http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/RitalinFind stories, videos, and photos about Ritalin from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/06/15/adhd.drugs.child.deaths/tztop.brain.lines.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ritalin14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ritalin from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/15/adhd.drugs.child.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/15/adhd.drugs.child.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter years of speculation and rare case reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication -- mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/03/add.medications.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/03/add.medications.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextI found out I have ADD in July. I started out on methylphenidate 5 mg but had violent nightmares and chest pain. I was then switched to bupropion SR 150 but it kept me awake most of the night. I am on Strattera 80 mg since October and I still don't feel like it is working. I can tell a difference if I don't take it but I'm still having concentration problems and forgetting things or losing things. If I try Adderall, will I have [the] same side effects as methylphenidate?Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:29:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain."Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1826068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1826068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1733848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1733848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChildren should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommendsMon, 21 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/09/brain.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/09/brain.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne in five respondents to a new survey in the journal Nature say they've used drugs to boost their brain power.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/13/flashback_juiced/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/13/flashback_juiced/index.htmlArizona Diamondbacks righthander Curt Schilling thinks twice before giving a teammate the traditional slap on the butt for a job well-done. "I'll pat guys on the ass, and they'll look at me and go, 'Don't hit me there, man. It hurts,'" Schilling says. "That's because that's where they shoot the steroid needles."Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/stimulants.popsci/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/stimulants.popsci/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs a species, we've hit the bedtime barrier. You can eat at your desk, socialize in the break room, and answer text messages on a date, but sooner or later, you're going to have to sleep. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/05/drug.use/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/05/drug.use/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe prescription drugs allegedly found in Al Gore III's possession this week are favorites among young people, according to drug abuse experts, who say prescription drugs may soon overtake street drugs in popularity. 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That is the premise, anyway, behind the award-winning ATHENA and ATLAS programs -- which target teens participating on sports teams.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/19/HM.adult.add/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/19/HM.adult.add/index.htmlIt's early on a Saturday night and Lewis Alston is taking song requests at 99X, a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. Alston and his on-air partner will trade barbs and man the audio board until midnight. It's a perfect job, says Alston. "I wear many hats and that suits me because I am all over the map."Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:53:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/01/11/amphetamines.outlawed/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/01/11/amphetamines.outlawed/index.htmlIssue date: Nov. 15, 2005Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/international/adhd/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/international/adhd/index.htmA Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended that the strongest possible safety labels, or "black box" warnings, be added to medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, after reports that 25 patient deaths may be linked to their use.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/01/news/companies/adhd/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/01/news/companies/adhd/index.htmDo ADHD drugs cause heart attacks in children?Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/midcaps/adhd/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/midcaps/adhd/index.htmA new treatment for hyperactive kids, one that uses a skin patch instead of a pill, is meeting resistance with regulators.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/30/news/midcaps/adhd/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/30/news/midcaps/adhd/index.htmA new treatment for hyperactive kids could come in the form of a skin patch, not a pill.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/news/fortune500/fda_panel.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/news/fortune500/fda_panel.dj/index.htmWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A Food and Drug Administration panel said Thursday the agency should move forward with plans to rewrite labels for Concerta, Ritalin and other drugs widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to more clearly warn of the possibility of hallucinations and suicidal tendencies in patients taking the drugs.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/24/drug.recall/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/24/drug.recall/index.htmlABLE Laboratories may not be a household name, but you'll find its generic drugs in households all over the United States.Tue, 24 May 2005 22:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362312/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362312/index.htmInvest for the long term. 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