Lancet World Report examines how "[d]isappointment over a long-awaited report on improving drug research and development for neglected diseases" led the WHO to form a new Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG) to strategize around drug research and development. The formation of the new group comes after the report from the previous working group (EWG) was questioned due to "what some perceived ...

Figures revealed to Education Guardian show a huge increase in spending on Ritalin. Are teachers doing all they could to help children without drugs? Leon Perry is in trouble for insulting his teacher. Fidgeting on a chair in the assistant head's office of Queen's Park community school (QPCS) in north London, the 13-year-old admits he skipped his medication the day the trouble started. "I can ...

Filed under: Health & safety , Medical conditions , Development , In the news , Special needs More kids are misusing prescription ADHD medication. Credit: Fillmore Photography, Flickr The pills help them concentrate, stay awake longer and finish their work faster. The kids who take these drugs can impress their parents and teachers and feel a little less different among other kids who don't share their challenges. And if one pill helps, then two or three sho

Parents will likely be stopped in their tracks when they learn that something as simple as an over-the-counter anti-motion sickness medication may mean an end to many of the academic and emotional struggles their children have been suffering through. Dr. Harold Levinson’s book—the revised and updated SMART BUT FEELING DUMB: NEW UNDERSTANDING AND DRAMATIC TREATMENT FOR DYSLEXIA (LD/ADD) —is essential for parents of children with learning disabilities. While special education teachers have

Like autism, ADHD has become a common diagnosis among youth. There are currently 5 million children in America living with the disorder, and the “symptoms” can be exacerbated due to lack of treatment (i.e. medication, dietary restrictions, behavioral therapy, etc.).And like autism, ADHD also affects boys more often then girls.What is ADHD?Almost all children have behavior issues from time to time. But, for children with ADHD, behavior problems are persistent and occur over a long period of time