It seems that retractions of sensational articles never appear on the front page of the media that heralded the original announcement. That is exactly what happened with the retraction notice for the article originally attempting to link autism with the MMR vaccine. The Los Angeles TIMES placed the following piece in the body of […]
Read More →Two articles have been published in the medical literature that show a medication we have used for Tourette’s syndrome in the past may prove useful for managing patients with ADHD. The articles indicate that those patients studied improved significantly when compared to a placebo in both hyperactivity and inattention. It appeared that 50 percent […]
Read More →There has been a flurry of recommendations from the American Heart Association and the Food and Drug Administration which have clouded the air with a fog of uncertainty. Does a patient need an electrocardiogram or an ECHO cardiogram before starting on medication for ADHD syndromes? Does a child that has been on medication for […]
Read More →Last week a mother brought her son in for a routine four month evaluation for children on stimulant mediation. The 10-year-old boy was doing fine on his current medication. But they had heard that there was a brand new, totally different medication for attentionally deprived children. “Dr. Samson,” she said. “Why haven’t you […]
Read More →Referring back to my article of July 24, 2006, I invited my readers to join with me in the quest for information found in pediatric medical literature. I have summarized several of these journal articles for your benefit and encourage you to read the complete work. In PEDIATRICS Volume 117, Number 3, March 2006 […]
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