Research shows that exposure to pesticides is associated with an increase in ADHD.
Exposure to Pesticides Linked to ADHD
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Health News
Tags:ADD·attention deficit hyperactivity disorder·attention problems·organophosphate pesticides·pesticide metabolites·Pesticides and ADHD
Artificial Food Coloring and ADHD
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · ADD - ADHD News
Recent research shows that higher levels of hyperactivity were reported in healthy children when they ate foods with artificial coloring.
Tags:ADHD·artificial food coloring·attention deficit hyperactivity disorder·behavioral problems·hyperactivity·inattention·lack of focus
Medical Marijuana and ADHD
January 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Attention Deficit Children
Students who are “self medicating” with marijuana can easily end up getting “stoned” and lose motivation to do anything.
Tags:attention deficit hyperactivity disorder·medical marijuana·medical marijuana for ADHD·memory loss·psychiatric conditions·self medicating·stoned·stoned on pot·THC
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Sleep
March 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Attention Deficit Children
Research has shown that 25 percent to 50 percent of children and adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit disorder have clinically reported sleep problems. Partial sleep loss on a chronic basis accumulates to become a sleep debt, which can produce significant daytime sleepiness and neurobehavioral impairment.
Tags:ADHD sleep problems·attention deficit hyperactivity disorder·binaural sleep