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Medical News Today: What is the link between Vyvanse and hypersexuality?
Vyvanse is a brand of amphetamine that doctors may prescribe for ADHD or binge eating disorder (BED). Some research links amphetamine use to hypersexuality, and both ADHD and BED may also affect sexual function. Learn more about the symptoms of hypersexuality and the effects of the drug here.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
ADHD medications may reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infection
(Elsevier) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk of subsequent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent and young adult populations by about three times, reports a study published in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What Are the Health Needs of Incarcerated Youth?
Discussion
In the US during 2011, ~60,000 youth were incarcerated at some time in a correctional facility. Boys are detained more than girls (86% vs 14% respectively in the US, 95% male in the United Kingdom in 2014) but girls have more health issues. There are racial and ethnic differences with 38-40% of detainees being black, 23% being Hispanic/Latino and 32% being white, and 5% other. For detained youth, 5% are for violent crimes, 22% for non-violent property crimes and the majority of the rest are for non-violent offices such as substance use. The average length of detainment is 3-4 months and unfortunately the rates o...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 16, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Meds May Curb Risky Behaviors for Kids With ADHD
Study found drug abuse, STDs and injuries were lower among teens who take meds
Source: WebMD Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meds May Curb Risky Behaviors for Kids with ADHD
Study found drug abuse, STDs and injuries were lower among teens who take meds
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Medicines, Teen Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meds May Curb Risky Behaviors for Kids With ADHD
Study found drug abuse, STDs and injuries were lower among teens who take meds
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - August 16, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics, Dependence, Emergency Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Does your birthday affect your disease risk?
Conclusion
This modelling study used a large US medical centre database to explore the relationship between month of birth and lifetime disease risk. The study found a number of associations between birth month and risk of disease, some of which had been previously reported in the literature, as well as other new associations.
While these findings are of interest, this study can only demonstrate observations and associations. The study does not provide proof that being born in any particular month is the direct cause of any future disease development.
There may be many unmeasured factors behind any associations between d...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medical practice Source Type: news
For Once the Anti-Vaxxers Aren’t (Entirely) to Blame
Anti-vaxxers are epidemiology’s repeat offenders—the first and sometimes only suspects you need to call in for questioning whenever there’s an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease. So on those occasions when their prints aren’t all over the crime scene, it’s worth giving them a nod. That’s the case—sort of, kind of—when it comes to the current whooping cough (or pertussis) epidemic that’s burning its way through California, with nearly 10,000 cases since the first of the year, making it the worst outbreak of the disease since the 1940s. So far, one infant has died....
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - December 15, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Donald Trump epidemiology health Jenny McCarthy mumps pertussis Rob Schneider rumor-mongering vaccines whooping cough Source Type: news
Wishing to be another gender: links to ADHD and autism spectrum disorders
Children and teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder or those who have attention deficit and hyperactivity problems are much more likely to wish to be another gender. So says John Strang of the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA, leader of the first study to compare the occurrence of such gender identity issues among children and adolescents with and without specific neurodevelopmental disorders. The paper is published in Springer's journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.Children between 6 and 18 years old were part of the study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
