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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Natural Alternatives to ADHD Drugs: Zinc
Studies suggest that children with ADHD are more likely to have zinc deficiency. A study published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry looked at the effect of zinc supplementation on 9-year-old boys and girls with ADHD. This was a 12-week double-blind treatment with zinc sulfate (150 mg per day) or placebo. Researchers found zinc supplementation superior to placebo in reducing symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and impaired socialization in patients with ADHD. Zinc may be most effective in those diagnosed with a zinc deficiency.
DOSAGE
Give 10 to 15 mg for younger children under age 5.Higher doses such as 50 to 150 mg can be used for older children under the supervision of a doctor.
SAFETY
Too much zinc can cause digestive upset such as diarrhea. It may also suppress immunity at doses beyond 150 mg daily. A few milligrams of copper should be taken along with zinc supplementation.
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives: Fish Oil
Fish oil is a rich source of essential fatty acids that are required for optimal brain function including focus and mood. An emerging body of research is demonstrating that essential fatty acids such as fish oil are helpful for those with ADHD. An eight-week study of nine children with ADHD, ages 8 to 16, evaluated the effects of taking high daily doses (8 g to 16 g) of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Natural Alternatives to ADHD Drugs – Diet and Lifestyle Changes
Proper nutrition is very important to help children and adults with attention and behavior problems. Regular meals and snacks that are low in refined carbohydrates and balanced with whole foods can be essential for proper brain function.
In addition, foods rich in essential fatty acids promote better brain function. Examples include fish such as salmon and sardines. Walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and flaxseeds are great sources as well. An area of controversy is the effect that artificial food additives have on behavior, particularly in children. A 2007 randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled, crossover trial published in the Lancet tested whether the intake of artificial food color and additives affected childhood behavior. In the six-week trial, researchers gave a randomly selected group of 153 3-year-old and 144 8- to 9-year-old children drinks with additives, colors, and a common preservative. These included sunset yellow, carmoisine, tartrazine, and ponceau, quinoline yellow (E104), allura red (E129), and sodium benzoate. This combination was chosen to mimic the mix of commercially available children
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Sunday, August 29th, 2010
Stimulants Drugs for treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate)
- Pemoline (Cylert)
- Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine)
- Mixed amphetamines (Adderall)
HOW DO THESE DRUGS WORK?
Central nervous system stimulants help to balance the activity of neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) in the brain. Through this mechanism, they tend to increase attention span, improve focus, and decrease distractibility in people with ADHD.Although these medicines have a stimulating effect in most people, they tend to have a calming effect in children and adults with ADHD.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Symptoms are improved in about 70 percent of people with ADHD. In children specifically, 75 to 80 percent improve after starting a stimulant medication.
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS
Loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, dry mouth, weight loss, stomachache, headache, overstimulation/anxiety, dizziness, tics, listlessness/lethargy, angina, and mood changes are the more common side effects associated with stimulants. In higher doses, paranoid psychotic reactions may be seen. In typical doses, clinically insignificant elevation of blood pressure and increased heart rate may occur.
MAJOR CAUTIONS
In February 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that all companies making stimulant drugs for ADHD add warning labels to their products. These new labeling regulations addressed two major concerns.
First, heart-related problems, including risk of sudden death in children with heart problems; risk of stroke, heart attacks; and sudden death in adults with a history of heart disease.
Second, psychiatric problems: these drugs may trigger or exacerbate negative behaviors and emotions, especially in those with any family history of mental illness. Suppression of growth is also a major concern with long-term use of stimulants in children. Psychological and/or physical dependence on stimulants can occur.
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Is ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that typically manifests in children of early school years, and is more often seen in boys. These children generally have long-standing and ongoing difficulty controlling their behaviors and/or paying attention. It
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Rubella
Before the introduction of rubella immunization was epidemic disease. Epidemics occur every 6-9 years. In most cases, children were ill. Today in the widespread use of vaccination frequency of the disease decreased by almost 99 percent. But it turned out that it is now increasingly ill adolescents and young adults are not vaccinated Revatio. Outbreaks of infection occur in colleges and other educational institutions where there are a large number of young people. Recent studies have shown that 10-20 percent of young people susceptible to rubella, which is equivalent to that of the susceptibility, which was in the days before widespread use of vaccination.
Of particular concern are young women, because the disease can harm an unborn child.
Symptoms of rubella
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
What is pertussis?
Whooping cough – contagious disease with acute respiratory and bouts of spasmodic coughing. Pathogen – bacillus Bordet-Zhang. The source of infection is a sick man, bacillicarriers. Especially dangerous patients at the initial stage (catarrhal period of illness). Transmission is carried by airborne droplets, get sick more often children of preschool age, especially in autumn and winter.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Varicella zoster virus vaccine
What is Varicella zoster virus vaccine?
Varicella is an acute viral disease primarily of children from 6 months. up to 7 years in adult disease is less common. The source of infection – a sick man, representing a danger to the end of the incubation period before falling away crusts buy antibiotics Keftab online. The causative agent belongs to the herpes virus and spread by airborne droplets.
Varicella zoster virus vaccine
Symptoms, signs and course of varicella.
The incubation period lasts an average of 13-17 days. Disease begins with a rapid rise in temperature and rash on different parts of the body. At the beginning of a pink spots the size of 2-4 mm, which in a few hours turn into papules, then vesicles – vesicles filled with clear content and surrounded by a rim of hyperemia. In the place bursting of vesicles formed dark red and brown crusts, which fall away in 2-3 weeks. Characteristic rash polymorphism: a separate section of the skin can also find patches, vesicles, papules and crusts. On the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract (pharynx, larynx, trachea) there enanthema. It bubbles, which quickly turned into ulcer with yellowish-gray bottom, surrounded by a red rim. Duration of febrile period of 2-5 days. The course of disease is a benign, but may experience severe and complications: encephalitis, myocarditis, pneumonia, false grains, various forms of pyoderma, etc. (more…)
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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