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Why doctors may start prescribing nicotine to help beat disease
Nicotine - the main addictive element of cigarettes - is emerging in studies as a promising treatment for Parkinson's, ADHD, dementia, schizophrenia and even coronavirus.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young Adults With ADHD More Vulnerable to Nicotine
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 -- Young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for nicotine addiction, new research shows.
For the study, a Duke University team used a nasal spray to determine how nicotine affected...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Common Is Unintentional Cannabis Ingestion?
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“[Cannabis] is a genus of flowering plant with three main varieties: sativa, indica and ruderalis.” It has been used for hundreds of years for hemp or fiber and also for psychoactive and medicinal effects. The active compounds are collectively called cannabinoids, of which delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most abundant. The floral buds or calyxes of the plant have the most cannabinoids, but other parts of the plant are also used such as leaves. Hash oil, hashish (or resin) and marijuana (dried leaves) are the common products from strongest to least strongest products. ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 11, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases risk of ADHD among offspring up to 3-fold
(University of Turku) The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life, showed an epidemiological study conducted by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku, Finland. Globally, it is the first study in which the connection between fetal nicotine exposure and diagnosis of ADHD was shown by measuring cotinine levels from pregnant maternal serum specimens.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 26, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Study bolsters link between prenatal nicotine exposure and ADHD
(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who have nicotine in their systems from smoking are more likely to have children who develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
How Digital is Pharma?
Digital transformation will impact pharma in many ways, not least through innovation in medical technology, customer experience for both patients and healthcare professionals, and platforms to facilitate and measure outcomes-based care. What is clear is that companies will need a deep understanding of the digital world and improved internal skills if they are to succeed.To better understand how ready companies were for the digital tidal wave, a year ago, we looked at thedigital intensity of pharma companies, and highlighted J&J ’s strength and the slower response of others, such as AstraZeneca and Pfizer. To measure ...
Source: EyeForPharma - April 26, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tina Boggiano Douglas Haggstrom Source Type: news
How digital is pharma?
Digital transformation will impact pharma in many ways, not least through innovation in medical technology, customer experience for both patients and healthcare professionals, and platforms to facilitate and measure outcomes-based care. What is clear is that companies will need a deep understanding of the digital world and improved internal skills if they are to succeed.To better understand how ready companies were for the digital tidal wave, a year ago, we looked at thedigital intensity of pharma companies, and highlighted J&J ’s strength and the slower response of others, such as AstraZeneca and Pfizer. To measure ...
Source: EyeForPharma - April 26, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Hugh Gosling Source Type: news
UCLA researchers seek juvenile justice alternatives for children under 12
AlthoughLaura Abrams andDr. Elizabeth Barnert come from opposite ends of the UCLA campus, their work in their respective academic professions meets at the intersection of health and juvenile justice.A recent University of Californiastudy led by Abrams, professor of social welfare in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Barnert, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, offers a powerful rationale for shielding children 11 years old and younger from prosecution and incarceration in the state ’s juvenile justice system.“Children in the juvenile justice system litera...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
UK drug treatment of ADHD in children may have peaked
But it still lasts longer here than in rest of Europe or in the USRelated items from OnMedicaAdults with ADHD less likely to commit crime if they take medicationBroader definition of ADHD raises risk of needless treatmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)New treatment options for ADHDDoctors should exercise caution in prescribing Ritalin for ADHD
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 13, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk your baby will suffer ADHD and addiction
Yale scientists discovered that early exposure to nicotine can trigger widespread genetic changes that affect the formation of connections between brain cells long after birth, that cause behavioral problems.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How An Elimination Diet May Improve Your Child’s Health
Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD is an integrative pediatric neurologist. Her new book, The Dirt Cure is published by Atria Publishing Group, a sister company of CBS. She lectures internationally to medical professionals and laypeople on environmental health and toxins, and healing with food and nature.
Many children in my practice improve tremendously from any number of conditions—asthma, eczema, constipation, headaches, ADHD, seizures—when we remove foods that bother their bodies. Unfortunately, traditional allergy tests don’t always tell the whole story of food reactivity. The best wa...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: cbskapost Tags: Health Allergies Allergy Best Of Boston's Best CBS Local Food Kids Maya Shetreat Klein Parenting peanuts Simon and Schuster The Dirt Cure Top Spots Source Type: news
Money now or later? What delaying gratification says about you
Take the Observer personality quiz and find out who you – or your partner – really areCongratulations! You’ve just won a prize in a lottery. It’s a rather unusual lottery – you’ve been offered the choice of £750 now, or £1,000 in one year. (Don’t worry, the lottery is government-backed, so there’s no chance of the organiser going bust or failing to pay out.) So which prize would you prefer?a) I’ll take the £750 now, thanksIt sounds like you’re susceptible to something called “delay discounting” – a tendency to undervalue rewards when they won’t appear until some point in t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 13, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ben Ambridge Tags: Life and style Psychology Science Source Type: news
We Need To Make A Distinction Between Smoking And Nicotine Addiction, According To Scientists
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Since he ditched Marlboro Lights five years ago, Daniel's fix is fruit-flavored nicotine gum that comes in neat, pop-out strips. He gets through 12 to 15 pieces a day and says he has "packets of the stuff" stashed all over. But he doesn't see himself as a nicotine addict. Like many people, Daniel believes nicotine gum is far less harmful for him than smoking. Doctors worldwide agree. By giving up cigarettes, they say, Daniel has removed at least 90 percent of the health risks of his habit. Even so, the possibility that people ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Adult ADHD and Nicotine UseAdult ADHD and Nicotine Use
Adults with ADHD show significantly higher rates of cigarette smoking than do members of the general population. Do they consider their smoking an attempt at self-medication, or a social behavior? BMC Psychiatry
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Journal Article Source Type: news
Using a nicotine patch during pregnancy tied to higher ADHD risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking during pregnancy has been linked to a higher chance of the child having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a new study suggests women who use nicotine replacement products may also have children with an elevated risk.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
