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ADD/ADHD In The News:
We often find stories in newspapers, magazines, on the web, etc. Here's a sample of what we have recently found. If you find something that we have missed, please E mail us.
   
     
   3 /6/ 2008  House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity
   
  5/15/2007 Chemical Maps Hint at Drugs' Effects on Schizophrenia
   
  2/21/2007 ADHD Drug Makers to Warn of Side Effects
   
  12/23/06 GOV OKS INSURANCE LAW FOR MENTALLY ILL
   
  11/2/06 Adult ADHD criteria may need revising
   
  7/23/06 Shire Announces Filing Of SPD465 For The Treatment Of Adult ADHD
   
  7/11/06 Seeing Your Pain: Learning to consciously alter brain activity through MRI
    feedback could help control pain and other disorders.
   
  7/07/06 Doctor Offers Alternative To Ritalin For Kids With ADD, ADHD
   
  7/04/06 Canada's ADHD Drug Warning Lifts Lid on Questionable Diagnosis
   
  06/26/06 Study reveals how ADHD drugs work in brain
   
  6/6/06 Study May Explain How ADHD Treatments Work
   
  06/01/06 Which ADHD Drugs Work and Why
   
  5/30/06 Ritalin May Keep Mental Distraction at Bay
   
  5/25/06 Causes Of ADD/ADHD
   
  5/8/06 ADHD DRUGS ARE CASTING A SHADOW OVER CAMPUSES
   
  5/08/06 MINDS AND MONEY
   
  5/4/06 AN ALTERNATIVE TO RITALIN PRESCRIBES EXERCISE INSTEAD
   
  5/3/06 HARVARD ON SPEED
   
  4/30/06 MORE WOMEN SEEK HELP FOR ATTENTION DISORDERS
   
  4/29/06 EX-YANK HOWE DEAD AT 48
   
   4/27/06
   
  4/6/06
   
  4/04/06 LIVING ON IMPULSE
   
  4/4/06 TONSIL-ADENOID SURGERY MAY HELP BEHAVIOR, TOO
   
  4/3/06 THE BRAIN IS ADAPTABLE -- TO A POINT
   
3/23/06

Advisers Reject Strong ADHD Warnings


3/22/06 Panel Weighs New Warnings on ADHD Drugs

  3/21/06 More adults using ADHD drugs, fewer young kids

3/16/06

3/06/06 TV MAY NOT CAUSE KIDS' ATTENTION DISORDERS: STUDY

3/05/06 DRUG-PATCH SAFETY TRIGGERS AN FDA PROBE

  2/25/06 MILLIONS HAVE MISUSED ADHD STIMULANT DRUGS, STUDY SAYS
   
2/21/06 HEART RISKS WITH STIMULANT USE? MAYBE WORRY? FOR SOME
   
2/15/06 HYPERACTIVITY CURE HOPES RAISED

  2/10/06 GETTING HYPER ABOUT RITALIN

  2/05/06 SINGLE-MINDED ADHD FOCUS

12/14/05 ADHD: FINALLY FINDING FOCUS AT WORK
   
  11/20/05 ATTENTION! ADULTS WITH ADD TURN TO NON-DRUG TREATMENTS TO HELP THEM STAY
    FOCUSED

11/16/05 FINDING INFORMATION FROM PEERS AND PROFESSIONALS

11/16/05 YOUNG, ASSURED AND PLAYING PHARMACIST TO FRIENDS

11/07/05 ALL JUMBLED UP: ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER IS AFFLICTING SENIORS, TOO

10/31/05 DISTRACTED!
    
   
   9/29/05 LILLY TO ADD WARNING TO STRATTERA LABEL
   
08/22/05 ADHD HAUNTS CHILDREN INTO ADULTHOOD, STUDY SHOWS
   
  08/15/05  NATURE DEFICIT
    
02/24/05 SMALL STUDY TIES RITALIN TO HIGHER CANCER RISK

02/20/05 THE THERAPEUTIC MIND SCAN

02/15/05 Going To Extremes

12/17/04 STUDY LINKS LOW IRON TO ADHD

12/17/04 RITALIN USE TIED TO LATER DEPRESSION

12/17/04 LILLY WARNS DOCTORS ON STRATTERA USE

12/7/04 DESPERATE FOR MEDS

12/5/04 ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER GROWS UP

12/4/04 RUDE, SCATTY OR ILL?

11/29/04 BRAIN ABNORMALITY LINKED TO HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

11/10/04 IT DOESN'T ADD UP; DO YOU HAVE ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, OR ARE YOU SIMPLY OVERWORKED?

