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The average ADHD medication treatment for children exceeds three years while safety data only covers one year. Boys starting ...
Some of the anti-seizure medications -- like Depakote -- have been approved as monotherapy for children. This means that it could be the only epilepsy drug your child would take.
Gummy vitamins look and taste just like candy. In fact, vitamins and minerals are two of the most common calls to Poison ...
Medication is a common treatment for ADHD symptoms. There are several medications prescribed to treat symptoms, but they do come with some risks.
Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...
Having a child take medication is not a simple fix, and balancing its effectiveness with the side effects (and difficulty of managing these side effects) should be constantly monitored.
Here’s what you need to know about Tamiflu, including who should take the medication, how to access it, and which other flu treatments are out there.
Some used "open administration," in which medicine was given to the child knowingly through a mix of play or persuasion, while others used "forced administration," whereby medicine was ...
The approval of the first malaria treatment for newborns and young infants could lead to imminent widespread use in Africa, ...
Scientific organizations recently called for a 10-year ban on human germline editing. But will we ever be ready? And how would we even know?
Massachusetts’ child protection agency failed to properly manage the care of children in its custody with serious mental health conditions, the state auditor found, a systemic oversight that ...