A Northwestern Medicine study of office visits from 2000 to 2010 found ADHD diagnoses in children rose 66 percent, with specialists rather than primary care physicians treating a growing share. First author Craig Garfield attributes the shift largely to increased awareness.
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Got kids with ADHD? Healthy diet can help!
A Pediatrics review by Millichap and Yee reports that diets low in sugar, free of additives and preservatives, and high in omega-3 fats and fiber may reduce ADHD symptoms, with iron and zinc supplements possibly helping, while Western-style diets may worsen the condition.
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How Do You Know If Your Child Has ADHD?
The NIMH says ADHD usually begins between ages 3 and 6 and can persist into adulthood, in inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive or combined forms. FDA reviewer Mark Ritter ties rising diagnoses partly to greater public awareness, and notes no single test identifies it.
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This Powerful Nutrient Improves Concentration by 60% and Fights ADHD
Children with ADHD improved on clinical scores and EEG patterns after 13 weeks of krill oil supplements, according to a study Mercola cites; a 2007 study of adults reported concentration gains averaging over 60 percent. The findings in children are not yet published.
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ADHD rates on the rise among U.S. children - CDC report
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report finds parent-reported ADHD diagnoses among children aged 4 to 17 rose from 7.8 percent in 2003 to 9.5 percent in 2007, a 21.8 percent increase in four years, based on the National Survey of Children's Health.
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ADHD is a genetic disorder - study suggests
A Lancet study found children with ADHD were more likely to carry small duplicated or missing DNA segments, some overlapping variants tied to autism and schizophrenia. The article stresses the study does not prove these copy number variants cause the disorder.
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Is it ADHD?
ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with it struggle to pay attention and control impulses. No single test diagnoses it; doctors rule out other causes and gather histories from parents, teachers and the child.
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Pesticide, flame retardant linked to ADHD
A study in Environmental Health Perspectives of 300 Mexican-American children found higher organophosphate pesticide exposure during pregnancy was significantly associated with attention problems at age five. A Harvard study is also cited linking prenatal organochlorine exposure to ADHD.
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Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to high ADHD risk
In a study of more than 300 children near Salinas, California, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, mothers' urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites during pregnancy were significantly associated with attention problems at age five, though not at age 3.5.
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Pesticides linked to high risk of ADHD in children
A Pediatrics study of 1,139 children aged 8 to 15 found those with high urinary organophosphate pesticide levels were about twice as likely to have ADHD as children with undetectable levels, and a tenfold rise in one pesticide class was linked to 50 percent higher risk.
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