Stimulant drugs like Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta can increase blood pressure and heart rate. The American Heart Association (AHA) has urged that children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs […]
When children and teens have been traumatized, typical therapies often include art or play therapy, drug intervention, and/or psychological debriefing. Yet, new research failed to find support for these efforts. Instead, the study suggests that […]
While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A’s School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 percent increased risk of type 2 […]
It was more than twenty years ago that Dr. Doris Rapp, shown here, first published accounts of Edward, a highly allergic youngster whose severe Tourette syndrome (TS) had responded positively to environmental medicine treatment. Edward’s […]
At times, patients have gone to physicians with symptoms similar to Tourette syndrome, when the underlying cause of the symptoms was Lyme disease. Lyme has also been linked to some cases of autism (see below). […]
Research shows a link between ADHD and celiac disease, or gluten sensitivity. It is reported that those who were sensitive to gluten (celiac disease) but were not avoiding gluten in their diets had increased ADHD […]
Feingold Association of the United States (FAUS) is a nonprofit organization composed of parents and professionals. Many ADD and ADHD children have a variety of deficits and may benefit from different treatments, but the removal […]
Developmental (or behavioral) optometry is an expanded area of optometric practice. Specialists in this field test for specific visual skills that are often related to learning. Over the last century, our dependence on near-vision has […]