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Some colleges tighten restrictions on prescribing ADHD medications
Reporter and PhotographerYou're cut off-- some colleges say abuse of drugs used to treat ADHD is so rampant they'll rarely prescribe it for students, and when they do it's only after extensive analysis by a doctor and a signed contract promising not to share the pills. Most of...Tags: Missouri State University, Adderall (drug), Behavioral Conditions, ADHD, Students
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Mental illness definition broadens; experts fear 'pathologizing everyday life'
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Three people in three weeks: a young man from Bolivar as charged with threatening to shoot up a local movie theater; another man then vowed to finish the job; and, this week, a man from Springfield told staff at Mercy Hospital he would...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Behavioral Conditions, Springfield
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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed...Tags: Weight, Obesity, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions, ADHD
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READER SUBMITTED: J. Nathan Davis Appointed To The Founding Faculty Of The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
HamdenJ. Nathan Davis, of Wallingford, has been appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. In his new position, Davis, an associate professor of medical sciences, will be responsible for teaching...Tags: Teachers, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Nursing, Arts and Culture, General Practitioners
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Scholarships awarded in honor of Windber teacher
Daily American Staff WriterPhilip Marcinek spent 18 years helping students at Windber Area High School as a social studies teacher and sports coach. Even though he passed away last school year, his legacy is still helping students achieve their dreams. In his honor, his wife, Rita...Tags: Teachers, Awards and Prizes, Students, Schools, Teaching and Learning
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St. Mary Catholic School holds social studies fair
St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown held its middle school social studies fair recently. The judges for the event were Bridget Bartholomew, principal at St. Maria Goretti High School, and Ida DeGraw and Ryan Hellum, social studies teachers at St....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Justice System, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture
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Conflict-ridden session could lead to more Nixon vetoes
St. Louis Post-DispatchGov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, likes to portray his relationship with the Republican-dominated Legislature as one where they work toward common goals. But Friday's conclusion of the Legislature's four-and-a-half month session magnified their differences...Tags: Taxation, Gun Control, Regional Authority, Health Insurance, Justice System
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Campus notes
Reading Eagle, Pa.Honors are indicated as follows: ***with highest distinction; **with high distinction; *with distinction: The following area students were inducted into honor societies at Lebanon Valley College, Annville: Heather L. LaSalle, Amity Township, was...Tags: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Labor Legislation, Students, Muhlenberg College, Career and Workplace
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Reynolds runs for Bethlehem mayor
Years before he became Bethlehem's youngest city councilman, J. William Reynolds found his inspiration in music. A Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan fan, Reynolds first learned to play the clarinet, and then picked up the guitar at Moravian College,...Tags: Teachers, Music, Elections, Arts and Culture, Richard Nixon
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GED to get radical makeover in 2014
Florence Morning News, S.C.When Gail Elmore used to teach in high school, she always kept a copy of the GED study guide in her desk, at the ready for every student threatened to drop out saying, "I'll just take the GED." "My response was always take this book home tonight, take...Tags: Educational Development Corporation, Unemployment, Students, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture
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Advocates for people with special needs celebrate legislation eliminating 'R' word
Lawmakers have passed a bill to strike the word "retarded" from state laws and publications, an initiative taken on by activists across the state, including Mark Swain, CEO and president of The Arc Sunrise of Central Florida located in Leesburg. Swain...
Tags: Special Olympics, Executive Branch, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Robot rave swarming MIT
Boston HeraldA "high tech rave"-like performance piece happening tonight at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is actually designed to help campus roboticists create algorithms based on human behavior that can better control large swarms of robots,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science and Technology, Dance, Arts and Culture
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