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Exposure To Tobacco And Lead Linked To ADHD In Children

Researchers in the US found that exposure to tobacco in the womb and to lead during childhood was linked to a particularly high risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, suggesting that while we tend to focus on treatment for ADHD, eliminating such exposures might prevent the condition in many hundreds of thousands of children.

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Tobacco and lead boost ADHD risk

Researchers at the Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Center have added to the evidence linking exposure to substances in the womb to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They studied 2,588 children aged between eight and fifteen of whom 8.7% had ADHD. Children who had been exposed to high prenatal levels of tobacco were 2.4x more likely to have ADHD while children whose mothers had...

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Phthalate Exposure Linked To ADHD

Phthalates, chemicals that make plastics and vinyls more flexible, have been linked to many adverse health events. So much so, that stringent phthalate levels have been imposed as part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Now, an emerging report found a link between phthalate concentrations in urine to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports Science [...]

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Smoking During Pregnancy, Lead Exposure Raise ADHD Risk in Kids

Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy or who were exposed to lead have more than double the risk of having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as other children, new research shows. And with exposure to both cigarettes and lead, the chances of having ADHD soared. Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and whose blood showed signs of lead exposure had eight times the risk...

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Meg Kissinger: 'A Soldier's Story'

In Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , Meg Kissinger wrote the story of Army Spec. James Weigl, a Iraq war veteran who committed suicide. On Monday, Mark Belling discussed the article, noting that Kissinger's piece lacked context. He took issue with the fact that she used Weigl's personal story to make a larger point about military service and suicide that just wasn't there. Kissinger writes: Weigl's...

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Smoking when pregnant is linked to hyperactive children

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1230123/Smoking-pregnant-linked-hyperactive-children.html Mothers who smoke during pregnancy more than double the chances of their children suffering from hyperactivity, claim researchers. The risk goes up 2.4 times, according to a new US study. It estimates one-fifth of ADHD – attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – cases could be eliminated...

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Medical Marijuana for Teens?

The medical community debates the use of marijuana to treat psychiatric conditions such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Dubious prescriptions

Medical Marijuana - No Longer Just for Adults - NYTimes.com The New York Times reports that: Several Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for their patients said in recent interviews that their client base had expanded to include teenagers with psychiatric conditions including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. I like this response: “How many ways can one say ‘one of...

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The ADHD Medication Bias | ADDitude - Attention Deficit Disorder Blogs

The ADHD Medication Bias | ADDitude - Attention Deficit Disorder Blogs. I don’t think there’s a parent alive who wouldn’t struggle with the decision of whether or not their ADD child should take medication. I know that when I took...

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Is the Chronic is the Best Medicine For Kids?

Would you give the Chronic to a baby prairie dog? Mommy and Daddy prairie dog say hells no…. You’re going to get both barrels on this issue— giving marijuana to kids is NOT going to fly in this country, in my not too humble opinion: At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo...

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Is the Chronic Really the Best Medicine For Kids?

Would you give the Chronic to a baby prairie dog? Mommy and Daddy prairie dog say hells no…. You’re going to get both barrels on this issue— giving marijuana to kids is NOT going to fly in this country, in my not too humble opinion: At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo...

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Common Plastic Chemical Linked To ADHD

Miami, FL (AHN) – A common chemical found in many plastic products has been linked to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, according to new research from South Korea. Measuring urine samples, the researchers found what they call a significant association between the amount of phthalate exposure and symptoms of ADHD. Previous studies have linked the chemical, found [...]

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Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. Reports On Medical Food Candidate Preclinical Research

November 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Neptune) (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX Venture: NTB) announced the first preclinical research up-date on NeuroBioPharm Inc. (NBP) medical food development program. NBP announces the results of preclinical research performed by NeuroCode AG, (Wetzlar, Germany), a team of recognized experts dedicated to specific profiling of active...

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Glen Beck's Greatest (Fearmongering) Hits

Crooks and Liars compiled Glenn Beck's most disturbing fearmongering moments. Beck compares the Obama administration to socialists, Nazis, communists and totalitarians. Never mind that these political idealogies have stark differences. Beck throws out code words to scare the shit out of people. Beck has Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and barely managed to graduate from high school. This man...

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Students Respond To 'Video Games Are The Silver Bullet'

Back in August 2008, we published an article by the venerable Duncan Fyfe titled Opinion: Video Games Are The Silver Bullet , which discussed the educational potential of games. The piece called on developers to produce titles that spur players into investigating topics outside of the games like objectivism ( BioShock ) or G.K. Chesterton ( Deus Ex ). An English instructor at Goldsboro High in Goldsboro,...