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Study links some ADHD meds to rare deaths

After years of speculation and rare case reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication -- mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.

What side effects does Adderall have?

I found out I have ADD in July. I started out on methylphenidate 5 mg but had violent nightmares and chest pain. I was then switched to bupropion SR 150 but it kept me awake most of the night. I am on Strattera 80 mg since October and I still don't feel like it is working. I can tell a difference if I don't take it but I'm still having concentration problems and forgetting things or losing things. If I try Adderall, will I have [the] same side effects as methylphenidate?

Time.com: Help Wanted: 'My Kids Are A Pain'

It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain."

Time.com: CDC: ADHD Increasing in Older Kids

More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12

Time.com: Kids Need EKGs Before ADHD Drugs

Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommends

Use of brain-boosting drugs reported in survey

One in five respondents to a new survey in the journal Nature say they've used drugs to boost their brain power.

SI.com: SI Flashback: Totally Juiced

Arizona Diamondbacks righthander Curt Schilling thinks twice before giving a teammate the traditional slap on the butt for a job well-done. "I'll pat guys on the ass, and they'll look at me and go, 'Don't hit me there, man. It hurts,'" Schilling says. "That's because that's where they shoot the steroid needles."

New stimulants will keep you working longer

As a species, we've hit the bedtime barrier. You can eat at your desk, socialize in the break room, and answer text messages on a date, but sooner or later, you're going to have to sleep.

Experts: Pills becoming the new marijuana on campus

The prescription drugs allegedly found in Al Gore III's possession this week are favorites among young people, according to drug abuse experts, who say prescription drugs may soon overtake street drugs in popularity.

SI.com: Fear the Warriors

Of the eight teams still playing, the Warriors are the most frightening. Not because of the abundant ink blotches that crawl up the arms and neck of forward Matt Barnes like a fungus, or because their gold-T-shirted fans in full throat are as intimidating as an Oakland Raiders crowd from the early 1980s, or because thespian wild man Woody Harrelson, a close friend of coach Don Nelson, has become one of Golden State's WE BELIEVE faithful.

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