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		<title><![CDATA[Is the videogame addiction story science or politics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the videogame addiction story science or politicsVideogame addiction is not about ADHDIt is about them not having anything else in their lives that is fun, not being let out of their homes to explore because their parents are overprotective idiots, etc.Personally, if someone sits and plays a game for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal shoe drops on vaccine-autism link]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legal shoe drops on vaccine-autism linkIt will never endtoo many parents see their autistic kids as "broken" and want something or someone to blame.Having said that, there are varying levels of autism, and I can't help but wonder if some of the higher orders of autism the primarily manifest as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The self medication debate returns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The self medication debate returnsWhen society acceptsdrugs as the only answer then society is asking to fail. Drugs mask the real problems in many cases. Sorry but ADHD is treatable without drugs. Diet, exercise both physical and mental and maybe some counseling. Those are the base items for curing a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The self medication debate returns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our dogmatic attitude of "just say no" has been both counter-productive and ignorant. But that doesn't mean our best-and-brightest need to risk poisoning themselves for what may be just a placebo effect. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The worst word in the medical lexicon]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worst word in the medical lexiconHumilityDoes being a parent give the right to judge entire fields of knowledge simply because they do not agree with what we wish to hear?The trend todayto celebrate disability is something I find quite sickening. Disability is an obstacle to overcome, not something to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The worst word in the medical lexicon]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1551]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If ADHD, with its gifts, is a "disorder," what about every other mental or physical condition marking the "gifted?" My experience with life indicates our society sees nearly all who are gifted as disordered. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:10:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[End the spectre of science for sale]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[End the spectre of science for saleOr Not[i]He will graduate from high school next spring, an honor student, and cost me a fortune at some elite college.[/i]Depends on what he really wants to study.  There are some world-class universities that are also shockingly inexpensive, even for out-of-state students. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[End the spectre of science for sale]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1403]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If the law and regulations are not being violated, if only ethics are involved, then science for sale becomes standard practice. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:06:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The full cost of ADHD includes ignorance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full cost of ADHD includes ignoranceare you a real doctor or like a Doctor Pepper?From your column "In females it displays differently, often as passivity, which means it often goes undiagnosed."Passivity? FYI, "passivity" is one of the symptoms of ADHD. Concentrate and try to answer the question, do you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The full cost of ADHD includes ignorance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The bottom line is that until we stop treating ADHD as a disability, seeing it as the mixed blessing it in fact is, and stop stigmatizing those with ADHD, instead celebrating our accomplishments, it will continue to cost all of us. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:53:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Herb does not ease ADHD]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herb does not ease ADHD[b] I'm sorry, is thie WebMD?[/b]Not to be mean, but What does this have to do with technology?Perhaps you ment to write this somewhere else? A personal blog?Do you guys get paid a flat fee or by the word?...Been saying this all along and have seen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Herb does not ease ADHD]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1051]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking St. John's Wort for ADHD is no better than a placebo. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:30:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADHD heart warning should be no big deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADHD heart warning should be no big dealUseful reminderWe associate ADD and ADHD with childhood, but they don't appear to be things that go away when children grow up.  Hopefully, we learn how to deal with them, but that's not guaranteed either.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADHD heart warning should be no big deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=908]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["You're not going to put my kid on drugs."    That was my mom, in 1964, when I was first diagnosed as having ADHD. A doctor had suggested Ritalin would help, but she was adamant.    She never told me about it.    There...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:39:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[See the mind in action for good or ill]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=475]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ADHD is a very complex thing. It can be active or passive, and be identified through either mood swings or dyslexia.    Diagnosis is tough, and a vital first step in dealing with the symptoms. There remain people who don't believe it exists. There are also people who...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:24:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Today's Debate: What model will close the health literacy gap?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's Debate: What model will close the health literacy gap?What might this number create?Lots of funding for those promoting snake-oil cures for the fact that the couch-potato lifestyle is attractive.The bottom line is that Real Medicine tells people the same thing that medical books I have from the 18th century...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is mild ADHD a FAVORABLE evolutionary adaptation to our tech-centric world?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is mild ADHD a FAVORABLE evolutionary adaptation to our tech-centric world?ADHD it isn'tHaving reared two very bright ADHD kids, I can tell you that it's [b]not[/b] beneficial in a technical world, nor in a fast-paced one.The hallmark of ADHD is [i]distractability[/i] -- which is utterly poison to learning much of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is mild ADHD a FAVORABLE evolutionary adaptation to our tech-centric world?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=2248]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[So far as I know, Phil Edholm, CTO & VP Network Architecture, Enterprise at Nortel is not professionally trained in the behavioral sciences.Still, something he said during an Executive Session at VoiceCon last week has been haunting me for its innovativeness and plausibility.Without furnishing attribution, he meme-d the notion that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:05:53 -0700</pubDate>
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