Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Kids Dramatically Increased
An AP story appearing on the May 3, 2006 InteliHealth website paints a disturbing picture of increased antipsychotic medication usage in children.…
Antidepressants for Kids Expected to Get Stronger Warnings
The September 8, 2004 edition of the USA Today contained a feature reporting that scientific advisers to the Food and Drug Administration…
Communicating With Children About Disasters
The events of September 11th affected everyone personally in some way. Children were also affected, and probably more than we think. Just…
Cholesterol Drugs (Statins) Under Fire as Ineffective and Possibly Dangerous
Several recent articles call into question the safety and effectiveness of the group of drugs designed to lower cholesterol known as Statins.…
Cholesterol Drugs Have Problems
In a series of recent separate stories two popular cholesterol drugs have had significant problems that have caused one of them to…
Cholesterol Drug Linked to 40 Deaths Finally Pulled Off Market
Several recent stories reported that the Bayer Corp. has voluntarily removed a popular cholesterol drug, Baycol, off the market after it has…
Children Watching TV Linked to Poor Health Later in Life
A study just released has linked excessive television watching by children to poor health later in life. The study was reported by…
Children & Unnecessary Antibiotics
In the March 18, 1998 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) was an article entitled Antibiotic Prescribing for…
Children Victims of Too Many Medical Errors
In a report from the April 25, 2001 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and reported on the WebMD web site,…
Children Sleeping Less Than Recommended
A March 30, 2004 article from Intelihealth states that according to research, children are getting less sleep than they need. The National…
