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The researchers behind a new WA study say it could be that allowing parents to decide when their child is ready for school prevents ADHD misdiagnosis.
Topics: adhd, children, child-health-and-behaviour, primary-schools, wa
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| UpdatedChildren who are younger than their school peers are "twice as likely" to be on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older classmates, a new study finds, raising concerns the younger children may have been misdiagnosed.
Topics: adhd, medical-research, diseases-and-disorders, health, education, children, australia
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An Adelaide professor is criticising the current trend to prescribe methylphenidate hydrochloride (commonly sold under the brand name Ritalin) to Australian children as young as preschool age.
Topics: adhd, children---preschoolers, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedA study has found teenage boys being treated for ADHD are shorter and thinner than their peers.
Topics: adhd, pharmaceuticals, medical-research, the-university-of-sydney-2006
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| UpdatedIn this episode of Tonic, we investigate the perils of abdominal fat and how to get rid of it, and ask if pharmacists should always offer generic brand medication.
Topics: adolescent-health, brain-and-nervous-system, healthy-recipes, adhd, exercise-and-fitness, obesity, pharmaceuticals
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| UpdatedThe University of Wollongong is helping adults diagnosed with Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder using cognitive behavioural therapy.
Topics: adhd, medical-research, mens-health, womens-health, university-of-wollongong-2522
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A new study has found children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can benefit from a low-allergy diet.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, diet-and-nutrition, diseases-and-disorders, netherlands, australia
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| UpdatedAfter years of controversy there are increasingly loud calls for a closer look at the use and efficacy of aggressive pharmacological treatments for ADHD.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, health, pharmaceuticals, diseases-and-disorders, adhd
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British scientists have found the first direct evidence that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition.
Topics: adhd, health, brain-and-nervous-system, child-health-and-behaviour, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, wales, united-kingdom, england
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| UpdatedNew findings on side-effects of drugs used to treat ADHD are prompting concern among medical experts.
Topics: adhd, drugs-and-substance-abuse, suicide, adolescent-health, health, brain-and-nervous-system, child-health-and-behaviour, diseases-and-disorders, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health-policy, sa, australia, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006
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A child psychiatrist says more research is needed on the effects of drugs prescribed to children with behavioural problems.
Topics: adhd, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, drug-use, sa, australia, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006
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| UpdatedThe SA Govt will investigate whether children being treated for ADHD are selling their medications.
Topics: adhd, states-and-territories, adolescent-health, child-health-and-behaviour, drug-use, pharmaceuticals, adelaide-5000, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341
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| UpdatedThe New South Wales Greens say they have found more products being sold in school canteens that contain a food colouring associated with hyperactivity disorders in children.
Topics: adhd, business-economics-and-finance, industry, food-and-beverage, community-and-society, family-and-children, education, schools, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, diseases-and-disorders, food-safety, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedRitalin is under the microscope in Australia after new British guidelines have been released warning that the drug should not be given to children under five.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, diseases-and-disorders, australia, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedThe National Health Service in Britain has called for doctors to stop prescribing the controversial drug Ritalin for children under five years old.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, pharmaceuticals, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedA judge has pleaded for caution in diagnosing children with ADHD and prescribing them medication.
Topics: drug-use, health, child-health-and-behaviour, adhd, diseases-and-disorders, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-profession, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedThose with ADHD deserve to live in a world where there are more votes in supporting well-evidenced practice in the diagnosis and management of ADHD than in bagging the entire disorder.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, diseases-and-disorders, australia
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| UpdatedExperts say getting schools involved in diagnosing ADHD will lead to more students being diagnosed.
Topics: adhd, teachers, health, medical-research, australia
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More adults than children now taking A-D-H-D medication
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| UpdatedA new report shows the number of children being prescribed stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Western Australia has fallen by 15 per cent in a year.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, wa
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| UpdatedThousands of parents with children suffering from ADHD have been left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to the controversial DORE program. Watch Matt Peacock's report, 7.30pm tonight, on ABC1.
Topics: adhd, consumer-protection, diseases-and-disorders, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian researchers are trialling a computer game in the hope of developing groundbreaking non-drug ADHD therapy.
Topics: adhd, health, diseases-and-disorders, sydney-2000, australia, nsw
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Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says there needs to be clearer rules governing the use and prescription of drugs that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Topics: adhd, health, child-health-and-behaviour, health-policy, pharmaceuticals, australia
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| UpdatedThe Health Department has played down reports that many ADHD patients are over using their medication.
Topics: adhd, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health-administration, perth-6000
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The Queensland University of Technology is conducting a study to see if daily doses of fish oil can help children suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Topics: adhd, health, diseases-and-disorders, science-and-technology, research, brisbane-4000, qld