Reuters - U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved the first skin patch to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, saying it would help parents give the drug to children who have trouble taking pills.

Reuters - Children's behavioral problems, including symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sometimes improve after they have their tonsils removed, a new study has found.

AP - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong "black-box" warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks.

AP - The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug is not safe enough to win approval for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teenagers, even though data showed it worked, a U.S. advisory panel said on Thursday.

AP - The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug is not safe enough to be marketed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and teenagers, a panel of U.S. health advisers decided in a 12-1 vote on Thursday.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug effectively treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teenagers, U.S. health experts unanimously said on Thursday.

AP - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong "black box" warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- The safety of drugs used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder will be in the spotlight once more on Wednesday, when a federal panel will scrutinize the psychiatric and cardiac side effects that have surfaced with growing use of these medications.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- The safety of drugs used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder will be in the spotlight once more on Wednesday, when a federal panel will scrutinize the psychiatric and cardiac side effects that have surfaced with growing use of these medications.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Washington D.C. (AHN) - Federal health advisers are considering putting stronger warning labels on drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. Health officials say reports of psychosis or mania in children have been associated with the...

AP - Reports of psychosis or mania in children were associated with all of the increasingly popular drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, federal health officials say in documents released as an advisory panel prepares to consider stronger warning labels.

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Franklin Lakes, NJ (AHN) - New research released on Tuesday finds that in 2005, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drug usage spiked sharply among younger adults, while children's overall usage grew at a much slower rate. Currently the Food and...

Reuters - Use of attention deficit drugs rose nearly 19 percent among ages 20 to 44 in 2005 while falling 5 percent in children under 10, according to statistics released on Tuesday amid a U.S. review of the drugs' safety.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Lubbock, Texas (AHN) - New research finds that exposing young children to television does not result in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Previous studies found a connection between early exposure to television and attention problems in...

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Does watching the flickering lights and frenetically changing pace of some children's TV programs affect a child's brain enough to cause symptoms of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder?

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Does watching the flickering lights and frenetically changing pace of some children's TV programs affect a child's brain enough to cause symptoms of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder?

Reuters - Modafinil, which is sold under the trade names Provigil and Modavigil, improves symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, and is well tolerated, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

AP - Ritalin and other stimulant drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should carry the strongest warning that they may be linked to an increased risk of death and injury, federal health advisers said Thursday.