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Now a Stanford study described in the May 24-25, 2008 the Wall Street Journal by reporter Jonathan Kaufman has shown that nearly one in ten of 11th graders take stimulants like Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta without a prescription. Nine percent are taking stimulants illegally.
Read the rest of this article by Dr. Peter Breggin at The [...]

When a child of only 5 months continuously cries, does not sleep very well and experi­ences up to 8 seizures a day, it’s going to be a worrisome situation for parents. Additionally, this child had a constant tilt of his head to the left and could not rotate his head and neck to the left. [...]

You may have read about this girl or even seen her on your TV screen. Her name is Jennifer Mee. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL. She had a case of hiccups that continued for 37 days running. Lots and lots of remedies and treatments failed to give her any relief.
What you may not have [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked makers of all antidepressant medications to update existing labels to include warnings about increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality,in young adults ages 18 to 24 during initial treatment (generally the first one to two months).
The proposed labeling update follows similar labeling changes made [...]

A group of leading pediatricians have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop drug makers from marketing over-the-counter cough and cold remedies to children.
In some children, unintentional overdoses have caused heart rhythm changes, cardiopulmonary arrest, hallucinations, psychoses, hypertension and seizures, according to research cited in the petition.
“Over-the-counter cough and cold preparations are neither [...]

The evidence continues to grow that Chiropractic may offer hope and help for children who have been diagnosed with Autism and resultant learning disabilities. Recent reports of children helped by cervical (upper neck area) and full spine adjustments is most encouraging.
Two groups of children receiving Chiropractic care for Autism were the subjects of a study [...]

Have you ever almost been run over by a child rolling along seemingly out ofcontrol on shoes with wheels?
The popularity of these shoes and the safety hazards they have been known tocause has lead some shopping mall proprietors to outlaw them in their stores. Some 4million pairs of these “wheeled shoes” have been sold, so [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its first study of the number of 8-year-old children diagnosed with autism in selected areas of 14 states across the country, and the numbers are disturbingly higher than expected.
The report includes statistics gathered in 2000 and 2002 covering nearly 600,000 8-year-old children, or nearly 15% of all [...]