Can’t study. Can’t focus. Can’t remember what I was supposed to do next. I’ve got to do this. No, I’ve got to do that. What was I doing?
In college, students with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder face an array of challenges—long days and nights of classes, studying and activities, all of which require increasing amounts of concentration.
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What do you mean I can’t run the stairs anymore?” I asked, confused. The girl with the clipboard shrugged: “I guess the neighbors complained and…” Before she could finish, I set out to find someone superior—someone with a headset or a walkie-talkie, preferably male. They can’t do this to me, I thought to myself. They [...]

Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1,000 parts per million to prevent tooth decay in their children, says a new report. Preventing tooth decay can help reduce the need for extensive and costly dental treatments, including extractions…

Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children. For optimal prevention of cavities in children over age 6, toothpastes should contain at least 1,000 parts per million [...]

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers, has found that the heart’s ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with a common lung disease, even in people with no or mild symptoms. Published in the Jan…

Raynaud’s disease (also known as Raynaud’s phenomenon and sometimes just called Raynaud’s) is a condition that causes some areas of the body to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. It mostly affects the extremities such as the fingers, toes, tip of the nose and the ears. It is a common [...]

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African-American fathers who do not live with their sons and who suffer from depression are less likely to spend time with them, according to a University of Michigan study.
Dads who don’t live with their children can still have a positive impact in their kids’ lives however, and treating their depression could help them play a [...]

The two strains of the H1N1 influenza virus responsible for the 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics do not cause disease in birds. The results of the study, published in the February issue of the Journal of General Virology, also show it is unlikely that birds played a role in the spread of the H1N1 [...]

Plasma jets capable of obliterating tooth decay-causing bacteria could be an effective and less painful alternative to the dentist’s drill, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology…