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A burst of moderate exercise may improve motivation and energy in adults with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Burst of Moderate Exercise May Reduce Adult ADHD Symptoms

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Activity won't replace standard treatments but could be helpful add-on
ethylphenidate can increase the risk of arrhythmias during the first two months of use

Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmia Up With New ADHD Rx

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Researchers find slightly higher chance of irregular heartbeat shortly after starting methylphenidate
Behavior modification therapy is preferable to medication for treating children 2 to 5 years old who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

CDC: Behavioral Therapy Recommended First for ADHD

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Parents of young children with ADHD can help them improve through guidance
Growth charting methods identify a correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks and attention performance

Brain Network Charts Could Help Predict Attention Impairment

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Correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks, attention performance in youths
Maternal obesity is associated with a small increase in child behavior problems

Maternal Obesity Tied to Increase in Child Behavior Problems

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Increase in internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and attention problems
Children taking medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have lower bone density than their peers

AAOS: ADHD Meds Tied to Lower Bone Density in Children

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One-quarter of children in study had lower-than-normal readings
The Child Behavior Checklist-Attention Problem scale and Conners Rating Scale-Revised yield moderate sensitivity for diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

Similar Sensitivity for CBCL-AP, CRS-R in Diagnosing ADHD

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Both scales yield moderate sensitivity for diagnosing ADHD in children and adolescents
Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with increased obesity in females

Childhood ADHD Linked to Increased Obesity in Females

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Increased risk of obesity seen during childhood and young adulthood for female, but not males
Clinicians prescribing methylphenidate for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and teens must weigh the benefits and adverse effects in the context of low-quality evidence

Low-Quality Evidence for Methylphenidate in ADHD

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Review highlights need for long-term, large, better-quality randomized trials
Patients with long-QT syndrome treated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications have an increased risk for cardiac events

ADHD Meds Up Cardiac Event Risk in Long-QT Syndrome

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Male patients in particular have an increased risk of cardiac events