Handbook suggests that deviations from 'normality' are disorders

Peter De Vries, America's wittiest novelist, died 17 years ago, but his discernment of this country's cultural foibles still amazes. In a 1983 novel, he spotted the tendency of America's therapeutic culture to medicalize character flaws:

Handbook suggests that deviations from 'normality' are disorders

"We've Got Issues": Big Pharma might not be lying

A hundred years ago it was rarely diagnosed in children. In the intervening timespan the number and type of diagnoses have exploded. Moreover, the number and type of treatments have also exploded. The favored treatment usually involves powerful medications with serious side effects. Big Pharma has made a fortune from these medications and is constantly searching for new variations to patent and sell.

"We've Got Issues": Big Pharma might not be lying

Expect a new Prevnar vaccine at your child's next visit

Expect a new Prevnar vaccine at your child's next visit

Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Prevnar 13, an expanded version of the current Prevnar vaccine that protects against bacterial infections that can lead to pneumonia and meninigitis.

Psych meds and children—what parents need to know

Psych meds and children—what parents need to know

We’ve all heard the stories in the news about Rebecca Riley, the 4-year-old who died in 2006 of an overdose of psychiatric medication. She made her first trip to a psychiatrist when she was two, because she was active and had trouble sleeping. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was only three–her ten-year-old brother and four-year-old sister had already been diagnosed with the same—and put on three different medications. By the time she died, she was taking more than ten pills a day. She got sick, and her mother, who was recently convicted in her death, gave her extra pills to make her sleep. Rebecca never woke up.

Doing an About-Face on ‘Overmedicated’ Children

Doing an About-Face on ‘Overmedicated’ Children

Picture a cupped hand. A capsule and a pill lie in the palm. The hand is extended toward a small child. The caption reads, “Take your vitamins.”

Mom's antidepressants may delay baby's first steps

When pregnant women take antidepressants, it sometimes causes their babies to hit developmental milestones late, Danish researchers reported on Monday.

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Are mandatory vaccinations acts of violence against children?

This article refers to the parody cartoon found at (http://www.naturalnews.com/028211_v…). This parody cartoon grew out of the idea that vaccines are “shots” that are being increasingly forced upon children and teens. At times, these vaccines are enforced at gunpoint or with the presence of vicious guard dogs — as happened in Maryland two years ago when a court judge ordered thousands of parents to bring their children to court for vaccination or face gunpoint arrest and possible jail time. (http://www.naturalnews.com/022267.html)

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Questions posed over ADHD drugs

Long-term use of drugs such as Ritalin and dexamphetamine may not improve the social and emotional well-being or academic performance of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a study funded by the Western Australian government has concluded.

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PsychRights' Medicaid Fraud Initiative Against Psychiatric Drugging of Children & Youth.

The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Inc. is a nonprofit organization concerned with the increasing use of psychiatric drugs on children. The 2010 ICSPP Distinguished Lecture Series will begin Feb. 24 with a legal webinar presented by Attorney James Gottstein on PsychRights' Medicaid Fraud Initiative Against Psychiatric Drugging of Children & Youth.

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Big Pharma researcher admits to faking dozens of research studies for Pfizer, Merck

Big Pharma researcher admits to faking dozens of research studies for Pfizer, Merck

It's being called the largest research fraud in medical history. Dr. Scott Reuben, a former member of Pfizer's speakers' bureau, has agreed to plead guilty to faking dozens of research studies that were published in medical journals.

Questions posed over ADHD drugs

Questions posed over ADHD drugs

Long-term use of drugs such as Ritalin and dexamphetamine may not improve the social and emotional well-being or academic performance of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a study funded by the Western Australian government has concluded.

Prescription medication addiction affects mainly ages 12-17 in Arkansas

Pain can be a serious health problem. Many patients live with chronic pain and rely on medication to help them deal with it. In Today's Health, Dr. T. Glenn Pait talks about how meds used to treat those symptoms, cause problems of their own.

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Study questions widely-used ADHD drugs

Study questions widely-used ADHD drugs

An Australian study has revealed a "significant lack of effect" of conventional drugs used to treat ADHD, a finding that surprised at least one of its researchers.

FDA clears hypertension drug for children, teens

FDA clears hypertension drug for children, teens7

Daiichi Sankyo Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the hypertension treatment Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) for children and adolescents aged 6 to 16 years. Benicar was originally approved in 2002 to treat hypertension in adults.

How can we save our country from Ritalin generation (adhd drug)?

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Oxytocin-Autism Study: the Kind of Evidence-Based Research Parents Need

Oxytocin may help improve social behavior in people with autism, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. There's a lot this study can't tell us; researchers studied just 13 young adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, and it tested their social responses only in the laboratory, with a ball-tossing game and a measurement of how responsive they were to social cues in pictures of human faces.

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Kids on ADHD drugs `poor at school'

CHILDREN with ADHD who use prescription drugs to manage their condition are 10 times more likely to perform poorly at school than ADHD kids who avoid medication, a new report reveals.

The report also finds stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and dexamphetamine make no significant difference to the level of depression, self-perception and social functioning of a 14-year-old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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ADHD symptoms caused by lead exposure, new study claims

What causes the frequently diagnosed behavioral problem in children known as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that leads to countless youngsters being given side-effect laden stimulant drugs? Research has focused on genes and, more recently, on the idea that multiple environmental triggers could be the cause. For example, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a recent British study indicates that certain food additives like artificial colors or preservatives could cause ADHD symptoms in some children.

ADHD symptoms caused by lead exposure, new study claims

When the Best Rx Is No Rx

When Latonia Best's teenaged kids were little, doctors always prescribed antibiotics for their ear infections. But when her youngest son, 5-year-old Justin, was diagnosed with one recently, she heard something new: The pediatrician asked if she wanted to try waiting a few days to see if he would get better on his own.

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Generation X or Generation Rx

Generation X or Generation Rx