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Sky NOT Falling! Percentage of Children Taking ADHD Stimulant Medications Unchanged from 1997 to 2002

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The percentage of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children in the US who have been taking stimulant medication between 1997 and 2002 hasn’t changed, according to data collected by the federal government and summarized in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. It was a representative national survey  (post deleted http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40778&nfid=crss) that included more than […]

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FDA and ADHD Stimulant Medication. Science or Stigma? Part 2

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See Also Part 1 Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong ”black-box” warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks. Rather, the Food and Drug Administration pediatric advisory committee recommended that the drug labels include warning language written so people can understand it. Looks

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FDA and ADHD Stimulant Medication. Science or Stigma? Part 1

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What a dog and pony show. First the FDA has a committee that did a report in Feb 2006 that calls for a black box warning for ADD stimulant meds by an 8 to 7 margin over concerns that stimulants may be linked to heart problems in kids. Unfortunately they provided no evidence that showed

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Does ADD Really Exist? How to Answer this Question, Part 2

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In Part 1, I gave some suggestions on how to deal with those people who claim that ADD doesn’t exist, it’s not a real condition, you know the people who pretend that they can make prouncements of the validity of a medical condition without a medical degree or background. Can you imagine saying to someone

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Does ADD Really Exist? How to Answer this Question, Part 1

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UPDATE: Part 2 with the clinical evidence of ADD as a real condition is here Does ADD/ADHD Really Exist? I’ve had a great response from my Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career blog post, 30,000 plus unique hits so far, 78 comments so far and lots of links and comments on

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