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6/20/2006 7:11:00 PM | New Study: Pine Bark Extract Reduces ADHD Symptoms In Children 
=(0) A European study suggests that symptoms of ADHD in children can be reduced with Pycnogenol supplements. Pcynogenol is an extract from a pine tree that grows near the coast of France. It has antioxidant properties and is widely used in food supplements. Traditional ADHD treatment involves stimulant drugs that have potentially serious side ...
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5/25/2006 6:22:00 AM | First US study says ADHD drugs cause thousands of emergencies =(0) In the US, approximately 3000 emergency room visits per year are the result of taking attention deficit disorder medications. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes, after studying the problem in a number of representative hospitals. Some, such as overdoses and accidental use, are preventable, but the drugs, such ...
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5/8/2006 3:04:00 AM | Students abusing ADHD drugs =(0) Students from middle school on up are turning to ADHD drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin as study aids. With so many children on these drugs for ADHD, it's easy for their peers to beg, buy, or even steal pills. While they may temporarily help them to focus, these drugs are dangerous and addictive. Side effects include high blood pressure...
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5/2/2006 9:39:00 AM | ADHD Drugs Can Stunt Growth =(0) A new review of past studies has concluded that children on ADHD drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin have a risk of growth suppression. The difference in height averages three-quarters of an inch, and weight, two pounds. It isn't established whether this suppression is lasting, or reversible. The growth suppression may be due to loss ...
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3/28/2006 9:01:00 AM | Families launch Ritalin lawsuit =(0) Pharmaceutical company Novartis, maker of the drug Ritalin, is now facing a class action lawsuit. According to the five families who are launching the suit, children as young as seven years old suffered cardiac episodes and hallucinations after taking the commonly prescribed drug. The five children, aged 7 to 14, all experienced serious side effe...
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3/26/2006 9:02:00 AM | Child drugs linked to heart attack =(0) Drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder in children and some adults are under increasing scrutiny for severe side effects including heart attacks and strokes, sometimes leading to death. The US FDA recently recommended new warning labels for these drugs and in Australia, procedures for reporting adverse reactions are under scrutiny....
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3/21/2006 3:01:00 PM | FDA crosshairs on ADHD drugs =(0) The FDA is increasing its scrutiny of ADHD drugs with a recent rise in negative reports of negative psychiatric side effects and heart attacks in children. At the top of the FDA's drug list is the medication Adderall which although pulled temporarily from the Canadian market because of increased risk of heart attack in children is still widely pres...
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