Nov 30, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
Australian children with hyperactivity disorders shouldn’t be medicated unless their symptoms are “pervasive” and affect all aspects of life, doctors and parents have been told. And drugs should never be a first-line treatment for attention deficit...
Nov 30, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins, Pregnancy |
With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise. In a study, they found that many pregnant women still take medications long known to cause birth defects. Some...
Nov 25, 2009 | Body and Mind, Healthy Eating |
Australian research reveals “comfort food” may reduce stress Australian research revealed on Tuesday that “comfort food” such as chocolate can alter the chemical composition of the brain and reduce anxiety. Professor of...
Nov 23, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
WHEN Emiley Cooper was prescribed Ritalin and Concerta for her attention deficit disorder she became extremely sick. Normally a bubbly girl, Emiley retreated and became withdrawn and lethargic. So concerned by her daughter’s dramatic weight loss and reaction to...
Nov 23, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
CONTROVERSIAL guidelines on ADHD have been pulled by the Federal Government following claims drug company payments to a doctor have tainted the work. The Government has been forced to stop the release of the draft guidelines and may have to rewrite them following the...
