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Winnie the Pooh Takes Ritalin Too
by Michael Dorausch, DC
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 condi...
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Michigan Making Headlines - Ritalin Update
From The Wellness Report
and The Michigan Chiropractic Council
Back in April of 1998 the Wellness Report featured information about Michigan ranking third in the nation for Ritalin use - 56% higher than the national average. The October 1998 issue told about the children, newborn through age...
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More Ritalin And Prozac Being Prescribed
From Yahoo News comes an article titled: "Ritalin And Prozac Combination Used by More Children"
The article is based on the results from a study that show evidence of an increasing number of Ritalin and Prozac prescriptions, as well as "various combinations of similar stimulants and antidepress...
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Death By Ritalin
An April 16th Nando Media reports that a "medical examiner says years of using Ritalin, a drug used to treat hyperactive children, may have led to a 14-year-old boy's death."
The boy had collapsed at his home on March 21 as the result of a heart attack "likely caused by 10 years of taking Rital...
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Does Ritalin Cause Cancer in Children?
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Ritalin along with many other medications can cause cancer in animals. The question asked by parents is "if Ritalin causes cancer in mice, what studies have been done to show it does not cause cancer in children?"
The answer is that no research ...
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Move Over Ritalin - Adderall is Twice as Potent
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall.
Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesit...
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Ritalin as Last Resort?
Colorado Discourages ADHD Drugs - Educators Buck Treatment Trend
Jillian Lloyd, Christian Science Monitor - Colorado's education board is now urging schools to rely more on effective classroom discipline and less on medication for unruly kids, and the move has catapulted the state to the for...
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The Drugging of U.S. Children Continues
By Michael Dorausch, D.C.
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 sign of slowing.
Psychiatric medications are now being prescribed to children and adolescents at nearl...
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Create a Condition, Create a Market
This week's international Herald Tribune features an article titled, "Selling an Illness Helps Pharmaceutical Giant Peddle Its Pill." The author speaks of a little-known malady called Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), a condition many of us have become familiar with during the past two years as a r...
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Girlpower starts in the spine!
By Dr. Madeline Behrendt
Where does GIRLPOWER begin? The mind, the heart, the spine?
A girl's mind is busy this time of year as the spontaneity of summer shifts to the structure of school and there are backpacks, new clothes, cool school supplies, make-up, music and boys to think about.
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The Over-Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder
From ABC News.com comes an article with the title: "A Diagnosis Excess? -- A Lawsuit Alleges Attention Deficit Disorder Is Over-Diagnosed"
According to the article, Ritalin is being "prescribed to an estimated 4 million American schoolchildren each year" and parents, doctors, and activists ...
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Get sick - or get a clue
Just yesterday we reported on ADHD in the news and commented on an article titled: "Strep Infection Possibly Linked to Attention-Deficit Disorder"
I commented that, "On one side, one may suggest increased use of antibiotics or maybe even a vaccine to hopefully prevent the strep infections o...
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ADHD in the news
From Yahoo Health News and MSNBC Health
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines on Monday aimed at helping physicians diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.(ADHD)
There has been much news regarding ADHD and it's over diagnoses and misdiagnoses. There ...
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Doctors May Encourage Immunization and Other Hot Links
Some Website News Links For April 26th, 2000
Yahoo News: Friendly Doctors May Encourage Child Immunization
"Mothers who feel that a doctor is unsympathetic to their child's pain during shots may be less likely to bring their child in for future vaccinations -- or at least may choose an...
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Michigan Chiropractic Council Comments On Chiropractic & Children Article
Dear Doctors,
Be prepared to get angry when you read the following article from Reuters. (Link to study available below) What really raised my ire was the fact that the basis for the title had nothing to do with dangerous outcomes from chiropractic care but because so many children are seei...
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