Randall Neustaedter OMDI am dismayed by the unnecessary drugging of children, and the tendency to prescribe more drugs for kids on an ongoing basis. With the obvious ineffectiveness of cough suppressants for children’s ailments, more children are being put on inhaled...
Another study has shown the dramatic association of children's health problems with vaccines. This survey polled parents of vaccinated and unvaccinated children and compared the incidence of autism, ADHD, asthma, Asperger’s syndrome, and pervasive...
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate found naturally in many foods, including fruits and grains. If the only sugar we consumed were in natural, whole foods, we’d all be just fine. But the average American diet is full of refined, nutrient-depleted foods...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouEveryone recognizes ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactive disorder) as a problem in childhood and adolescence when the full weight of medicine is on hand to suppress the more worrying symptoms.
ADHD, PART I: Thank goodness, another new drug for our kids
ADHD, PART II: OK, it's time for some joined-up thinking
It's a fact that ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is an over diagnosed 'condition' that makes patients of children who used to be classified as 'difficult' or 'energetic'. Once the ADHD label has been attached, a child can become a...
ADHD is defined by the 'core' signs of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, according to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ...
Two lawsuits have been filed, in California and New Jersey, asserting that Novartis, the makers of Ritalin, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) conspired to create a market for the comp ...
We start off another much awaited Readers' Broadcast with a recent query on alternative therapies, in particular "Brain Gym"-type exercises, to help children with ADD tendencies. One reader recommends a programme based on the concept of neuro...
