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Death By Ritalin

An April 16th Nando Media reports that a “medical examiner says years of using Ritalin, a drug used to treat hyperactive children, may have led to a 14-year-old boy’s death.” The boy had collapsed at his home on March 21 as the result of a heart attack “likely caused by 10 years of taking Ritalin

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Mood-Altering Drugs and Our Children

This article is from a February 27, 2000 Q & A session titled:Prozac: Panacea or Pandora?Article is available at: WorldNetDaily The article discusses the uses of Ritalin and Prozac in children, and points out similarities of psychotropic drug use in recent shooting tragedies. According to the article, these drugs are dangerous, and are being heavily

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Does Ritalin Cause Cancer in Children?

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Ritalin along with many other medications can cause cancer in animals. The question asked by parents is “if Ritalin causes cancer in mice, what studies have been done to show it does not cause cancer in children?” The answer is that no research has been done

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More Drugs For Tots – Not!

Many news sources are reporting today that in the US, federal government officials have planned to inform parents and teachers about the risks of using psychiatric drugs such as Ritalin and Prozac on preschoolers. (Notice the trend here?) Also according to reports, the Food and Drug Administration will be developing new drug labels and the

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Psychiatric Drugs And Our Children

The week’s March 6th issue of U.S. News & World Report features a report on the use of psychiatric drugs in children. The article is available on this weeks news stands or by visiting http://www.usnews.com (save the pages for offline viewing as they will probably be removed next week.) Although the article is written from

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Death By Ritalin

An April 16th Nando Media reports that a “medical examiner says years of using Ritalin, a drug used to treat hyperactive children, may have led to a 14-year-old boy’s death.” The boy had collapsed at his home on March 21 as the result of a heart attack “likely caused by 10 years of taking Ritalin

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Mood-Altering Drugs and Our Children

This article is from a February 27, 2000 Q & A session titled:Prozac: Panacea or Pandora?Article is available at: WorldNetDaily The article discusses the uses of Ritalin and Prozac in children, and points out similarities of psychotropic drug use in recent shooting tragedies. According to the article, these drugs are dangerous, and are being heavily

Read More »

Does Ritalin Cause Cancer in Children?

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Ritalin along with many other medications can cause cancer in animals. The question asked by parents is “if Ritalin causes cancer in mice, what studies have been done to show it does not cause cancer in children?” The answer is that no research has been done

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More Drugs For Tots – Not!

Many news sources are reporting today that in the US, federal government officials have planned to inform parents and teachers about the risks of using psychiatric drugs such as Ritalin and Prozac on preschoolers. (Notice the trend here?) Also according to reports, the Food and Drug Administration will be developing new drug labels and the

Read More »

Psychiatric Drugs And Our Children

The week’s March 6th issue of U.S. News & World Report features a report on the use of psychiatric drugs in children. The article is available on this weeks news stands or by visiting http://www.usnews.com (save the pages for offline viewing as they will probably be removed next week.) Although the article is written from

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