FDA to parents: Don't toss ADHD drugs yet

[CrazyinVA]

This headline caught my attention, as it was meant to, I suppose. I know many parents here use the drugs mentioned in the article. I also know that most of us research these things to death, and that medicating our children is never done lightly. So, I'm just sharing this here FYI:

WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators are urging parents to keep their children on attention deficit drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, despite new evidence in government-backed study that the stimulants can increase the risk of sudden death.

Full story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31371497/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

To balance this, here is another article about the study itself:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/15/adhd.drugs.child.deaths/