Ritalin use doubles after divorce, study finds
46391
Children from broken marriages are twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be investigated.
232776
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.
168771
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder costs Americans suffering from the condition about $77 billion in lost income a year, more than the total costs of drug abuse or depression, a Harvard researcher said on Thursday.
497909
A cocktail of artificial colours and the commonly-used preservative sodium benzoate are linked to hyperactivity in children, according to a ground-breaking study published Thursday by The Lancet.
534516
A survey of US households released Thursday finds almost half of Americans take at least one prescription medication and one in six take three or more.
237585
Drug therapy given before the  primary chemotherapy for breast cancer does not appear to  worsen mental processes, or &quot;cognitive function,&quot; German  investigators report in the journal Cancer. Suspicions that it  does may have been influenced by cases of mental decline that  occurred before treatment began.
476327
When her three-year-old marriage broke up, the 44-year-old doctor assumed she and her ex would split their property and jointly parent their two children. Her stay-at-home spouse wanted sole custody and the right to move the children out of Massachusetts.
694648
Divorce is stressful for parents and children alike. Although children's  emotional reactions usually depend on their age at the time of the divorce,  many children experience feelings of sadness, anger, and anxiety - and it's not  uncommon for these feelings to be expressed in their behavior.
495604
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.
46185
NEW YORK  - Smokers can double the  likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant  drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research  indicates.
199648
Can Prozac help you kick cocaine? Can Ritalin? How about a blood pressure pill or medicine for muscle spasms? If you're an alcoholic, could you get help staying sober by taking an anti-nausea drug used by cancer patients?
150390
It&#39;s hard to break old habits, and after eight years of bickering, sniping and cockeyed stares, and a celebrated divorce that put almost 3,000 miles between them
372809
Can the antidepressant Prozac help you kick cocaine? Can Ritalin, which is meant for hyperactivity? How about a blood pressure pill or medicine for muscle spasms?
241102
More young U.S. adults are abusing  prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according  to the government&#39;s annual report on substance abuse released  on Thursday.
53940
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- New research has convinced Medicare officials that doubling or tripling the use of implantable defibrillators to treat heart failure is economically justifiable.
221850
While attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely perceived as a children&#39;s disorder, many adults struggle with it, too.
288987
The number of players making attention deficit disorder claims that allowed them to use stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall spiked over the past season.