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Children taking a prescription stimulant to manage symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have more substance use or substance use disorder (SUD) as adolescents or young adults, according to a new study by…

The shortage of pain medication for infants and children in late 2022 contributed to a more than 50 per cent surge in calls around dosing errors within Canadian households, a new report found. The Canadian report, published Wednesday…

Ketamine could ease depression in people with the most severe form of the condition, a study suggests.Researchers at Mass General Brigham Hospital in Boston recruited 403 patients with major depression who were not helped by standard…

Seventeen years after S.K. lost his thyroid gland to cancer, he was promised a miracle: acupuncture could regrow the vital organ.Kyung Chun Oh, an acupuncturist based in the Toronto area, claimed he'd performed this wonder before, according…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 11, 2023 3:36 pm…

An ongoing shortage of Adderall has left children unable to concentrate and behave in school, according to parents across the US. Parents and school officials across the US, from California to Kentucky to Massachusetts, are worried about…

GENEVA: Following the deaths of more than 300 children from contaminated cough syrup, the WHO appealed Monday for "immediate and coordinated action" to root out substandard and falsified medicines around the world.At least seven countries…

Last Updated: January 08, 2023, 14:40 ISTPakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the United Nations for reconstruction for millions of climate-induced flood victims in Geneva. (Photo: Reuters)The ongoing dollar shortage in…

Despite having big dreams of becoming an influencer, 32-year-old Cassie Wolfe's crippling anxiety meant she could never bring herself to go on camera.She was born to drug-addict parents and had a difficult upbringing that left her with…

The surge in flu cases and Covid-19 infections this month, along with elevated levels of childhood respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV infections, has caused elevated demand for children's over-the-counter cold and flu medications this…