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News: February 14, 2012
Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Some pediatricians continue to do electrocardiograms (EKGs) on children before starting them on medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, new research suggests, even though many experts say the la...
Mom's Poverty, Diabetes Might Raise ADHD Risk in Kids
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the combination of poverty and having diabetes during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a woman's offspring. Children born to...
ADHD Brain Changes Appear to Persist Into Adulthood
THURSDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who were diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as children have less gray matter in certain areas of their brains as adults than people who didn't have ADHD in their youth, rese...
Some Kids Respond Better to ADHD Drug Than Others
FRIDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children with specific gene variants respond better to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta), which is widely used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study says. The finding c...
New ADHD Guidelines Include Preschoolers, Older Teens
SUNDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- In new guidelines released Sunday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has expanded the age range for the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to children as young as 4 and a...
Number of U.S. Kids on ADHD Meds Keeps Rising
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The use of stimulant medications such as Ritalin or Adderall in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is continuing to climb, although at a slower pace than in decades past, a new stu...
ADHD Doubles a Child's Risk of Injury: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to be injured badly enough to need medical attention as other children are, a new study finds. More than 5 million U.S. childr...
Study Links Writing Difficulties to ADHD
TUESDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a much higher risk of developing a written language disorder, a new study indicates. To ADHD experts, the current observation does no...
Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD
THURSDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last decade, an increasing number of American children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government survey reveals. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for ...
Kids Taking ADHD Drugs at Low Risk for Heart Problems: Study
MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children taking drugs to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to be at no greater risk for heart problems than kids not taking ADHD medications, a new study finds. "ADHD medications can increas...
ADHD Drug Shortage Has Patients, Parents Scrambling
WEDNESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Due to an ongoing shortage, some American adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or the parents of children with ADHD, are having to call multiple pharmacies before finding one that carri...
ADHD With Poor Emotional Control Seems to Run in Families
MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Some adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also experience excessive emotional reactions to everyday situations, a combination that appears to run in families. That's the finding of a Mas...
ADHD's Upside: Greater Creativity?
THURSDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- The distractibility and impulsiveness that is the hallmark of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have a silver lining, according to a new study that suggests those with the disorder are more ...
Restrictive Diet May Reduce ADHD Symptoms
THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A special restrictive diet may significantly reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children, a new study suggests. When children between the ages of 4 and 8 were placed on ...
Adult ADHD Often Precedes Certain Type of Dementia: Study
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a more than threefold increased risk of developing a common form of degenerative dementia called dementia with lewy bodies (DLB), a new study s...
Vyvanse Approved for Adolescent ADHD
MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) capsules have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among adolescents aged 13 to 17, maker Shire Ph...
Gene Disorder Linked to ADHD
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Many who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to have a genetic abnormality that may predispose them to the condition, British researchers report. Their finding bolsters the bel...
Some Fake ADHD to Get Meds, Special Treatment
FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- While attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a real and pervasive condition, new research suggests there is a cluster of kids and adults who successfully fake the condition either to get drugs or gai...
Smoking While Pregnant May Raise Psychiatric Risks in Kids
TUESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- A woman who smokes while pregnant increases her baby's risk of developing psychiatric problems in childhood and young adulthood, a new Finnish study suggests. While there's plenty of evidence that smoking during ...
Genetics, Psychology May Trigger ADHD
MONDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- An interaction of genetics and psychology may be the cause of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), say U.S. researchers. Their study of 304 youths found that ADHD symptoms were more common in childr...
Loving Foster Homes Improve Kids' Attention, Impulsivity
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Foster children who are placed in stable, loving homes show noticeable improvement in symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity compared to children who get moved around a lot and live with parents who are often ...
Ambidextrous Children at Higher Risk for Learning Problems
MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Ambidextrous children are more likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), problems with language and schoolwork, and other mental health issues than right-handed children, new research sugge...
Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Issues Are Getting Help
MONDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A little over half of the children in the United States who have mental problems, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, get professional help, federal health officials report. However, "you could l...
Smoking During Pregnancy, Lead Exposure Raise ADHD Risk in Kids
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- 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...
Teens With ADHD, Depression Risk Internet Addiction
TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers with psychosocial disorders such as ADHD, depression and social phobia are more likely to be addicted to the Internet than other teens, new research suggests. Because computer use is a way of life in t...
Motivation May Be at Root of ADHD
TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The trouble concentrating that affects people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be related to motivation, a new study has found. The motivational problems seen with the condition, which...
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more prescriptions are being written for medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more and more children are abusing these drugs. That's the conclusion of new research in...
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD
FRIDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are often initially diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, since the two problems can manifest in similar ways, a new study shows. However,...
ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids
MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant medications commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, but those deaths are still rare, new research finds. Chil...
Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble
TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention problems in kindergarten often struggle academically right through high school, a new study suggests. The study, led by Joshua Breslau of the University of California, Davis, School of Me...
Treating Sleep Disorders May Ease ADHD Symptoms
FRIDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say a lifetime of problems with getting a good night's sleep could be in store for any child diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study of 281 children, aged 10 to 17, wh...
Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom
MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children who take medication to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do better in elementary school than those who don't, a new study has found. Of 594 children whose parents reported an ADHD d...
Working Memory Fluctuates in Kids With ADHD
THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with other children, those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have more inconsistent responses when doing short-term memory tasks, a new study finds. "Our study helps explain why wo...
Mouse Study Suggests ADHD Drug Might Be Addictive
TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), caused changes in the brain cells of mice similar to those seen with cocaine, a new study shows. The research...
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children who take medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may rarely experience some disturbing side effects, such as hallucinations. U.S. government experts reviewed clinical trials and ...
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