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A calm, gentle, friendly dog can reduce stress and lower blood pressure.74

Therapy Dogs Offer Many Benefits

by Carol Bogart

There's nothing like a friendly dog to make you forget for a moment the stresses of the day. In fact, studies show that human-pet interaction actually lowers heart rate and blood pressure. That fact has... published 14 months ago

3 comments    health pets dogs

Physicist Albert Einstein and comic Robin Williams are among the many famous people thought to have ADHD.74

ADHD - Famous People

by Carol Bogart

Some adults who have ADHD view it not as a disability, but an asset. Bright and creative, they would never dream of "blunting" their personality with medication. And, in fact, some studies show that ADHD's... published 15 months ago

4 comments    health education celebrities

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The Genetics of ADHD

by Carol Bogart

The 3-year-old is "into everything" and is forever playing with his hair. His mother finds the car radio "distracting" when she's driving. The boy's grandfather was a "daydreamer." Such "generational"... published 15 months ago

0 comments    health family science

Brain imaging using a PET scan finds abnormalities in the ADHD brain's "executive" functions, such as stop and think.73

The ADHD Brain IS Different

by Carol Bogart

The kid rockets around the room like a whirling dervish - in between staring off dreamily into space. It doesn't just happen once in awhile. It's every day. Yet some still call ADHD a "made up" disability... published 15 months ago

5 comments    health family education

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