Child dies from drug prescribed

Child dies from drug prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Jamal, a bright 7-year-old boy, was prescribed an antidepressant, imipramine (TOFRANIL), to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. His parents were not provided with complete, accurate information about the drug. As a result, they were unaware that the drug can cause life-threatening heartbeat irregularities (called arrhythmias), that the dose prescribed to Jamal was too high and that the tremor and convulsions that Jamal began to have were actually side effects from the TOFRANIL. Treatment with the drug was continued, and one day, while at school, he collapsed and died of an arrhythmia. If his parents had been adequately warned about this drug, Jamal might still be alive today.

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Children unable to run as fast as parents

Children unable to run as fast as parents' generation, study shows

Global conference on heart fitness hears research that says each generation is getting slower and heavier than one before

Millions of children around the world cannot run as fast or as far as their parents were able to at their age, fresh analysis from the American Heart Foundation has found.

On average, it takes children 90 seconds longer to run a mile than their counterparts did 30 years ago. Heart-related fitness has declined 5% each decade since 1975, for children aged 9 – 17.

The American Heart Association, whose conference featured the research on Tuesday, said it was the first to show that children's fitness has declined worldwide over the past three decades.

"It makes sense. We have kids that are less active than before," said Dr Stephen Daniels, a University of Colorado paediatrician and spokesman for the association.

World Health Organisation numbers suggest 80% of young people globally may not be getting enough exercise.

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How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success

How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success

Children who are physically fit absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing physical education programs at schools.

Parents and exercise scientists (who, not infrequently, are the same people) have known for a long time that physical activity helps young people to settle and pay attention in school or at home, with salutary effects on academic performance. A representative study, presented in May at the American College of Sports Medicine, found that fourth- and fifth-grade students who ran around and otherwise exercised vigorously for at least 10 minutes before a math test scored higher than children who had sat quietly before the exam…… read more

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