Ritalin Use Among Kids And Young Adults
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News Story: Pediatric Ritalin may Affect Young Brains
When we give our children with ADHD Ritalin, we can see the changes in them. They may be able to sit still. They may be able to concentrate... Read more »
Cancer and the Young Adult Generation
Recently, on a morning that I had to go for chemotherapy, my five year old son drew me a picture. It depicts him and me, walking in the... Read more »
Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult
Having a child being diagnosed with diabetes elicits in parents many emotions and thoughts: shock, fear, anger, denial, loss of control,... Read more »
The Changing Face of Osteoporosis: Children,Teens and Young Adults...
When most of us think about bone loss we envision an older woman slumped over, with a dowagers hump, or our grandmothers; but many... Read more »
Site for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
I am really happy to announce that I have recently joined the JDRF to help launch a new social network called Juvenation.org. I came on... Read more »
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Some ADHD kids choosing to go medication-free as adults
Many adults who grew up taking medications like Ritalin to treat their attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attenton-deficit/hyperactivity disorder... Read more »
Ritalin may help adults with ADHD sleep
A small study suggests that taking Ritalin can help adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder sleep better. Study participants who took... Read more »
Ritalin may curb appetite in adults
New research suggests that Ritalin may have potential as a weight-loss medication for adults. Researchers found that adults who took a single dose of... Read more »
Doctor: Ritalin safe for most healthy adults
In this Q&A column, a 52-year-old man has just been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and wants to know if stimulants are... Read more »
Ritalin helps movement problems in ADHD kids
A new study has found that just one dose of the ADHD drug Ritalin can temporarily improve movement and muscle control in children with ADHD-C or... Read more »
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