UK had highest relative increase of five countries in study, with 20-fold rise in proportion of women over 25 using it ...

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

The number of UK adults taking medication for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has risen twenty-fold since ...

Long-term methylphenidate use in childhood links to higher adult BMI and slightly shorter height, underscoring the need for ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- School will be back in session in the coming weeks, and parents and doctors are sounding the alarm over the ADHD medication shortages. It comes as kids are getting ready to head ...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop that will provide an opportunity for ...

New research shows the sharpest rise among women over 25, with the UK recording the largest increase in ADHD drug use across ...

The news about a shortage of medications for attention deficit disorder (ADHD) has shown just how many parents feel their kids badly need the medication. Lots of teens and adult ADHD patients go into ...

Find out why sibling controlled data show pregnancy acid-suppressive medication does not increase children neuropsychiatric ...