Study: Use of methylphenidate-based ADHD medication increases the risk of heart problems

By SharpBrains | August 20, 2014

ADHD med­ica­tion enhances the risk of heart prob­lems in chil­dren (Sci­ence Nordic): “The risk of devel­op­ing heart prob­lems is twice as big for chil­dren tak­ing med­i­cine for Atten­tion Deficit-Hyper­­ac­­tiv­i­­ty Dis­or­der (ADHD) when com­pared to chil­dren not receiv­ing the medicine…The study builds on data from 714,000 children 

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