Questions To Ask Your Doctor About ADHD Before The Diagnosis

ADDA has a great list of questions you can ask your doctor about ADHD  (Sadly deleted) before getting diagnosed or treated medically. It’s a great way to find out if they’re a knowledgeable doctor that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. You can’t assume they are, sadly. I wish it were different. Finding

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We Have Been Abandoned By Our Own Country. Katrina Quote By Jefferson Parish President

“We Have Been Abandoned By Our Own Country.” Those were the word of Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard as he was interviewed by Tim Russert on today’s Meet the Press. Very moving, a must see. We had Wal-Mart deliver three trucks of water, trailer trucks of water. FEMA turned them back. They said we didn’t

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ADD Medication Response May Be Conditioned By Your Genes

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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Health Canada Has Adderall XR Teleconference Same Day as Press Release. Hiding Something?

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

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