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Show ADHD “It's being handed out Continued from Al like it's candy. It's too easily accessible.” the advisory panel broke with another committee that voted just last month to include them on some ADHD drugs. The FDA was poised Wednesday to follow the more recent recommend. Jacqueline Bessner Michiganresident, on ADHDdrugs ms. I think we are likely to n vershadowthe public saad Dr health crisis of h disorders in chilsaid Cynthia Wainscott of the National Mental Health Association, Her 16-year-old Any updated lang not appear on labels until phar maceutical companies begin grandd: Ritalin is manufactured using a recently adopted for by Novartis Pharmaceuticals mat. something that could take Corp. andin generic form by other Compames: Adderall is several vears. And the FDA may’ vet require black-box warnings on stimulants to treat made by Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc: and Strattera, which ADHD that would alert adults to increased riskof heart at tacks. strokes and other similar is producedby Eli Lilly and Co. Earlier Wednesday, FDAof problems. Templesaid Nearly 4 million Americans age 9 and \ounger used an ADHD drug last year. ac cording to Medco Health Sok tions Inc. aprescription drug In February, the FDA's iwement advisory committee caseof the champion whippet who, after winninga prize at the Westminster Dog Show, got loose at John F, Kennedy Air- port five weeks ago and raced into thecity. The search for Vivi — full name. Champion Bohem C'est detective who, whencalled searching for B.B. King’s dog Now, Vivi has begun to make appearancesin Flushing. each such events andto both talk to their doctors and considerhalt ing treatment, Nelson said. manPinscheroutside Flushing MeNeil Consumer & Spe- Drug Safety and Risk Man: with his belt in his hands, ready tolasso if necessary Few mysteries have captivated New Yorkerslike the one more tantalizing than the next. At 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, customary to weigh the‘ thera- peutic benefits and potential irning to some of the drugs regardingtheir potential cat nsks" of treatment. The unit sameissue, as well as reports. ordinating the volunteer search. suspense became unbearable. “It's like alcoholism,” said Bobbi Giordano, an animal res- cue worker from Queens. “You just haveto find out where, when, why. It's an obsession now. | don't think it has to do with the breed,or that it's a famous dog or anything. | don't even think it's the money anymore. | think it's just the love.” Walton, who runs an eques- trian center in Walnut, Calif., had dressed Vivi in a black woolcoat for the trip back She initially roamed long dis- tances everyday but has begun to “tighten her boundaries,” said Karin Goin, a pet detective from Oklahoma who traced Vivi's Most overwhelming are the volunteers — morethan 100 of them,including Rosa’Chile, a retired bus driver who is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Chile said she begins searching at 6:30 every morn- ing, stopping to takeherpills, and continues to search in four shifts until 2 or 3. a.m. “We have nolife,” she said. “We're never home. I don't clean the house anymore.” Overthe last week, Vivi has been sighted morethan five movements with tracking dogs. “Vivi is considered a dog timesin Flushing, nine miles northof the airport. said Goin, whofollowed the advertise a $5,000 reward, which has brought another waveof searchers. At Kessima at-largeliving off herwits,”* trail through garbagepiles and onto porches where people were feeding outdoorcats. The dog crossed throughJamaica, Queens, including areas wherepit bulls weretied up, homefrom the Westminster Dog Show, where she had won certificate of nierit in Goin said — anotherin a series of traumas that haveleft her moreskittish than usual. “She's the whippet category. The dog slipped out of her carrier before it was loaded onto the plane. displaced andhas no bonds to anybodyhere,” Goinsaid. “I've pursued by workers in Port The dog's disappearance prompted an extraordinary response, richly documented on decade of study, experts be- Carp of methylphenidate. the drug said! “We're looking for a market for the carp, everything tromfertilizer to using them tor Dr. Todd Gruber said. Jacqueline Bessner of Ishpeming. Mich.. said her to someor all the drugs. which also include Adderall and Strattera. could cause more harmthan good. some experts told the panel I suggest confusidn, polarizing viewpoints. initial press hysteria. But then what?” daughter. Leanne, 15, banged herself last year two months after starting treatment with Concerta. Bessner said more black-box warnings would forpet food-as well as human consumption,livéstock food, mixing them with compost, stuff like that.” Those who submit proposals don’t necessarily have to be prepared to carry out the proposals. hesaid. “It’s like a marketing study more than anything else.” Harris said. Carpare devastating Utah beuseless without increased counseling and monitoring of patients. Lake, recoveryprogram biologist Chris Keleherhas said. in pharmacy and psychiatry it’s candy.” Bessner said of and weighing8.7 pounds, the The FDAhas struggled since last year with the ques- accessible askedJulie Zito. a University of It’s being handedout like Maryland associate professor ed languageondrug labels. as well as guidesdistributed — admittedly infrequently. FDA officials said — to patients trying to spread her scent. The She reached the endof the Continuedfrom AL Ritalin labels are adequate. company medical safety direc- at normal dosés of any ADHD drug Adding black-box warnings pearslikely the warningswill more than a dozentimessince she bolted from hercrate, said Bonnie Folz, who has been co- her speed at 25 miles per hour. of Johnson & Johnson makes Concerta.a long-acting