10/12/04 ADULT ADHD: KIDS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES

  10/1/04 ADULT ADHD: AN OVERLOOKED PROBLEM
   
9/29/04 FULLBACK EVANS IS ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER

9/26/04 NATURE MAY CALM KIDS WITH ADHD, RESEARCHERS SAY

9/15/04 STUDY CONFIRMS ADHD IS MORE COMMON IN BOYS

9/9/04 STUDY: ADHD COSTS AMERICANS $77 BILLION IN LOST INCOME

 7/18/04  OFFICE MESSES

7/14/04 THE INVISIBLE WOUND

6/14/04 MY THERAPIST IS A JOYSTICK

6/11/04 CYCLIST HOPES RIDE WILL RAISE AWARENESS

6/1/04 HIGH-TECH TOOLS FOCUS ON ADHD  

5/9/04 NEURODIVERSITY FOREVER: THE DISABILITY MOVEMENT TURNS TO BRAINS

5/4/04 UNTESTED TOOL BELONGS IN LAB ONLY, EXPERTS SAY
       
4/29/04 BIGGER THAN DEPRESSION?
   
4/26/04 DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION

4/4/04 PAY ATTENTION, YOU!
   
3/23/04 FDA TO DRUGMAKERS: SUICIDE WARNING URGED

3/16/04 ADHD GROWS UP

3/08/04 A WHIRRING ADULT BRAIN

3/2/04 TIME-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES HELP PROFESSIONALS WITH ADD

2/16/04 ANTIDEPRESSANTS' USE ON KIDS RAISES ISSUES

2/10/04 A MIND EMERGES JOYFULLY AFTER YEARS LOST IN A CLOUD

2/1/04 WHY SOME PEOPLE CAN'T STOP SMOKING

1/8/04 A BELLIGERENT ROSE ONLY A BIT APOLOGETIC

1/7/04 STUDY: SCREEN PARENTS OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT CHILDREN

1/6/04 DIAGNOSING A LINGERING PROBLEM OF ADHD ACROSS GENERATIONS

12/31/03 THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ONLINE

  12/31/03 SO MUCH CLUTTER, SO LITTLE ROOM: A LOOK INSIDE THE HOARDER'S LAIR

12/30/03  BX. MAN BARELY ALIVE UNDER CLUTTER IN APT.

12/20/03 THE "BOSS" DISORDER

12/19/03 ADULT ADHD: MORE CONTROVERSY, TREATMENTS

12/19/03 FEVER IN PREGNANCY LINKED TO KIDS' BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

12/17/03 JUST OFF CENTER: CLIPPER ROOKIE CHRIS KAMAN TENDS TO OPERATE IN HIS OWN UNIVERSE

12/16/03 CANARIES IN THE MINE: EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL EFFECTS ON KIDS MOUNTS

12/8/03 ATTENTION DEFICIT DRUGS MAY HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS

12/5/ 03 BRAIN DIFFERENCES FOUND IN ADHD KIDS -- SCANS FIND UNUSUAL LEVELS OF CERTAIN
NEUROTRANSMITTERS

12/02/03 ADHD FOCUSES ON ADULTS

  11/26/03 AN ILLNESS THAT'S NOT JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE

11/23/03 IN LEARNING HURDLES, LESSONS FOR SUCCESS

11/20/03 BRAIN IMAGING TARGETS ADHD DIFFERENCES

11/12/03 NICOTINE STUDIED AS TREATMENT FOR BRAIN DISORDERS

11/11/03 DATABASE TO FIGHT BRAIN DISORDERS

11/10/03 UNQUIET MINDS
   
11/7/03 PSYCHIATRISTS CAN'T BE FORCED TO TESTIFY AGAINST PATIENTS
   
10/17/03

9/15/03 FOCUSING THE MIND: INTEREST IN NON-DRUG THERAPIES FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT IN CHILDREN

8/26/03 ATTENTION DISORDER ADVICE, BY ONE WHO KNOWS

8/26/03 LACK DIRECTION? EVALUATE YOUR BRAIN'S CEO

5/21/03 Attention Deficit May Affect 4 In 100 Adults

4/17/03 Noise Affects Brain Development

2/25/03 Do ADD Meds Discourage Substance Abuse?

2/10/03 Will Strattera Put Adult ADD On the Map?
   
2/03/03 ADD In Women: Overlooked, Misunderstood
   
1/30/03 Can Light-Stimulation Soothe ADD Symptoms?
   
12/4/02 New ADD Drug Approved
   
10/22/02 An ADD Gene?

10/16/02 New Products Help You Find Misplaced Items

9/6/02 Stimulant Psychosis: A Rare Threat?
    
6/26/02 More On ADD In Girls &  Women
   
4/2/02 Still More On ADD In Girls & Women
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