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Chiropractic and children with ADHD
Chiropractic Monday Morning Message
By Sharon Gorman, D.C.
Independent Chiropractic Author
SEE IT AS YOU WANT IT TO BE
I tell patients that the most common reason that children are referred in my practice is ADHD and that I have several patients who are teachers and refer children in...
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Ritalin and ADHD Drugs in This Weeks News
by Daria Belov
There have been a number of Ritalin and ADHD drug related articles in the news this past week. Some articles suggest that the use of Ritalin shows no long-term benefit and others suggest ADHD drugs may be stunting the growth of children.
Scanning online news sources earlier ...
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1.5 Million Americans Harmed Each Year by Medication Mistakes
Planet Chiropractic News
A report out this week from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that 1.5 million Americans are being injured each year as a result of prescribing mistakes related to medications. The errors are costing more than $3.5 billion each year. The report also suggests ...
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Breathing Easier Without Asthma Medication
By Darrel Crain, DC
“For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth,” according to the Sanskrit proverb.
When it comes to asthma, modern medicine has apparently breathed new life into the old saying, “The cure is worse than the disease.”
Researchers at Cornell...
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Adderall Drug Controversy Continues
by Michael Dorausch, DC
Controversy surrounding the prescription stimulant medication Adderall has been in the press frequently this past week.
Adderall, a prescription amphetamine, typically prescribed for children and adults with ADHD, is becoming more popular for its off label uses. Amo...
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ADHD Drugs Outselling Antibiotics in Kids
By Michael Dorausch, D.C.
More Kids are on More Drugs.
It's the same news we reported on in January of 2003 and August of 2002. "According to new research, the number of American children being treated with psychiatric drugs (such as Ritalin) has tripled from 1987 to 1996 and is showing no s...
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The Over Diagnosis of ADHD
Several articles appeared on our outside-in newsfeeds yesterday regarding the overprescibing of Ritalin and other psychoactive drugs. Now that the heat is on, everyone is beginning to look for someone to blame for the senseless drugging of our children.
From Yahoo news comes the headline "S...
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Maybe ADHD Isn’t the Real Problem
Nicholas Regush of ABCNEWS.com reports that "Attention Deficit" may not be the real problem.
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, prescriptions for methylpenidate, know as Ritalin, increased more than 60 percent between 1990 and 1996.
Misdirected Attention?
Between 1990 and 1996, ...
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Doctor visits by youngsters with ADHD up 90%
Medical doctors are seeing more visits of youngsters diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a report published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
The proportion of youth visits to physicians that were for ADHD inc...
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Study says ADHD May Be Over-Diagnosed in Children
planetc1.com chiropractic news
Norfolk, Va. - Doctors may be over-diagnosing some groups of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and over prescribing drugs to treat the condition, according to a new study published Wednesday.
ADHD has been estimated to affect 3% to 5% of ...
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Can Common Medications Cause Stroke?
Recent research, as reported on Yahoo News, suggests that common drugs may cause stroke in rare cases. According to the Yahoo article, in rare instances, drugs like antidepressants, decongestants and migraine medications, may trigger a stroke.
The article does not suggest that the millions ...
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Medication, Thots, Etc...
By Travis James Robertson
People may argue that drugs are essential to health. The reasons they believe this are many but the main one is this: The drugs make you feel better. Well, this is a true statement, I won't deny that. What I will deny is the thought that the drugs restore the health of...
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Winnie the Pooh Takes Ritalin Too
by Michael Dorausch,C
According to an article distributed on Cox News Service, some pediatricians in Canada suggest that Winnie the Pooh should be taking drugs to control his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
An imaginary bear taking a mind altering medication for a conditio...
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Group calls ADHD a Hoax
A non-profit group known as the Citizens Commission on Human Rights has released a free booklet titled, "Psychiatry: A Human Rights Abuse and Global Failure."
A Yahoo press release regarding the booklet asks: "Why have more than five million American children been forced to take an addictiv...
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More Medical Error & Medication Related Injuries
According to an article out today from Cox news, a new study has found that "Medical error accounts for most of the frequent medication-related injuries in nursing homes."
When it comes to medical errors, "more than half could have been prevented" is what a new study says, according to the ...
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