ADHD Expert Craig Stoltz shares ADHD management news and commentary at ADHDCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/29258/adhd-lose-weeks-work Thu, 29 May 2008 08:53:35 -0400 Craig Stoltz A Really Big Story yesterday on ADHD: A BMJ study finds adults with ADHD lose three weeks of work per year (via absence, lost efficiency, etc.) compared to coworkers without ADHD. Yikes. Let's dig in and figure out what this really means.   What you need to know:   1. A vast majority of the workers with ADHD were untreated. Essentially, the study is silent on the productivity of workers getting the correct treatment for ADHD. The... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/29258/adhd-lose-weeks-work http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/25686/adhd-meds-heart-check Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:31 -0400 Craig Stoltz A new statement from the American Heart Association is quite explicit: Before you give kids stimulant meds for ADHD, make sure their heart health is checked. This may include an electrocardiogram (ECG).   Three things you need to know:   1. There's no new horror story behind this--though there is a rare risk of sudden cardiac death for kids with an undiagnosed heart condition given stimulants. The statement is a formalization of... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/25686/adhd-meds-heart-check http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/11749/adhd-affect-growth Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:26:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Since stimulant medications like Ritilin often suppress appetite, it's long been controversial whether taking those drugs can make kids smaller than they'd otherwise be. A new report on ADHD treatments in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry suggests this may be true.Bottom line firstKids taking Ritilin for three years were found to be shorter and lighter than their peers. The study didn't... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/3860/11749/adhd-affect-growth