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Eileen Bailey

posted 06/04/2008, comment (1)

Artificial Food Colorings and Hyperactivity

This past Tuesday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, contacted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and requested a ban on eight artificial food colorings, claiming they cause hyperactivity and behavioral problems in children. Food additives, including artificial colorings are tested prior... Read more Chevron

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Alice Hale

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (4)

New Diagnosis

I just got home from appt. with my psychiatrist. He has diagnosed me as having Bipolar disorder which leaves me wondering if that isn't what I haven't had all the time and the diagnosis of ADHD was just my bipolar. If not I am a little concerned about taking the meds that he prescribed me for the bipolar because the way he described it was that it... Read more Chevron

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Eileen Bailey

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (13)

The Many Faces of ADHD: Dr. Ned Hallowell

Dr. Ned Hallowell is the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, located in Sudbury, Mass. He has written numerous books relating to ADHD, including co-authoring with Dr. John Ratey: Driven to Distraction, Answers to Distractions and Delivered from Distraction. Dr. Hallowell is an expert on ADHD,... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/27/2008, comments (3)

How Do You Know if a Treatment is Working?

Each person with ADHD may have different symptoms. One may have extreme inattention and struggle with the ability to pay attention during conversations or during a teacher's lesson. Another may see impulsiveness as the major obstacle in their life. Since there is no test to determine if ADHD is present, it stands to follow there is no... Read more Chevron

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Alice Hale

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posted 04/16/2008, comments (2)

Wish Me Luck

Well, I see my counselor tomorrow. It has been a week since I saw her and she told me I was "beyond help." I have for the most part maintained the schedule that she gave me while still making a few revisions to it to make it easier for me to comply with. When I see her tomorrow, I know she is going to ask me about the schedule and... Read more Chevron

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