ADHD Medications Linked to Rare Deaths

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ADHD, Stimulants, Children and Sudden Death | World of Psychology

psychcentral.com — “Imagine if your child was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and was started on a course of stimulant psychiatric medications (like Ritalin), aView full resource at psychcentral.com

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Study Links ADHD Stimulants to Rare, Unexplained Deaths in Children - Health News - Health.com

news.health.com — “After years of speculation and rare case reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication"mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)"may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.The study authors stress, however, that parents and doctors should not refrain from treating children with ADHD just because of these results.View full resource at news.health.com

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Study Links ADHD Drugs To Sudden Death In Children

medicalnewstoday.com — “A new study by researchers in the US suggests there may be a link between the use of stimulant drugs for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sudden cardiac death in healthy childView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death, New Study of Stimulants and Cardiac Death - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Ann Hohmann is one of a handful of parents across the country who believes that the sudden death that their children experienced was due to the use of drugs to control ADHD. And she said she hopes a new study released this morning, which suggests that the use of stimulants is tied to an increased risk of sudden unexplained death among children and teens, will open the eyes of the public to what she sees as the cause of her son's demise.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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Do ADHD drugs cause SUDDEN DEATH in children?? http://bit.ly/5TSqV Kids should not be just a "market"- do the research FIRST!

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Medical News: Pediatric Use of Stimulants Linked to Sudden Death - in Pediatrics, ADHD/ADD from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Use of stimulants is associated with an increased risk of sudden unexplained death among children and teens, a case-control study showed.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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NEUROLOGY• Pediatric Use of Stimulants Linked to Sudden Death (CME/CE) http://tinyurl.com/nlvjvl

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Study finds no increased risk of serious cardiovascular events among adults who use ADHD medications

eurekalert.org — “Although there have been cardiovascular safety concerns about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications because of their ability to increase heart rate and blood pressure levels, an analysis that included more than 150,000 ADHD users found no evidence of an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death associated with current use compared with nonuse or rare use among young and middle-aged adults, according to a study appearing in JAMA.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Fawcett’s death spotlights a rare cancer - Cancer- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Anemia Drug to Top Current Treatments? - Medications: Prescription Drugs and Over the Counter Drugs on MedicineNet.com

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Stimulants and SD in kids

theheart.org — “Study limitations mean it should not serve as a basis for decision to stop a child's stimulant meds, agency says.View full resource at theheart.org

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heartwire: FDA urges caution in interpreting study linking stimulants to increased risk for sudden dea.. http://bit.ly/JeDLW

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Vaccines, Autism and Brain Damage: What's in a Name? - CBS News Investigates - CBS News

cbsnews.com — “CBS News has Found Nearly 1,300 Cases in which Vaccine-Related Brain Damage has been Compensated in Court Over the Past 20 Years Read more by Sharyl Attkisson on CBS News' CBS News Investigates.View full resource at cbsnews.com

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