ADHD Raises Kids' Health Costs Even Before Diagnosis
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In the two years before and after they're diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), children with the condition typically use more health-care services than other children, U.S. research shows.
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A new study published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine suggests that iron deficiency may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
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Parents of hyperactive children say drugs often fail to damp down symptoms at crucial times of day.
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Companies that make drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder must take extra steps to alert patients to possible cardiovascular and psychiatric risks, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
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Health care costs grew faster than the overall economy in the first half of this year, according to a study released Thursday. Although the increase
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The number of U.S. children with chronic health problems such as obesity has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The discovery that antidepressants may increase suicidal tendencies in children  has prompted some lawmakers and physicians to ask if changes are needed to financial incentives given to drug makers for pediatric research.
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New research shows children with diabetes exhale higher levels of a chemical when their blood sugar is high, possibly leading to a noninvasive blood-sugar test.
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NEW YORK  - Parents may find some help for  their children's ADHD symptoms by going back to nature, new  research suggests.
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While attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely perceived as a children's disorder, many adults struggle with it, too. It costs adult sufferers billions of dollars each year in lost wages and in the inability to hold steady jobs, making it one of the nation's more costly health problems.
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A big reason for the high cost of health insurance is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.
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The cost of Medicaid continues to grow faster than any other portion of state spending, overtaking primary education for the first time and forcing reductions in welfare and other assistance, according to a report released Tuesday by the nation's governors and budget officers.
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The discovery that antidepressants  may increase suicidal tendencies in children has prompted some  lawmakers and physicians to ask if changes are needed to  financial incentives given to drug makers for pediatric  research.
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Â· Healthier lifestyles offer protection from dementia Â· Overweight children lead to fears of rise in disease
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Hyperactive children suffer from a genuine inherited disorder that in serious cases can cause severe mental illness, an expert said today.
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SUNDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- There's a new bilingual handbook designed to help Hispanic parents in the United States recognize attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children.
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The use of drugs to treat  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has more  than tripled worldwide since 1993, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.