The supply chain for HRT is 'broken' and patients are being put at risk amid a shortage of common medicines, chemists warn
Industry leaders say they are regularly struggling to source hormone replacement therapies and drugs for ADHD, diabetes and epilepsy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Surgeon General Report Once Cleared the Air About Smoking. Is It Time for One on Vaping?
NEW YORK — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America.
Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping.
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Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping is as harmful as — or more dangerous than — cigarette smoking. That’s wrong. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and most scientists agree that, based on available evidence, electronic cigarettes are far less danger...
Source: TIME: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
ADHD Symptoms Linked With Physical Comorbidities ADHD Symptoms Linked With Physical Comorbidities
Psychiatrists and mental health professionals must be vigilant about the physical health risks of ADHD, said a child and adolescent psychiatrist.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - January 15, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
More Adults Sought ADHD Drugs During the Pandemic
Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors.
New prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped for young adults and women during a two-year window after the pandemic hit in March 2020, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry.
Prescriptions also soared for nonstimulant treatments for adults of all ages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers found.
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TOM MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Pandemic-Era Demand for ADHD Meds is Fueling Shortages Today
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 -- A spike in the use of ADHD medications during the pandemic likely prompted drug shortages that continue to frustrate patients and doctors today, a new study shows.
New prescriptions for stimulants that treat the condition... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More adults sought help for ADHD during pandemic, contributing to drug shortages
Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that are frustrating parents and doctors (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Use of ADHD Drugs Surged During Pandemic, Study Finds
Social media influencers and online marketing may have played a role, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Social Media Anxiety and Stress Depression (Mental) Buprenorphine (Drug) Telemedicine Mental Health and Disorders Advertising and Marketing Source Type: news
More adults sought help for ADHD during the pandemic
Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors. (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Here are the hoops this St. John's man had to go through just to fill a prescription
Ethan Crann sought help at Memorial University's student wellness centre after his second year of university where, after a few visits, it was recommended he take an assessment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But after graduation he was on his own to find a way to fill his prescription. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador Source Type: news
A critical review of existing evidence-based sport psychological interventions for college athletes with comorbid attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and sport-related concussions - Davis R, Rak E, Rose T.
The preventive efficacy of mental skills in reducing the risk of sport-related concussions (SRC), facilitating rehabilitation post-SRC, and enhancing mental performance was assessed in individuals with comorbid attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADH... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Decoding the link between substance dependence and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: a cross-sectional study from North India - Victor R, Gondwal R, Avinash P, Singhania R.
BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Substance dependence are often thought to be linked as they are found to co-exist in many individuals. ADHD is estimated to be an essential indicator for the development of substance use disor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
ADHD Plus Comorbidities Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk ADHD Plus Comorbidities Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk
New data show that psychiatric comorbidities in young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are associated with an increased schizophrenia risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - January 2, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
These B.C. neuroscientists hope to help people with mental health challenges — using patients' own brainwaves
Neurofeedback therapy is more and more popular among people with mental health conditions from ADHD to PTSD and anxiety. But some researchers say more data is still needed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Selectively predicting the onset of ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder in early adolescence with high accuracy - De Lacy N, Ramshaw MJ.
INTRODUCTION: The externalizing disorders of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD) are common in adolescence and are strong predictors of adult psychopathology. While treatable, subs... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Apple, Microsoft and AIG rise premarket; Marathon Digital falls
Investing.com -- U.S. traded largely unchanged Thursday, with investors largely shutting up shop as a positive year on Wall Street draws near to a close. Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today: • Microsoft (NASDAQ: ) stock rose 0.3% despite The New York Times suing the…#openai #mineradechile #chile #codelco #marathondigital #karunatherapeutics #jpmorgan #hsbc #adhd #vinfast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
