Anti-seizure drug calms irritable kids
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Treatment with the anti-seizure  drug gabapentin may improve the irritability seen in certain  children with neurologic impairments, researchers report in the  journal Pediatrics.
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Deciding which medicine to give a child in pain just got easier: The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken bones, bruises and sprains.
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the Rascals singing a â60s fave, âItâsa Beautiful Morningâ â-elga Brewer could relate. That round yellow Vioxx pill
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Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen are safe and effective for treating migraines in children and adolescents, says a new practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.
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The results of a small study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that the epilepsy drug topiramate may provide long-term benefits for people with binge-eating disorder and obesity.
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A new attention deficit drug made  by Shire Plc and New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. is "approvable"  by U.S. regulators for children ages 6 to 12 pending a decision  by drug enforcement authorities on the level of control it will  be subject to, the companies said on Friday.
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TRENTON, NJ A video game may be the best thing to help children feel less anxious before surgery. A doctor in Newark, New Jersey, found that children who are allowed to play with a Game Boy in the operating
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Pfizer Inc. said on Monday that its  Lyrica epilepsy drug reduced the frequency of partial seizures  by as much as 53 percent when given as an add-on therapy to  other anti-epileptic treatments, according to a study in the  journal Neurology.
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D-cycloserine, a drug that has shown to reduce symptoms in schizophrenics, appears to significantly improve social and communication skills in children with autism, according to the results of a small pilot study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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NEW YORK  - Paxil is a safe and effective  treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children  and adolescents, according to the results of a short-term study  published in the November issue of the Journal of the American  Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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A new drug called rasagiline reduces fluctuations in the control of movement by people with Parkinson's disease who are being treated with the standard rug levodopa, researchers report.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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Drugs widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebo, researchers are reporting.
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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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Research on mothers taking an anti-epilepsy drug in Manchester and Liverpool suggests it may lead to their children having low IQs.
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U.S. health officials alerted doctors on Thursday that medicines used to treat epilepsy and psychiatric disorders may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior.