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NCQA: Healthcare quality improvement stalls
After more than a decade of improvement, healthcare quality remained flat in 2008, particularly in the mental health and substance abuse arena, according to an annual report by the National Committee... Read more...
'Do-it-yourself' healthcare a problem among uninsureds
According to research conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, young adults comprise the nation's largest group of uninsureds; in 2007 alone, 13.2 million young adults were without insurance. An article... Read more...
Could head injuries cause ADHD?
A paper published in the Nov. 8 online edition of the British Medical Journal reported that younger children who suffer head injuries are more likely to develop attention-deficit-hyperactivity... Read more...
CDC: More teenagers diagnosed with ADHD
According to a new CDC report, more teenagers are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while the amount of children 12 and younger diagnosed with the disorder remains... Read more...
Examining non-drug ADHD options
Can ADHD be treated effectively without traditional prescription medications? Some parents, concerned by the stimulant drugs their children are taking, hope that the answer is yes. Rather than give... Read more...
