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Medical News Today Risk Of Febrile Convulsions For Under Fives Who Receive A Type Of Flu Vaccine  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 The Director of Immunization, Department of Health, UK has written a letter to UK doctors warning ab...... No Safe Level First Study To Show Teenage Binge Drinkers Harm Abilities In Later Life  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and dama...... Genetic Link Between Two Rare Diseases Established By Next Generation Sequencing  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Scientists have successfully used "next generation sequencing" to identify mutations that may cause ...... Study Shows Most Youth Hockey Injuries Caused By Accidents, Not Checking  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking - intentionally slamming an opponent against the ...... The Risk Of Malignancy In Children May Be Increased By TNF Blockers  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necr...... Group Opposing Alaska Parental Notification Initiative Reports More Money Than Group Supporting It  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would requi...... Insurers Change Kids Coverage Stance After HHS Clarifies New Rules  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Health insurers have started to back down "on their decision to pull out of the child-only coverage ...... Polio Cases In India Lowest In A Decade; Vaccination Effort Begins In Afghanistan  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 This year "India has reported the lowest number of polio cases in [the] January-June period ... in a...... Also In Global Health News: Child Marriages; USAID In Afghanistan; Respiratory Diseases In El Salvador; Food Security Improving In Zimbabwe  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Epoch Times Examines Child Marriage Hearing An Epoch Times article discusses a recent congressi...... Videos Discuss Reproductive Coercion, Preventive Services  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. GRITtv Explores Reproductive Coerci...... Pediatric Nurses Gather For Landmark Annual Conference  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Celebrating the pediatric nurse at the bedside was the central theme of the 26th Annual Pediatric Nu...... AIDS 2010 Follow-Up Coverage: Global HIV/AIDS Funding; HIV/AIDS Studies, Releases  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Media outlets continued to reflect on news from the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, which a...... IRIN Examines Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, Maps Percentage Of African Budgets Spent On Health  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 "[H]umanitarian watchdog Development Initiatives outlines some of the needs, responses and funding t...... FDA Advisory, Avoid Unintentional Exposure Of Children And Pets To Evamist  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin c...... MediPurpose® Launches New BabyLance™ Infant Heel Incision Device  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 MediPurpose® announced the launch of its latest safety medical product, the babyLance™ heel incision...... ADHD Link Between Western Diet And ADHD  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between A...... Top Of The List For Dropping Out Of High School - ADHD, Conduct Disorder And Smoking  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric c...... Mandatory Warnings Placed On Food And Drink Colorings Linked To Childhood Hyperactivity, Europe  - Sat, 24 Jul 2010 The European Union announced that now a health warning must be placed on any drink or food that stil...... Widely Used Chemicals Linked To ADHD In Children  - Thu, 22 Jul 2010 A new study led by a team of Boston University School of Public Health researchers suggests a link b...... Food Dye Ban Implemented Or Considered By Some Health Authorities After Cancer And Hyperactivity Link Found  - Sun, 18 Jul 2010 After new scientific evidence revealed a possible link between food dyes and childhood cancer and hy...... Supernus Pharmaceuticals Advances SPN812 Into Phase IIa U.S. Clinical Trial For ADHD  - Thu, 15 Jul 2010 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase IIa U.S. clinical trial of its pr...... FDA Approves Daytrana® (methylphenidate Transdermal System) CII For The Treatment Of ADHD In Adolescents  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the ...... TV Viewing, Video Game Play Contribute To Kids' Attention Problems  - Wed, 07 Jul 2010 Parents looking to get their kid's attention - or keeping them focused at home and in the classroom ...... World's Largest ADHD Study Underway At UQ, Australia  - Mon, 05 Jul 2010 Brisbane researchers are almost halfway through the biggest ever study into Attention Deficit Hypera...... Brain Study Highlights Role Of Dopamine In Impulsive Behavior  - Wed, 30 Jun 2010 It's a common scenario: you're on a diet, determined to give up eating cakes, but as you pass the ca...... The Journal Of Neurotherapy Announces Neurofeedback To Be An Efficacious And Specific Modality For The Treatment Of ADHD  - Thu, 17 Jun 2010 The Journal of Neurotherapy announces the publication of "A Position Paper on Neurofeedback for the ...... Link Between ADHD, Low Maternal Education, Lone Parents And Welfare Benefits  - Wed, 02 Jun 2010 A major study of more than a million children has found strong links between receiving medication fo...... AACAP's Facts For Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Informs Parents, Families  - Fri, 28 May 2010 The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay...... New Data Analyses Of CONCERTA(R) Efficacy On ADHD In The Classroom  - Wed, 26 May 2010 Turning in assignments, following instructions and focusing on learning something new are among the ...... Study Evaluated Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) Capsules CII Efficacy And Safety In Adolescents With ADHD  - Wed, 26 May 2010 Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the ...... MedPage Today Vitamin D May Boost Teens' Arterial Health (CME/CE)  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Vitamin D supplements reduce the arterial stiffness associated with pervasive vit...... FDA Approves Drug to Control Kids' Chronic Drooling  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- A new formulation of glycopyrrolate (Cuvposa) has received FDA approval to treat ...... Soft Endpoint Sought for Pediatric PAH Trial  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel will revisit an increasingly familiar battleground this wee...... Late Preterm Birth Ups Chances of Lung Problems (CME/CE)  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- The likelihood of a baby having respiratory problems shortly after birth is subst...... Sleep Flees with Kids' Mental Health Issues  - Tue, 27 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Insomnia significantly affects 29% of children seen by child psychiatrists, accor...... Internet May Have Weight-Loss Potential (CME/CE)  - Tue, 27 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Overweight patients had significantly better long-term weight control when they r...... AAP Issues Statement on Cochlear Implants (CME/CE)  - Tue, 27 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- An up-to-date vaccination record should be a prerequisite for cochlear implants i...... Childhood Cancer Leaves Cardiac Legacy (CME/CE)  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- An alarmingly high percentage of childhood cancer survivors have abnormal cardiac...... ADHD Drug May Cut Cocaine Cravings (CME/CE)  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- A stimulant drug widely used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity ...... Persistent Heaviness May Bring Higher Risk of Midlife Problems (CME/CE)  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- People who have been consistently overweight since high school appear to be at gr...... Head Trauma in Kids Warrants Eye Exam (CME/CE)  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Children younger than 5 who suffer head trauma or an unexplained life-threatening...... AAP Updates Head Lice Guidance (CME/CE, with video)  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Children should not be kept home from school because they have head lice, the Ame...... Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Lacking in Preventive Care (CME/CE)  - Fri, 23 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Older patients with inflammatory arthritis are not receiving the full range of ag...... Drugging Kids a Form of Abuse (CME/CE, with video)  - Thu, 22 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Giving children pharmaceuticals for nontherapeutic reasons may be an under-recogn...... HPV Vaccine Effective at Four Years (CME/CE)  - Wed, 21 Jul 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) provided sustained protection from......