Hyperactivity - 'problem' children - Hyperactivity, attention deficit and other so called mental disorders of childhood may simply be an outcome of poor nutrition. ...

Ritalin update - The legal effects! - Since our last report on it in February 2001 (WDDTY vol 11 no 11), the antihyperactivity drug Ritalin has chalked up a number of milestones. It is now...

Vitamins: They can make you healthier (and grass may be green in a double-blind placebo study) - The understanding of nutrition plays a tiny part in a doctor’s education – in fact, it’s around one day out of a five-year programme – and so any stud...

Ritalin - Ritalin (methylphenidate), taken by as many as a million American children to control hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder (ADD), has been lar...

Regular blood tests for ritalin children - Re the article (WDDTY vol 15 no 7) ‘The newest brainkillers’ on the harmful side-effects of Ritalin, prescribed for hyperactive children, the British...

ADHD: Too many children are taking Ritalin, says drugs watchdog - Doctors are finally being urged to reduce the use of Ritalin and other ‘chemical coshes’ against children with ADHD (attention-deficit, hyperactive di...

Panel calls for rethink on the use of ritalin - An expert panel from the National Institutes of Health in America has called for a urgent review of the use of Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride)...

Ritalin: robots on parade - Recently, doctors have begun to warn parents that the long range outcome for children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not...