the Department of Pupil services brought Towbin, a board-certified psychiatrist ... (more)

Have you ever considered using a life coach or career coach? I am new to the coaching arena and I recently interviewed expert Life Coach Stephan Wiedner to get the lowdown on the coaching industry and what to know before looking for a coach.

Community groups in the county were asked to apply for the money ahead of Red Nose Day on March 15.

With a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders comes new controversial categorizations.

A new grant from SEF provides for stability balls in all the first-grade classrooms at Franklin School in Franklin Elementary School in Summit.

Medical grants help Nevada families pay for children's medical expenses not covered, or not fully covered, by a commercial health insurance plan The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child's health care treatments, services or equipment not ... (more)

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.

As many as one in five children aged three to 17 in the United States was reported to have some form of mental disorder according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released to the public on May 17, 2013.

Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it will present scientific data in 7 poster presentations at the American Psychiatric Association 166th Annual Meeting in .

For ADHD, the definition is being broadened, meaning the disorder could be diagnosed in more children.

Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy.

Amid the startling statistics and abuse rates with popular ADHD medication Adderall, Char Bowser says the stimulant changed her son Zak's life for the better... Char says initially she refused medication for her son and sought therapy, but when Zak's grades and behavior became out of hand... Adderall became the last resort.

Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a decade, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The 26-year-old actress begged doctors at the Betty Ford Clinic, where she is completing 90 days of court ordered rehab, to allow her to continue to take the psycho-stimulant medication, but after being forced to give it up, she has put on five pounds.