27 Jan

Children with ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment - HealthCanal.com

Children with ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Every year between 3 and 10 percent of school-age children in this country are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Increasingly, families are using natural or complementary therapies to improve their …

27 Jan

One boy’s parents say acupuncture has alleviated his ADHD - ABC Action News


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One boy's parents say acupuncture has alleviated his ADHD
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The family doctor diagnosed mild to moderate attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and prescribed medication. Beata Karaszi, Alex's mother, was reluctant, but went ahead at the urging of her husband and the boy's teachers.

27 Jan

Faking ADHD for Special Treatment - PsychCentral.com (blog)


PsychCentral.com (blog)
Faking ADHD for Special Treatment
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By John M. Grohol, PsyD Many years ago, when ADHD was first proposed as a diagnosis, you would've been right — few people would've bothered faking the diagnosis because it brought you little reward to do so. But as ADHD diagnoses bloomed over the past …
Faking ADHD Gets You Into HarvardDaily Beast

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27 Jan

Importance of Early Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis - GroundReport

Importance of Early Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis
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by Karen Lowry January 26, 2012 Without adequate support of the impairments of Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) many children suffer from low self-esteem and academic and social failure during their journey in school.
Find it difficult to focus? A Mumbaikar talks about his fight with Attention …Mumbai Mirror

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27 Jan

Dietary interventions for treatment of children with ADHD considered - Examiner.com

Dietary interventions for treatment of children with ADHD considered
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There has been a great deal of coverage in the press dealing with the controversy surrounding drug treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. This controversy has arisen due to concerns about the accuracy of diagnostic …

27 Jan

ADHD experts want BC inquiry into bungled $3-million donation - Straight.com


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ADHD experts want BC inquiry into bungled $3-million donation
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By Matthew Burrows, January 25, 2012 A Vancouver-based coach in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is calling for an investigation into why, according to him, the Provincial Health Services Authority blew a chance to pocket a $3-million donation.

27 Jan

ADHD: Not Just for Kids - SurfKY News

ADHD: Not Just for Kids
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KENTUCKY (1/25/12) - Studies suggest that approximately four percent of adults may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The symptoms of ADHD in adults are the same as those in children, but they manifest somewhat differently in …
Most pediatricians skip ECG before starting ADHD stimulantsModernMedicine
ADHD-awareness campaigns may increase stimulant use on campusPurdue Exponent

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27 Jan

ADHD drug shortage leaves physicians with few choices - American Medical News

ADHD drug shortage leaves physicians with few choices
American Medical News
Patients of Chicago child and adolescent psychiatrist Louis Kraus, MD, have traveled to as many as 10 pharmacies in recent months trying to fill a prescription for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication. In many instances, the patients …

27 Jan

Organizing the house for ADHD relief - Fox News


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Organizing the house for ADHD relief
Fox News
If you or a loved one lives with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) there are ways to ease the symptoms while in your home. Dr. Mark Haffey, EdD, director of the Haffey Center for Attention and Memory in Amherst MA, offered up good advice …
Activity Program Helps ADHD KidsPsychCentral.com
Health: Coping with ADHDCaryCitizen
Physical activity improves behaviour in kids with ADHDNewstrack India
East Oregonian
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27 Jan

ADHD: Diet might matter, but less than many parents think - USA TODAY


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ADHD: Diet might matter, but less than many parents think
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By Kim Painter, USA TODAY A new review of links between diet and childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) serves up something for everyone — including parents who believe diet must make a difference and skeptics who say there's not …
Is There an ADHD Diet?WebMD
Healthy eating may help ADHD kids: US studyNew York Daily News
ADHD diet study: Eating more healthily could improve behaviour of children …Daily Mail
WBUR -Huffington Post
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