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Link Found Between Kids’ Sleep, Behavior Problems; Parent Survey Connects Snoring And Sleepiness With Attention And Hyperactivity Issues
March 4, 2002 Children who snore often are nearly twice as likely as other children to have attention and hyperactivity problems, and the link is strong for other sleep problems, a new University of Michigan ... > full story -
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New Treatment Options For Children With ADHD
February 26, 2002 Neurologists have shown that many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who have long been denied the medication most commonly used by doctors, methylphenidate (MPH, also ... > full story -
Using Cocaine During Pregnancy May Damage Developing Fetuses, Causing Lifelong Learning Disabilities
February 19, 2002 Taking cocaine during pregnancy causes possibly permanent changes in an area of the brain that governs short term memory – leading to symptoms that are very much like attention deficit ... > full story -
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Related To Advantageous Gene
January 9, 2002 A variant form of a gene associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) indicates that the disorder is a recent affliction and may once have helped humans thrive and survive, ... > full story -
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Older Girls With ADHD Have More Depression, Anxiety, Smarts
October 12, 2001 Older girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely than younger girls to also suffer from depression and anxiety, according to a new ... > full story -
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Treating ADHD In Preschoolers -- Without Medication
October 2, 2001 Children with ADHD often are given medication such as Ritalin to control the inattention, hyperactivity and poor behavior that characterizes the disorder. A Lehigh University research team will ... > full story -
Bipolar Disorder In Children Appears More Severe Than In Most Adults
June 15, 2001 Child psychiatry researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that bipolar disorder — formerly called manic-depressive illness — can occur in children as ... > full story -
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Adults With Restless Legs Syndrome More Likely To Have ADHD
May 8, 2001 Adults who have restless legs syndrome are more likely to also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than adults who don't have the sleep disorder, according to research presented ... > full story -
New Brookhaven Lab Study Shows How Ritalin Works
January 17, 2001 New research on Ritalin, a drug prescribed to millions of American children each year with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), shows for the first time how the drug acts in the human ... > full story -
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Ritalin Helps Children With Adhd Maintain Normal Reaction Time
August 11, 2000 Reaction time can be crucial, and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be out of step. A new study says that non-medicated ADHD kids are three times slower making quick ... > full story
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