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The Pediatric Academic Societies convened in Boston for their annual meeting starting Saturday. Here's a quick update of some of the useful research presented.
More than 8% of children in foster care have received antipsychotic medication, and just over one quarter of those in foster care who also receive disability benefits take these drugs, according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is still thought of as a childhood condition, even while it persists into adulthood for many patients who are diagnosed as children. But now, psychiatrists say, a proposed new definition of ADHD may make it easier to diagnose and treat older teens and adults.
When your kid spikes a fever in the middle of the night, have you ever found yourself, bleary-eyed, puzzling over the correct dosage of liquid meds?
When a young child’s behavior problems go beyond mere toddler tantrums, parents face bleak choices about how to treat them. Should they seek psychiatric or psychological help? Should the child be put on medication or some other behavioral treatment? Should he or she be labeled with a psychiatric illness like bipolar disorder?
Little minds can be very complicated minds. The mere fact that you’re young — even extremely young — does not mean that you don’t experience a world of complex feelings and thoughts. That’s one reason so many U.S. kids — about 1 in 5 according to a new study — suffer from some kind of [...]
New data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that the number of hospital admissions for prescription drug-related substance abuse increased 400% between 1998 and 2008. The latest figures add weight to concerns about surging prescription drug abuse in the U.S., and were characterized by Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White [...]
After an early May recall of 40 different varieties of liquid medications — including Children’s Tylenol and Motrin — manufactured at a Johnson & Johnson plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration criticized sloppy quality control that led to the recall, and prompted a Congressional inquiry. Last week, another company with [...]
Imagine a pill that could tell your doctor whether you’ve actually taken it, or tell researchers conducted a clinical trial whether you’re using the medication as instructed. Rizwan Bashirullah, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Florida, is working to develop exactly that. By applying miniscule microchips to pill capsules, [...]
Tired of your mindless treadmill routine and all that running leading nowhere? Consider mixing up your fitness plan, with more and more gyms offering unique classes for workouts that are effective — and fun.
