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Eileen Bailey

posted 06/04/2008, comments (0)

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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Eileen Bailey

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posted 05/29/2008, comment (1)

Around and About Healthcentral: Exercise

We all know that exercise can improve our mood, keep us healthy and improve our brain's functioning. But so many, including myself, don't know where to start and therefore put off this important part of our lives. This week, I took some time to discover what information HealthCentral has to offer in providing information on... Read more Chevron

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Eileen Bailey

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posted 05/21/2008, comment (1)

When Treatment Isn't Working - The Importance of an Accurate Diagnosis

Many parents, and adults, taking medication for ADHD wonder what to do when after months of treatment; things just don't seem to be getting better. An article, "Help! My Pediatrician's Not Listening to Me" on CNN.com, outlines how parents can work with their doctor to find out why the treatment isn't working. One of... Read more Chevron

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Terry Matlen, ACSW

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posted 05/20/2008, comments (2)

Do Stimulants Stunt Growth?

Over the years, there has been much concern over the possibility that Methylphenidate (brand name: Ritalin) might cause growth suppression in children with ADHD who are treated with the medication. A number of studies have been done, with most supporting the idea that if there is a slowing of growth, the side effect disappears within a few years,... Read more Chevron

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Alice Hale

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posted 05/16/2008, comments (12)

Do I have ADHD

I saw my psych and asked him that. I ased him since I had been diagnosed with bipolar if that meant I didn't have ADHD. He told me that it may but that I may have both. He said that if I have both the bipolar needs to be treated first and then the ADHD but that he still wasn't going to medicate me for the AdHD because of the bad reaction I had to... Read more Chevron

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