Showing posts with label ADHD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADHD. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Stimulant Medications for treating ADHD: A comparison

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ADHD medication is a big business in the world today.  Annual sales of ADHD medication are projected to be 15-20 billion dollars by 2020, in...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Cochrane Review: ADHD medications have lower-quality evidence than most people believe

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A new Cochrane review, published on November 25, 2015 by authors Storebø and Zwi, looked at the use of stimulants to treat childhood ADHD (...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Medications for ADHD: newspaper headline

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I have just looked at a front-page newspaper article by Carolyn Abraham in The Globe and Mail (Tuesday, October 19, 2010). The article at...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Atomoxetine for ADHD

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 Atomoxetine (Strattera) is one of the pharmacological options for treating ADHD symptoms (attention or concentration problems, hyperactivit...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

ADHD questions

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Here are some great questions about ADHD, submitted by a reader: 1) You write here that long-term use of stimulants has NOT been shown to...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Benefits and Risks of Zinc Supplementation in Eating Disorders, ADHD, and Depression

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Zinc supplementation may help treat anorexia nervosa, ADHD, and treatment-resistant depression. Zinc is a metallic element involved in multi...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Long-term stimulants & ADHD

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The long-term use of stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), and mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall), i...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Sugar

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Many people believe that sugar (sucrose) intake causes behavioural problems. The two most common specific beliefs are that eating sugar ca...