Emergency room visits attributable to stimulant drugs normally associated with treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are on the rise. The problem is particularly prominent in young adults (students at both the high school and post secondary levels) who lack a doctor’s prescription for the medication.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurocognitive disorder that’s characterized by difficult in paying attention and impulse control, as well as displaying hyperactive behavior. Although estimates vary, conservative number put out by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that approximately 5.4 million school aged…

A recent editorial published in the renowned journal Environmental Health Perspectives is calling for increased research into possible environmental and other epigenetic causes for neurodevelopmental disorders in the children of the USA. What was especially interesting about the editorial however, was the inclusion of a list of 10 chemicals…

New research is beginning to shed light on the relationship between sunlight, sleep, and screen time (like computers and television sets) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and how the latter might be affected by the former, says ADHD expert Dr. L. Eugene Arnold.