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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on Monday that the number of drugs dispensed to U.S. minors has dropped over the years. FDA researchers said antibiotic use dropped 14 percent over the past 10 years, helping to reduce overuse of the drugs. Overusing antibiotics can make the drugs less effective, making it harder to stop infections in children and adults. The number of antidepressant prescriptions for children declined as well, according to the recent findings....

PHILADELPHIA, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a 12-week intervention program for schools and families shown in a study to reduce impairments related to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school children with the diagnosis. ADHD affects about eight percent of children and often leads to poor school performance, tension within the family and discipline problems at school. This study...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness Center USA, Inc. (OTCQB/OTCBB: WCUI), a Schaumburg IL based healthcare and nutraceutical company, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire CNS Wellness, LLC (CNS), a Tampa, FL based cognitive neuroscience corporation specializing in the treatment of brain-based behavioral health disorders including developmental, emotional and stress-related problems. CNS's drug free and non-invasive methods provide...

PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a national education initiative called "Own It," Shane Victorino, a professional baseball player, is helping raise awareness of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in young adults and adults. Supported by two patient advocacy groups and made possible by Shire, "Own It" encourages young adults and adults who were previously diagnosed with ADHD to take a quiz and get reassessed by their doctor to determine if the symptoms...

-Prenatal exposure to alcohol can disrupt the brain's executive function (EF) and adaptive functioning. -A new study examines these abilities in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). -While results indicate similarities in the relation between EF and adaptive abilities among children with ADHD or PAE, the patterns of abilities in these children were different. Prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in...

The number of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cases in the United States are exploding. According to a 2011 statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in 10 American children is diagnosed with the disorder. To better understand the cause of ADHD and to identify methods to prevent and treat it, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center have developed a new form of specially bred...

MASON, Ohio, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AssureRx Health, Inc. today announced it has launched a personalized medicine test for the growing number of children and adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The new pharmacogenomic test can assist clinicians with important medication decisions that result from genomic differences in how individual patients tolerate ADHD medications. GeneSightRx ADHD analyzes variations in three genes that influence how a...

PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc [http://www.shire.com/shireplc/en/home ] (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it will present scientific data from one oral and 16 poster presentations at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 165th Annual Meeting to be held May 5-9. The data being presented represent Shire's ongoing commitment to the clinical research of Vyvanse(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate)...

We already know there are long-term health problems associated with pre-term birth, but what about babies born post-term? New research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that post-term birth, defined as a birth after a pregnancy of 42 weeks, is associated with more behavioral and emotional problems in early childhood, especially Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) problems. Lead author Hanan El Marroun, of the study entitled 'Post-term birth and...

CHICAGO, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers are often the number one source of information for parents. "We are trained to observe issues that prevent learning," says Claudia Trzeciak, a 17-year veteran at Liberty Elementary School. "When you have 25-26 kids in a classroom and you give a direction and you have someone who cannot focus, this is something teachers usually see before parents do." This is the case in her classroom where Billy, a bright and energetic fourth grade...