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Falling in Love, a Gender-Bending Experience

Falling in love — that crazy, blissful feeling — causes gender-bender changes in men and women’s testosterone levels. Falling in […]

Exercise Helps Depressed Heart Attack Patients

Depressed or lonely people who experience a heart attack are less likely to suffer subsequent heart attacks if they exercise […]

Emotional Impact of Abortion, Miscarriage Varies

Although women who have an abortion may have a lesser immediate emotional reaction than those who miscarry, the long-term impact […]

Study Finds More Marijuana Abuse

Marijuana abuse and dependence rose in the United States in the 1990s, possibly because the substance has become more potent, […]

Behavior Trouble May Follow Early Spanking

Some toddlers who are often spanked appear to be more likely to have behavioral problems when they get older, researchers […]

Effects of Caffeine Differ in Men and Women

Researchers have long known that caffeine increases blood pressure. Now, new findings show that this blood pressure rise may occur […]

Head Injury in Children Has Lasting Impact: Study

Children with even mild head injury may be at risk for long-term complications, including personality changes and behavioral and learning […]

Antipsychotic Drug Helps with Disruptive Kids

The antipsychotic drug Risperdal (risperidone) appears to be a safe and effective long-term agent for reducing severe disruptive behaviors in […]

Depression Precedes Eating Disorder in Some Women

Women with eating disorders who have attempted suicide may have had a depressive disorder long before their problems with food […]
ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children (child ADHD)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD or ADD, is characterised by symptoms of hyperactivity, short attention span and difficulty with concentration. ADHD can be a strain on all concerned if not managed.