ADHD

Is Sugar Linked to ADHD

In Your Health Minute, New research suggests sugar may play a role in ADHD, bi-polar disorder and aggressive behaviors. Scientists from the University of Colorado found fructose…

October Is ADHD Awareness Month

October is ADHD Awareness Month. Many people believe that the condition is not real but Dr. Ritu Chandra, MD from Preferred Medical Group Debunks…

FDA Ok's Medical Device To Treat Adhd In Kids

(CNN) - A medical device to treat childhood ADHD has been approved by the FDA. It's the first medical device of its kind. The Monarch External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation System was given the OK by the U.S. Food and…

Study: Amphetamine ADHD Treatment Ups Psychosis Risk

(CNN) - Young people on amphetamines for treatment with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder have a higher risk of developing psychosis; that's according to a new large study. The authors followed more than 221,000 teens and young adults ages 13 to…

The Benefits of Weighted Blankets

(KPRC) Lindsay Willrich works in education and after a long day, she says, a weighted blanket puts her right to sleep. "I felt very relaxed when I had it on," Willrich explains. She…

Study: ADHD, Teen Digital Media Use Linked

(CNN) - A new study may give parents another reason to limit teenagers' digital media use or at least try. Researchers at the University of Southern California found a link between heavy use of digital media and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.…