ADHD costly in terms of health services utilization
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NEW YORK  - Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) use significantly more health services 2 years before and 2 years after they are diagnosed compared with children without ADHD, research shows.
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People with high-deductible health plans designed to raise awareness of costs and reduce unnecessary care are causing consumers to scrimp on health care, according to a study released on Thursday.
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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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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.
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Parents of kids on prescription drugs  for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more  likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an  analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - The cost of treating heart and lung disease and mental disorders led the upward push in US health care spending, according to a study examining cost jumps by medical condition.
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LANCASTER, Pa.  - Excessive eating, smoking and  drinking by Americans was partially responsible for rising  health care costs causing a drag on the U.S. economy, Treasury  Secretary John Snow said on Tuesday.
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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Around the United States, there are perplexing geographic variations in medical expenses and the quality of care.
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Projections for 2005 show that most Americans and businesses should be worried about what is becoming the most costly aspect of their daily lives - paying for health care.
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Â· Children's eating habits even worse than adults Â· Food-related ill health can cost NHS Â£6bn a year
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder costs Americans suffering from the condition about &#36;77 billion in lost income a year, more than the total costs of drug abuse or depression, a Harvard researcher said on Thursday.
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Privately insured, low-income workers with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and asthma are being financially squeezed as employers shift the burden of higher health care costs to employees, a new study found.    The number of such individuals spending more than 5 percent of their income on out-of-pocket medical costs soared 48 percent to 2.2 million people from 2001 to 2003, according to a study released Thursday by the Center for Health System Change...
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Probing the depths of spending psychology.
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A new report says disabled children are not getting the care they need because too much money is spent on administration
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As insurers, employers and average Americans grapple with skyrocketing health care bills, a study being published today has found that a small number of illnesses -- many of them preventable
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A handful of conditions such as  mental illness, stroke, diabetes and lung disease accounted for  much of the huge increase in health-care spending dating back  to the late 1980s, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.