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Effectiveness and efficacy of Anti-depressants-Current Status of Research

April 14, 2011

In order for any drug to be approved by America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only two randomly controlled trials showing drug superiority are required. Otto and Nierenberg (2002) found that despite the quantity of trials showing no significant improvements in symptoms, researchers can continue to alter remedy conditions and hypothesis and selectively choose the […]

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EEG complexity as a biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorder risk

March 22, 2011

Most assessment tools and research have focused on the diagnosis of Autism at the age of three, but what if we could diagnose autism before this age through the identification of subtle brain function signatures? Lead study author William Bosl, PhD, research scientist at Children’s Hospital Boston and instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, […]

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Elimination Diet and ADHD

March 10, 2011

Previous studies have focused on the physical effects of food, on conditions such as asthma, eczema and gastrointestinal problems. So where are the studies on the effects of food on the brain? The most recent study, published in The Lancet, February of this year by Pelsser, etc. (2011) investigated the effects of a restricted diet […]

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ADHD may be misdiagnosed in youth

September 2, 2010

Two recent studies (2010) suggest that ADHD could be potentially misdiagnosed in nearly 1 million children in the USA simply because they are the youngest in their kindergarten class. The first study by Dr Todd Elder, assistant professor of economics at Michigan State University, looked at a sample of nearly 12,000 children from the Early […]

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ADHD linked to early pesticide exposure

August 24, 2010

Evidence is now mounting for the link between early exposure to pesticides and an increased risk of ADHD. A number of recent studies in the USA  indicate that early exposure to organophosphates or organochlorine compounds widely used as pesticides is associated with behavioural changes and attention problems at age five, and that the effects are stronger […]

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FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST

August 10, 2010

The Food DetectiveTM Food Intolerance Test is designed for fast results, and looks at commonly eaten foods which may result in IgG antibody reactions. The symptoms of food intolerance can be delayed for many hours, even days and it can therefore be difficult to identify problem foods. COMMON SYMPTOMS OF FOOD INTOLERANCE Sufferers of food […]

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Electro Magnetic Fields and Your Health

April 15, 2010

In an age of technology, Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR) from Electro Magnetic Fields (EMFs ) are everywhere – our environment is now filled with man-made electro magnetic radiation that did not exist 100 years ago. You can’t see, smell or touch them but they are ever present in your every day life…

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