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Put the Statistics Down

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Casualties, Statistics, Adult ADHD, Adult ADD, Adhd, Add, News Media, Iraq, Alaska, Pit Bull, Lipstick, Baseball, Media News
Michael B. Laskoff

The media serves up and Americans consume ever greater amounts of data daily. All this information seems terribly precise, but it doesn't do anything to shed light on pressing issues.

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Ban the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business

Read More: The Wall Street Journal, Toll Brothers, Adult ADHD, Adult ADD, Adhd, Rnc, Add, Democratic National Convention, Dell, Economy, Ford, Mccain, Obama, Dnc, Republican National Convention, Business News
Michael B. Laskoff

The candidates repeat the same undeliverable promises and insult their opponents with ever decreasing flair.

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An Impulsive Truth about the McCain-Palin Republican Ticket

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, John McCain, Acceptance Speech, Adult ADHD, Adult ADD, Adhd, Add, Palin, Sarah Palin, Me, Judd Apatow, Mccain, Obama, Denver, Republican, Lewiston, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

Adult ADD (ADHD) makes for obvious disadvantages, some less apparent but equally meaningful advantages, and traits that can be positive or negative, d...

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Adult ADHD (ADD): Ghosts in the Machine

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Ty Pennington, Charles Schwab, Adhd, Add, Paul Orfalea, Shire, Ghosts, Fedex, Glenn Beck, Stephen Josephson PhD, Jetblue, David Neeleman, Michael Phelps, Health, Living News
Michael B. Laskoff

To find business leaders who've owned up to having ADHD, it's easiest to look at people who have already arrived in the winner's circle.

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America's Foreign Policy Diagnosed with ADHD (ADD)

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gas, Russian Federation, Adhd, George W. Bush, NYU Child Studies Center, Russia Georgia War, Foreign Policy, Michael Phelps, US Spy Satellite, Kbr, Add, Bechtel, Georgia, Russia, Oil, Blackwater USA, Dsm-Iv-Tr, Vyvanse, Ritalin, Concerta, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

I know three things about ADHD (ADD) for certain. First, Michael Phelps has it; his mom has been good enough to use her media platform in places like ...

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U.S. Public Wins Olympic Gold Medal In Distractibility

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Nato, Team USA, Adhd, Add, Beijing Olympics, Gitmo, Georgia, Gold Medal, Medal Ceremony, Russia, Gymnastics, China, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Distractibility, Boredom, Socialists, Living News
Michael B. Laskoff

How can Team USA best the Chinese public in distraction at its own games? Their athletic squad will warm the patriotic cockles of a resurgent power. But Chinese individuals are far too pragmatic too be entirely distracted.

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When Courage And Conscience Collide

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Child Healthcare, Adhd, Food Allergies, Food's Erin Brockovich, Organic Food, Childhood Allergies, Health, Toxins, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

I had been raised to support the system, to believe in it, and certainly to never speak out. Activism was something that "radicals" did, not conservative soccer moms. But everywhere I turned, there were sick children.

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CDC: Vaccine Study Used Flawed Methods

David Kirby | Posted 06.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Adhd, Add, Autism, Cdc, Gerberding, Vaccines, Autism Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

My original post mischaracterized the CDC vaccine investigation, and I'm reposting this piece to reflect that information accurately, but also to point out many of the weaknesses identified in the CDC's data.

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No Child Left Undrugged

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Adhd, Parenting, Children's Health, Bipolar Disorder, Living News
John W. Whitehead

By the time 4-year-old Rebecca Riley died from an overdose of psychiatric drugs on Dec. 13, 2006, she was taking Clonidine, as well as the anti-convulsant Depakote and the anti-psychotic Seroquel.

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Study: Meditation Against ADHD

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Cognitive Therapy, Attention Deficits, Adolescents, ADHD Medication, Meditation, Adhd, Brain Training, Memory, Newsweek, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

A fascinating new study suggests the benefits of mindfulness meditation for adolescents and adults with attention deficits.

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Children Poisoning Themselves with Illegal Psychiatric Drugs

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Stimulants, Adhd, Children, Psychiatric Drugs, Peter Breggin, Drug Abuse, Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

Are teenagers the victims of drug dealers? Partying? Actually, they are trying to handle the overload of work in eleventh grade in highly competitive schools in affluent communities.

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