On AlterNet: adhd

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Seven Diseases Big Pharma Hopes You Get in 2012

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Supply-driven marketing not only turns the nation into pill-popping hypochondriacs, it distracts from Pharma's drought of real drugs for real medical problems.

The New Field of Neurodiversity: Why 'Disabilities' Are Essential to the Human Ecosystem

Thomas Armstrong, Ode. June 8, 2010.

Differences among brains are as enriching -- and essential -- as differences among plants and animals. Welcome to the new field of neurodiversity.

8 Invented Diseases Big Pharma Is Banking on

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 16, 2010.

Sleep sweating? Here are some new ways the pharmaceutical plans to make money.

Why Are We Drugging Our Kids?

Evelyn Pringle, TruthOut.org. December 14, 2009.

Psychiatric drugs are overprescribed and can even make mental symptoms worse in kids. They're also a goldmine for drug companies.

Big Pharma Bribes Doctors to Hook Your Kids on Drugs

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.

Americans must start to question the legitimacy of the exploitative pharmaceutical-industrial complex and the predatory people atop them.

Can Diet Help Stop Depression and Violence?

Jurriaan Kamp, Ode. August 28, 2007.

New research suggests that certain supplements and foods can help curb prison violence and increase academic performance in troubled students. Yet the effect of nutrition on psychological health and behavior is still controversial.