Products For Weight Loss Or Increased Energy Can Be Deadly, Warn Poison Control Experts
...slinked to her use of a product containing several stimulants known to increaseheart rate and blood pressure. Since news of that tragedy, we have receivedseveral calls about these types of products, which are often sold as 'dietarysupplements' or 'metabolic enhancers'," said Christine Haller, MD, a consultantw......ctions occasionally 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 them...Boys treated with Ritalin, other stimulants significantly less likely to abuse drugs later
...ome clinicians have expressed concern about giving stimulants tochildren with ADHD because they fear it might increase the risk that thesechildren will abuse stimulants and other drugs when they get older, this studyshows exactly the opposite," says NIDA Director Alan ...Treatment for ADHD appears to reduce risk of substance abuse
...nces - including alcohol, marijuana,hallucinogens, stimulants and cocaine. Analysis of the results showed that boys with ADHD who had not been treated withmedication were three times more likely to meet criteria for substance abusethan were those whose ADHD was treated. The risk of substance abuse among thos...Behavioral sensitization: A new perspective on alcoholism
...lant," he said. "Yet it is a general finding that stimulants will decrease behavior occurring at high rates." Both Camarini and Hodge admit that it's difficult to distinguish when, in the continuum of addiction development, sensitization and tolerance may develop and/or co-exist. Hodge speculated that sensi...Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...ied by an increase in the dose and duration of the stimulants and antidepressants that were prescribed." Approximately 5 percent of children and adolescents may suffer from depression, which if left untreated can lead to suicide or more severe depression in adulthood. The symptoms, including a persistent sa...Yale researcher receives $1.4 million grant to study the hypocretin cells involved in narcolepsy
...to move. Common medications currently used include stimulants employed to keep narcoleptics alert during the day by increasing their neuronal activity. New generations of medications based on the hypocretin neurotransmitter may prove useful in future treatments of this disease and may avoid some of the side eff......rs injured in road crashes for alcohol, marijuana, stimulants and tranquillisers. She also apportioned fault for crashes by using a consistent scoring method based on police accident reports and taking into account road, vehicle and environmental factors. Dr Longo, who now works as a Project Officer for the So...Preventing misuse of performance-enhancing substances a growing and difficult task
...tional supplements, social and recreational drugs, stimulants and miscellaneous substances, some of which may not even be on any list of banned substances." While drug testing technology struggles to keep up, an array of new and emerging technologies has arrived or is on the horizon with potential for abuse by...Time-release stimulant effective for once-daily treatment of ADHD
...s in the August issue of Pediatrics. "Long-acting stimulants are very beneficial for children with ADHD, who ot...ier, less cumbersome and more private, long-acting stimulants can help improve patient compliance, resulting in better symptom control and an improved overall out...Potent experimental drug shown to slow the growth of breast and prostate cancer tumors in mice
...ted cancer cells by adding Heregulin or TGF-alpha, stimulants from the HER family of proteins, and then treated the cell lines with either 2C4 or Herceptin. They found that 2C4 was effective in disrupting communication among HER-2 and HER-3 and between EGFR and HER-2, but Herceptin was not. "This means that ...Other highlights in the September 4 issue of JNCI
...rowing cells in the presence of various angiogenic stimulants (fibroblast growth factor-2 [FGF-2], vascular endothelial growth factor-A, or angiopoietin 2). They also noted that GcMAF inhibited angiogenesis induced by fibroblast growth factor-2 in vivo . By using monoclonal antibodies against CD36, a receptor...UT Southwestern researcher studies causes, treatment of bipolar disease coupled with drug abuse
...bipolar patients who also abuse or are addicted to stimulants such as cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy. A second study, partially funded by the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern, will examine stress-induced drug use to determine whether major stress triggers drug cravings and initiates relapse or inc...New clues to help diabetes and hypoglycemia
...nvolved and what, if any, other sensory nerves and stimulants are involved," she says.......efulness without triggering the "wired" feeling of stimulants such as coffee and amphetamines. Surprisingly, tests also found that when the drug wore off, there was no noticeable need for an extended sleep to recover. Critics of more widespread use of Provigil fear that the drug might give people a false sense...Children achieve sustained ADHD symptom improvement with long-term, once-daily use of Adderall XR
...are inadequate to determine whether chronic use of stimulants in children, including amphetamine, may be causally associated with suppression of growth. At enrollment, the extension trial participants' average age was 8.7 years, 78 percent were boys, 73 percent were white, 12 percent were black, 9 percent were ...How a nightcap may hinder rather than help your sleep
...rising time, avoiding napping, and refraining from stimulants like caffeine in the evening," said Currie. "Many people believe that having a drink will help their sleep," noted Hodgins. "In fact, many physicians will informally suggest the use of alcohol as a sleep aid. However, these findings warn against ...Zinc supplements could help treat ADHD
...nc supplements could increase the effectiveness of stimulants used to treat children with the disease. The effects of ADHD on individual children differ, but symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Stimulants are the most common treatment prescribed, but recent findings that vitamin and m...Mayo Clinic research shows stroke rehabilitation best served by physical training
...paired movement and thinking -- not treatment with stimulants known as amphetamines, as has commonly been though... evidence in animals suggested that treatment with stimulants such as amphetamines can positively affect recovery rate after strokelike brain injury by improving ...Novel imaging technique shows abnormal brain anatomy in children with ADHD
...ed to medications. The second group was exposed to stimulants for an average of 2.5 years. Each of these groups ...onal study indicate that the therapeutic effect of stimulants may involve a brain normalization process," Dr. Kumra said. Most people diagnosed with ADHD in chil...