Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that genetic differences might predict the patient’s response to ADD medication, namely stimulant medication. A study found that children with a variant form of a dopamine transporter gene — a variant known to be associated with ADHD — responded poorly to one of the most […]
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Found an online press release for a teleconference with Marc Berthiaume, Director of the Marketed Pharmaceuticals Division of the Marketed Health Products Directorate of Health Canada on Adderall XR which has recently been put back on the market after suspending it in February 2005, in a controversial move. I.e., it was supposedly pulled of the
ADD Awareness day is September 14, 2005. It was first created by a senate resolution in 2004. I’d like to say we have an ADD Awareness day in Canada, but unfortunately we’re about 5 years behind the US in Awareness and treatment of ADD. We have some people that are very good at it but
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can seriously help another without helping himself.” – Charles Dudley Warner Katherine Jahnke has a son with ADD and decided to start a CHADD support group in Bravos, Texas. One reason was to break down the myths and stereotypes of children
A study in Denmark finds that women who smoke during pregnancy are nearly twice as likely to have children with ADD. After controlling for low birth weight of babies, poor newborn health status, young maternal age and low socioeconomic status, smoking mothers were nearly twice as likely to have children with ADHD than mothers who
Smoking During Pregnancy and ADD. Which Came First? Read More »