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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed...Tags: Diabetes, Behavioral Conditions, Culture, Obesity, Family
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Demographics, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Behavioral Conditions
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Volusia woman with mental problems vanishes without medication
A 29-year-old Volusia County woman with drug problems has been missing for more than a week and she doesn't have the medications she needs to take for multiple mental problems, authorities said today. Sarita Singhal of Edgewater has been missing since...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Bipolar Disorder, Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry
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Texas pitcher gives teammate urine for drug test; test still fails
This story would be funny if it weren't so sad. Texas Longhorns pitcher Corey Knebel was suspended from the team on Friday because he substituted his urine sample for a teammate's to prevent the teammate from failing a drug test. Problem: Knebel's urine...
Tags: Texas Longhorns, Drugs and Medicines, Arts and Culture, Adderall (drug), TBS (tv network)
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One arrested in alleged drug transaction
scollins@amnews.comJUNCTION CITY — A man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly sold controlled substances in a restaurant parking lot. About 10:30 p.m., officer Parker Hatter of Junction City Police Department responded to Hardees on Shelby Junction Lane for...Tags: Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Adderall (drug), Learning Disability, Crime, Law and Justice
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READER SUBMITTED: Intensive Education Academy Represented At CT Association Of Nonprofits At Capitol
West HartfordJill O'Donnell, head of school and director of education, and Sally McClure, development director at the Intensive Education Academy, Inc., located at 840 North Main St., West Hartford, represented the school at the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits...Tags: Autism, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Arts and Culture
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Some colleges tighten restrictions on prescribing ADHD medications
Reporter and PhotographerYou're cut off-- some colleges say abuse of drugs used to treat ADHD is so rampant they'll rarely prescribe it for students, and when they do it's only after extensive analysis by a doctor and a signed contract promising not to share the pills. Most of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, College of William and Mary, Education, Drugs and Medicines
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
![<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/49569952-08110724.jpg "<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>")
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Procedural Sedation, Culture, Recreational Substance Use, Herbal Supplements, Burning Urination
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Shire settles with Actavis, Watson Pharma on ADHD drug
ReutersApril 25 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Shire Plc said it settled all litigation with Actavis Inc and Watson Pharma, allowing the two companies to sell a generic version of Shire's drug, Intuniv, to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The settlement...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Social Sciences
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Oh, where to begin? Here's help to navigate school 504 plans and IEPs
Orlando SentinelIt’s FCAT week, as many of you know, and my son is in third grade. This is his first major standardized test, but he has been calm these few days and prepared each morning. He's even getting up early and getting ready without any prodding from...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Culture, Health and Medical Professionals, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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Howard County health briefs
Wellness classes Howard County General Hospital will offer the following wellness classes in April and May. Classes will be held at the HCGH Wellness Center, 10710 Charter Drive, Suite 100, Columbia unless otherwise listed. Register in advance online...Tags: Breast Cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Culture, Human Interest, Howard County General Hospital
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ADHD research seeks reasons for diagnosis rate increase
Ten-year-old Francisco Steib rarely sits through an entire dinner at home. There's still food on everyone's plate when he starts to get fidgety and has to get up. Francisco, a Lakeview resident who was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity...
Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Psychiatry, Behavioral Conditions, Culture, Pediatrics
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