July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Americans Embrace Alternative Medicines, Especially for Pain
December 10, 2008 – 10:54 pm | 7 Comments

Close to 38% of the adult American population turns to complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for treating what ails them and a growing number of parents allow their children to use them, too, according to …

Childhood Obesity Biggest Issue Among Concerned Adults
July 22, 2008 – 3:12 pm | One Comment

In April, the CS Mott Children’s Hospital, a part of the University of Michigan, conducted a poll of adults to determine the issues that most concern them about the health and well-being of the nation’s …

St. John’s Wort Doesn’t Soothe ADHD Children
June 11, 2008 – 5:16 pm | One Comment

There are many treatment options available to help families bring peace into the home and soothe ADHD children from the many troubling symptoms of the disorder.  Unfortunately, medicine works with children the same way it …

ADHD Treatment Comes With Heart Risk
April 22, 2008 – 6:49 am | One Comment

The American Heart Association (AHA) has just issued a statement that advises using an electrocardiogram (ECG) before beginning treatment using stimulant drugs in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whenever possible.  The full statement …

ADHD May Lead to Eating Disorders in Girls
March 17, 2008 – 6:45 pm | One Comment

Although more common in little boys, ADHD does affect little girls, too, and new research is showing that it affects girls differently than it does boys, especially once the girls reach adolescence.