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How you beat ADHD

You can and you will beat ADHD. On these pages you will discover how. more »

ADHD - and now heart hazards

Fresh from the disclosure that Strattera may increase suicide risk, the drugs for attention-deficit/ hyperactivity dis-order (ADHD) have now sustained a new series of body blows. more »

ADHD: Amphetamine gets special warning as a killer drug

Dexedrine is an amphetamine that, since the 1930s, has had a history of misuse, and along with other ‘recreational’ drugs, is classified as a controlled substance. more »

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 one of the most prescribed children’s drugs in th... more »

Mph adverse effects: the unacceptable face of ritalin

Methylphenidate (MPH) treatment 'may be associated with unacceptable side effects and risks' (J Clin Psychiatry, 1998; 59 [Suppl 7]: 42-9). more »

Causes of adhd: adhd: a toxic overload

* One reason for the increased incidence of ADHD may be environmental. Lead, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - all common pollutants - are toxic to children at levels that are insignifica... more »

Diagnosing adhd

Clinical diagnosis of ADHD in children is inexact.' - Statement from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 19 June 2001 more »

Adhd, part i: thank goodness, another new drug for our kids

British parents have been seen dancing in the cobbled streets this week with the news that another drug has been licensed for use on children with ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Thi... more »

Adhd, part ii: ok, it's time for some joined-up thinking

Nobody really expects august news organizations such as the BBC to do joined up thinking If they did you wouldn t need us dear reader But the BBC s own website surpassed itself this week when it... more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

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Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world: only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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