AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21738873_ITM" title="Facts and information about New drug for ADHD.(Health & safety)(Strattera)(Brief Article)">New drug for ADHD.(Health & safety)(Strattera)(Brief Article)</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Youth Studies Australia are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

New drug for ADHD.(Health & safety)(Strattera)(Brief Article)

Youth Studies Australia

| June 01, 2004 | Colman, Robyn; Colman, Adrian | COPYRIGHT 2009 Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A new type of medication, sold as Strattera, has been launched for children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. Strattera is unlike other medicines in that it contains no amphetamine or methylphenidate, which are both stimulants. Dr Michael McDowell, a Brisbane-based developmental paediatriclan who conducted clinical trials for the new medicine, said that excluding stimulants had eliminated the possibility of addiction.

The two types of ADHD medication currently available work by stimulating a particular brain chemical, dopamine, which controls a number…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


MJA says disadvantaged children may be at risk.(Medical Journal of Australia,...: Magazine article from: Youth Studies Australia September 1, 2005 700+ words
The Medical Journal of Australia has published an editorial on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...children most affected will be those in disadvantaged and disrupted families' (Sydney Morning Herald, 3/5/05, p.2).


SYDNEY MORNING HERALD EDITOR STEPS DOWN AFTER 3 YEARS IN THE JOB.: News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 4, 2008 700+ words
...FXJ), stepping aside as The Sydney Morning Herald's editor after three years in the...stepping down as editor of The Sydney Morning Herald," Fairfax Media chief executive Lloyd...Alan for his stewardship of The Sydney Morning Herald," Mr Whish Wilson said. "He has...


New editor for Sydney Morning Herald.: News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire September 26, 2005 700+ words
...Australian media - editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Alan Oakley, 49, moves to the Sydney Morning Herald after two years in charge of Melbourne...get started," he said. The Sydney Morning Herald, the flagship broadsheet of John Fairfax...


The Singapore Straits Times and The Sydney Morning Herald select SII for New Ad...: Press release article from: Business Wire November 30, 1994 700+ words
...Straits Times in Singapore. The Sydney Morning Herald will also install a new SII Synthesis...including their flagship papers The Sydney Morning Herald (circulation 227,683 on Mon-Fri...the Cairns Post and The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), the Japan Times, and...


Sydney Morning Herald: Disquiet keeps the newspaper sales up.: News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 18, 2002 700+ words
...From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence: Sydney Morning Herald) Byline: Peter Gotting On 17 October 2002, the Audit...weekday editions of John Fairfax Holdings' "The Sydney Morning Herald" sold more than 224,000 copies, up from 221,571 in...


Sydney Morning Herald owner Fairfax Media to cut 550 jobs.: News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire August 26, 2008 700+ words
...Guardian Unlimited) Fairfax Media, the owner of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age, has today announced that it will...introduce seven-day rotas for journalists at the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald sister paper, and will look at restructuring...


Interview With "Sydney Morning Herald" Reporter Paul McGeough.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 31, 2004 700+ words
...the mission in Iraq. Paul McGeough is with the "Sydney Morning Herald" and joins us by phone from Baghdad. Welcome back, Paul...that are showing great promise. PAUL MCGEOUGH, "SYDNEY MORNING HERALD": Well, a lot of work is being done, but what's happening...


Interview With "Sydney Morning Herald" Paul McGeough.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 1, 2004 700+ words
...attack in Baghdad. We're joined once again by "Sydney Morning Herald" reporter Paul McGeough. Paul, sun is obviously up behind...at the scene of this bombing? PAUL MCGEOUGH, "SYDNEY MORNING HERALD": The digging is continuing. Heavy U.S. machinery...


'Having it all' or 'had enough'? Blaming feminism in the Age and the Sydney...: Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies Campo, Natasha January 1, 2005 700+ words
...part of a much broader debate within the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald about the achievements and limits of the women's liberation...which this narrative metamorphised in the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald from 1980 to the present. It is my argument that this new...


Sydney Morning Herald: Maestro's demise: the plot thickens.: News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 18, 2002 700+ words
(From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence: Sydney Morning Herald) Byline: Bryce Hallett The removal of the musical director, Simone Young, from her position at Opera Australia was due to her...

For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, New drug for ADHD.(Health & safety)(Strattera)(Brief Article)

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: