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ADHD and obesity link may be due to stimulant meds, not the disorder...

May 24, 2014 by

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health indicates that the link between obesity and ADHD in children may be due to stimulant medication used to treat ADHD, not the disorder itself....

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ADHD drivers have 45 percent greater risk of serious car accident...

Apr 10, 2014 by

A new study found that people with ADHD have about a 45 percent greater risk of being involved in serious transport accidents—like a car or motorcycle accident—than those without ADHD....

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People with ADHD are less able to consider perspective of partner...

Apr 9, 2014 by

New research indicates that people with ADHD are less able to consider the perspective of their partner....

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Childhood abuse increases odds of developing ADHD by sevenfold...

Apr 8, 2014 by

A new report indicates that of more than 13,000 adults surveyed, those who reported being physically abused before age 18 had seven times the odds of having ADD/ADHD....

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Pregnancy, acetaminophen and ADHD

Mar 16, 2014 by

New research suggest that pregnant women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy are likely at increased risk for their child developing ADHD....

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MRI technique shows ADHD patients have low iron in brain

Feb 21, 2014 by

A postdoctoral research fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina used magnetic field correlation (MFC) imaging to show that of 22 kids with ADHD, the 12 that had never been on medication had significantly lower MFC than the...

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