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- Ritalin may help elderly avoid falls: study
- WASHINGTON AFP — The medication Ritalin methylphenidate, often prescribed to treat hyperactive children, may also be used to prevent elderly people from falling, according to a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. "After only one dose of Ritalin, seniors walked with a steadier gait and performed...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Fed advisers approve 'clearer' warnings on ADHD drugs
- WASHINGTON -- Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong "black-box" warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks. Rather, the Food and Drug Administration pediatric advisory committee recommended that the drug labels include warning language written so...
- Research articles 2006-03-23
- South Dakota Professor Proposes System for Tracking Attention Disorder.
- By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19--If a South Dakota professor's dream comes true, elementary schools in the state will someday use the Internet to file regular reports to medical professionals as to how kids behave...
- Research articles 2002-08-19
- Up Front.(various notes)
- Ladies at sea Shocking news reaches us from the American aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt stationed in the Arabian Gulf. On November 21, six Miami Dolphin cheerleaders were airlifted to the ship to perform dances for the crew. Wearing skimpy flag-festooned outfits, the girls shook...
- Research articles 2001-12-17
- Writing May Be on Wall for Ritalin. and Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- A lawsuit challenging the validity of the science behind mental illness and drugs will have repercussions for drug makers as well as for the mental-health establishment. Hardly a mention was made in the national media concerning the class-action lawsuit filed in May by the Dallas law firm of Waters...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- A Hill and Tip Trip
- This Clinton-Gore team advocates identifying schoolchildren as mentally ill and requiring them to take psychotropic drugs to control any inattentive behavior. I think that part of what we've got, though, is to reflect how we can both identify and get help to children who need it, whether or not...
- Research articles 2000-06-12
- US DEPT OF HHS: Boys treated with Ritalin, other st stimulants less likely to abuse drugs later.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 August 1999-US DEPT OF HHS: Boys treated with Ritalin, other stimulants significantly less likely to abuse drugs later C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:020899 Boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD who are treated with stimulants such as Ritalin are...
- Research articles 1999-08-03
- FTC: Multi-level marketing company to settle FTC charges.
- 3 M2 PRESSWIRE-9 December 1998-FTC: Multi-level marketing company to settle FTC charges C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3 RDATE:081298 * Charges that it made unsubstantiated claims that its "God's Recipe" dietary regimen could cure ADD/ADHD New Vision...
- Research articles 1998-12-09
- FDA Urges Warning On AD/HD Medication; ADDA Stresses Proper Diagnosis From AD/HD Specialists as the Key to Safety
- POTTSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An FDA advisory panel has voted for drug manufacturers of stimulants such as Ritalin to place prominent warnings on their labels, informing patients of potential risks. POTTSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An FDA advisory panel has voted for drug manufacturers of...
- Research articles 2006-02-10
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- GAO reports little abuse of Ritalin
- A General Accounting Office survey finds that few students are misusing or selling Ritalin, a controversial drug prescribed to children diagnosed with attentiondeficit disorder or hyperactivity. Only 8 percent of over 1,000 principals surveyed in all 50 states and Washington during the 20002001 school year reported abuse of Ritalin and...
- Research articles 2001-09-28
- -U.S. HHS: New research helps explain ritalin's low abuse potential when taken as prescribed.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 1998-U.S. HHS: New research helps explain ritalin's low abuse potential when taken as prescribed C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290998 New research sheds light on why individuals taking therapeutic doses of methylphenidate rarely abuse it or become addicted, even...
- Research articles 1998-09-30
- New England Is Leader in Rate of Ritalin Purchases.
- By Ellen Barry, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 14--New Englanders buy more of the stimulant Ritalin and its generic equivalents per capita than residents of any other part of the country, a fact that prescribers attribute to the region's affluence...
- Research articles 2002-05-14
- ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Study on Ritalin
- Business Editors ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 2001TOPIC: Researchers from the University of Buffalo announced at a Society of Neuroscience meeting that Ritalin may cause long-term changes in the brain, according to an article by Reuters. When researching gene expression in an animal model, researchers found the drug may...
- Research articles 2001-11-13
- How Ritalin focuses children's minds.
- Jun 07, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Ritalin, an amphetamine-like stimulant, is used by children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Experiments with rats, conducted by scientists at Drexel University in the US, show that methylphenidate has two effects. It raises levels...
- Research articles 2006-06-07
- Brain Steroids: Ban Or Boost?
- Drugs are bad for productivity, right? Well, maybe not. While you can probably correlate productivity increases with declines in per capita drinking, what about coffee or Diet Coke? These can act as mild stimulants. Then there's full-fledged brain steroids, say, a drug like Provigil, which...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- FDA Grants Marketing Clearance for Ritalin LA, A Once-Daily Formulation of Ritalin For ADHD That Lasts Through the Entire School Day
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- Research articles 2002-06-06
- CEPHALON Inc. and Novartis Pharma AG.(marketing alliance)(Brief Article)
- CEPHALON Inc. and Novartis Pharma AG have entered into a collaborative agreement by which UK sales and marketing efforts of four Novartis central nervous system products--Tegretol carbamazepine, Ritalin methylphenidate, Anafranil clomipramine CEPHALON Inc. and Novartis Pharma AG have entered into a collaborative agreement...
- Research articles 2000-12-04
- d-METHYLPHENIDATE.(Celgene Corporation)(Brief Article)
- FDA has accepted for filing Celgene Corporation's new drug application for d-methylphenidate (d-MPH), a chirally pure version of Ritalin. Review ... FDA has accepted for filing Celgene Corporation's new drug application for d-methylphenidate (d-MPH), a chirally pure version of Ritalin. Review is expected...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Australian students in hospital after taking drug
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian authorities said fifteen students were hospitalized after taking a prescription drug which was reported to be the attention deficit disorder medication Ritalin. Emergency services said the teenagers were taken to hospital after apparently overdosing on a drug at a high school north of Brisbane in...
- Research articles 2006-03-30
- Brain Steroids: Ban Or Boost?
- Brain Steroids: Ban Or Boost?re ban or boostThanks for your comment. I have mixed feelings about this. I had to take Ritalin as a child and hated it. It's odd to me that people would actually want to take it. I also think as a culture...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
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