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Computer Game Helps ADHD
Families across the US are fighting ADHD and Autism with a personalized brain fitness program. The computer based program is called 'Interactive Metronome' and its video game like technology has helped one student go from special needs to top of his...
Tags: Autism, Entertainment, Culture, Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions
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KTLA SPECIAL REPORT: What's Causing the Adderall Shortage?
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Southern California children and adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are dealing with a devastating shortage of the "miracle drug" that provides relief from their symptoms. Doctors prescribe...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Culture, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Los Angeles
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"The Adderall Advantage": Students Taking Big Risk for Good Grades
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- On college campuses across Southern California, it's approaching 'finals season,' and that means students are hitting the books and sacrificing sleep to cram for exams. But, in an alarming trend, a growing number of students are...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Entertainment, Concerts, Culture, Arts and Culture
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'Barefoot Bandit' Pleads Guilty
KTLA NewsSEATTLE, Wash. (KTLA) -- The man known as "The Barefoot Bandit" pleaded guilty Friday to seven unspecified federal charges at a U.S. District Court hearing. Colton Harris-Moore, 20, earned his moniker when he allegedly stole planes, boats and cars in a...Tags: Indiana, Bahamas, Juvenile Delinquency, Entertainment, Crimes
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Secondhand Smoke Tied to Hearing Loss in Teens
ReutersNEW YORK -- Teens exposed to secondhand smoke may be at a higher risk of hearing loss, according to medical researchers. The findings, which one expert called "surprising," can't prove that secondhand smoke causes hearing loss. But the link is just one...Tags: Human Body, Medical Procedures and Tests, Ears and Hearing, ADHD, Health
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Study: New Screening Test May Detect Autism in Infants
ReutersSAN DIEGO -- A five-minute screening test could help detect autism in babies at 12 months of age, giving parents and doctors far more time to intervene, U.S. researchers said Thursday. The study is the first to show that a simple screening tool could...Tags: Autism, San Diego (San Diego, California), Human Body, Medical Procedures and Tests, Brain
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FDA Evaluates Link Between Food Dye, ADHD
CNNWASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee began weighing evidence Wednesday on whether dye additives in food affects behavior in children. The panel listened to testimony from doctors and scientists who contend that studies, although...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Physical Conditions, Colleges and Universities, Cancer, CNN (tv network)
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UCLA Takes Active Response to Student's Online Racist Rant
KTLA NewsWESTWOOD (KTLA) -- UCLA Chancellor Gene Block posted a recorded statement condemning the video posted by a student complaining about and mocking Asians. By the time the chancellor's statement was posted to YouTube, the same place where the controversy...Tags: Japan, YouTube, Natural Disasters, Science, Cell Phones
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Census: Hispanic Population Passes 50 Million, White Population Falls
CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of the nation, officially solidifying its position as the country's second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials...Tags: North Carolina, Entertainment, Charlotte, New York City, El Paso
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Man Charged With Strangling Wife Says Caffeine Made Him Kill
KTLA NewsNEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife is poised to claim excessive caffeine from sodas, energy drinks and diet pills left him so mentally unstable he couldn't have knowingly killed her, his lawyer has notified a court....Tags: Prosecution, Trials, Physical Conditions, Starbucks Corp., Crime, Law and Justice
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Mom Made Ominous Facebook Post Before Driving into River with Kids
WPIXNEWBURGH, NY -- Chilling new details emerged Thursday in the tragic story of a Newburgh mother who drove her minivan into the Hudson River with her four children buckled inside. The mom and three of those children drowned, while a 10-year-old boy...Tags: New York City, Hudson River
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Strong Aftershocks Hit Chile as New President Takes Over
Associated PressSANTIAGO, Chile -- A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami. The strongest...Tags: Haiti, Corporate Crime, Natural Disasters, Politics, Earthquakes
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