Drug to treat ADHD has similar effect on children with reading disorders
The drug methylphenidate (brand name Ritalin) increased activity in brains ...tion in the brain's attentional circuitry and that methylphenidate normalizes activation within this neural system. ...Methylphenidate improves attention, behavior of children surviving leukemia, brain tumors
...or radiation appear to benefit from treatment with methylphenidate (MPH), the drug commonly known by the brand name Ritalin. This finding, from investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, are published in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). The study suggests that MPH can at leas...Zinc supplements could help treat ADHD
...supplementary zinc alongside the more conventional methylphenidate treatment. They found that children taking additional zinc sulphate on a daily basis improved faster than those taking a placebo. "The efficacy of zinc sulphate to increase the rate of improvement in children, seems to support the role of zinc defici...Time-release stimulant effective for once-daily treatment of ADHD
...r long-acting stimulants, such as extended-release methylphenidate (Ritalin), in giving patients with ADHD a greater choice of medication. The report appears in the August issue of Pediatrics. "Long-acting stimulants are very beneficial for children with ADHD, who otherwise have to go to the nurse's office during ...Concerta approved for ADHD in first European market
...ns associated with conventional, immediate-release methylphenidate products such as Ritalin.* Concerta was developed by the Alza Corp., now a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson [NYSE: JNJ] along with Janssen-Cilag. The product was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on 1 August 2000 for the ...Effective treatment for children with ADHD and chronic tic disorders
...ociated with a worsening of tics. The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH), also known as Ritalin, has long been the mainstay of treatment for ADHD, with clonidine as the most commonly prescribed alternative. A new study, published in Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, has demonst...New treatment options for children with ADHD
...nied the medication most commonly used by doctors, methylphenidate (MPH, also known as Ritalin), can be treated effec... clonidine; if the child is have trouble focusing, methylphenidate makes sense....12-hour ADHD drug as effective as thrice daily doses
...s of 6 and 12 who already were taking a version of methylphenidate for ADHD. The double-blind design involved three dosing regimens: immediate-release methylphenidate given three times a day; extended-release methylphenidate given in the morning, and placebo. All ch...New research expands understanding of treatment for ADHD
Although methylphenidate (Ritalin) is the most frequently prescribed drug f...asks. Although previous research demonstrated that methylphenidate administered intravenously increases dopamine levels in the brain, this study is the first to assess...Ritalin helps children with ADHD maintain normal reaction time
...imes, however, vanished when ADHD children were on methylphenidate (Ritalin), the most commonly used drug prescribed for the disorder. The study -- funded by the National Institutes of Health -- was published in the June issue of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology."The results suggest that ADHD kids can be qu...Differences in human brain chemistry may account for different responses to stimulants
...3 men who were not drug abusers. Themen were given methylphenidate and asked to describe its effects. Twelve of the men described methylphenidate as pleasant, saying that the drugmade them happy or improved their mood. Nine described the drug as ...Boys treated with Ritalin, other stimulants significantly less likely to abuse drugs later
...aviors, is usually treated withstimulants, such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) or dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine,Adderall) because these drugs reduce the behavioral and attentional problemsconnected to their ADHD. As a result, children with ADHD perform better inschool and on the job and relate better to family and fri...... used to relievefacial tics and stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) used to relieveADHD symptoms. "Low doses of Tacrine seemed to address not only the tic symptoms butother symptoms like inattention, impulsivity and obsession which tend to be moredisabling than the tics themselves," Dr. Juncos says...Modafinil Improves The Quality Of Life Of Narcolepsy Patients
...nil provides this, and withfewer side effects than methylphenidate or amphetamines," Rogers said. Unlike other drugs used to treat narcolepsy, modafinil needs only to be takenonce daily and is not known to have the "crash" effect these other drugs areassociated with, nor is it considered addictive. The study, "Quali...