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Drug companies to reveal grant practices
Associated Press - April 10th, 2008
WASHINGTON - For years, the nation's largest drug and medical device manufacturers have courted doctors with consulting fees, free trips to exotic locales and sponsoring the educational conferences that physicians attend.
Those financial ties in most cases need not be disclosed and can lead to arrangements that some say improperly influence medical care. Click to read more
Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'
12 Nov 2007 12:36 GMT
Treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with drugs is not effective in the long-term, research has shown.
A study obtained by the BBC's Panorama programme says drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy after three years of treatment.
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ADHD Medication May Not Help Long-Term
UPI - Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Stimulant medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, may not affect what ADHD looks like in teens, a U.S. doctor found.
University of California, Los Angeles researcher Dr. Susan Smalley found it surprising that youth in northern Finland are rarely treated with medicine for ADHD, yet the look of the disorder -- its prevalence, symptoms, psychiatric comorbidity and cognition -- is relatively the same as in the U.S, where stimulant medication is widely in use.
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