form in Ritalin, Novartis beliewes current that psychosis or mania can occur in some juvenile patients come in the form of highlight- and was walking the woods, Authority vehicles who clocked Cemetery when a whippet The dog has been sighted had flownin from California Vivi hurtled away down the runwayfor three miles, a manwas walking his Dober- a Port Authority police officer watched helplessly from distance of four feet livedin cities, and I can ussure you NewYork wasvery different to me,and I'm a human.” “Vivi Watch,” Newsdayblog. Posters throughout the area Park, it seemed almost everyone had picked up on the excitement. Three men chatted on a park bench, but they were keeping an eye out. Rob Helriegel, 67, exposed a vest pocket to show that he was carrying a leash and a collar. Enrico Santarelli, 72, ave an animated demonstration of his plan toslip his belt around the dog’s neck. Kary Alexander smiled wickedly. “You wantthat dog? I've got him in the attic,” said Alexander, 83. “I'm willing to go up to $10,000.” briefing documents that it is diovascular risk The FDA then askedthe pediatric pane] t@examinethat thepotential risks associated with ADHDdrugs. It now ap- a fence into a marshy area as cialty Pharmaceuucals said in votedto recommend the agen v addthestrongest possible tion of how to communicate runwayand ducked through briefly touched noses with the Searchers raced back and forth around Flushing all day. 83-year-oldItalian man strolled counsel parents to watch for came tu the cemetery fence and The dog’s co-owner, Jil Walton, about Vivi, turned down a job they cannot pointto adefini tive link Thenewlabels should sociated with the drugs. By Wednesdayafternoon. Flushing was one big dog trap. Whole roasted chickens had been left out as bait. A greyhound named Hubbard sauntered around Kessima Park, otfering companionship. An nations. could represent side effects of the drugs. although cautiously before recommend ing strengthened warnings as- Ellen Barry and Lianne Hart should be aware that the small number of reported psychiat- ric events, including halluci- benefit program manager Psychiatrists and others had urged the committee to move Thisfugitive travels byfour feet at up to 25 mph LaVie — has drawn in the Port Authority police force, scores of ardent dog-lovers, multiple psychics and an Oklahoma pet ficials say patients and-doctors Thursday, March 23, 2006 HERALD DAILY ADHD drugs. “It's too easily \ different FDA panel “plannedto consider on Thursday anapplication by CephalonInc. to sellits sleepdisorder drug Provigil. or Psychiatrists and mental health advocatessaid leaving the disease untreated could rivalthe risks the drugs may pase. “It is importantto notlet the discussion of ADHD medica- modafinil. as an ADHD treatment forchildren. The FDA wants members of its psychopharmalogic drugs advisory committeeto examine that request. including Whether serious skin rushes Averaging about2 feet long fish have reduced the lake bed to mud, stripping vegetation awayfrom the edge ofthe lake, makingit all but impossible for the spawn of the endangered June sucker to hide frompredators. Andasthe carp forage the mud, they churn up years of trapped phosphorus, feeding algaethat deplete the water of oxygen, affecting the health of the entire lake. In the 1800s, Utah Lake was seenin children treated with modafinil should merit special hometo atleast six native fish warnings. follow-up studies andstepsto limit therisk. erand the Utah suckerare the species. Toda only tworemaining, After a Search Stevens said: Neither husband lieve there are as few as 300 adult wild June suckers left. In 1986, the federal government named the June sucker Continued from Al an endangeredspecies, allowingits habitat to be protected by law. Soon thereafter, nine Georgia lawyerin 2001 even water-user and wildlife groups with interest in Deer Creek nor wife “is a master possess- have the authority to enter and search the homeofa small-town though the man’s wifeinvited him in. celebration as part of the for- Janet Randolphcalled police Reservoir formed a 40-year, $40 million plan to save the to the homein Americus, Ga., and — overher husband's Recovery Implementation objections — led the officer to evidence used to charge Scott fish, called the June Sucker ram. Those with ideas of howto market | million carp a year should submit 10 copies of their statement of qualifications along with 10 copies of the proposal and10 sealed copies of the budget to Reed Harris, June Sucker Recoy- ery Implementation Program Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3710, Salt LakeCity, UT 84114, before Randolph with cocaine possession. That charge has been on hold while courts considered whether the search was constitutional. ‘ Thestate of Georgia had the backing of the Bush adminis- tration and 21 otherstates that argued cooperation with law of- ficers should be encouraged. The case turned on the Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches — with a twist Justices lookedatthe rights of 10:00 a.m. April 10. Statements of qualifications shoitld describe the qualifica- people whoshare their homes, and availability of personnel and resourcesto perform the proposed work and summa- “The law acknowledges that although we mightnot expect our friends and family to.admit expertise and experience in areas, sharing spaceentails tions, experience, expertise rize previous work that shows related work. For questions or moreinformation,call Harris at (801) 538-7420. a commonsituation in America where manyhouseholds include extendedfamilies. the governmentinto common risk,” Roberts wrotein a dis- sentthat hinted that he lost votes in the 4 1/2 months it took the justices to resolve the case. | Memories fade, your pictures shouldn't. ——— @*)) |. ¢ (Yl) camera www.allenscamera.net Traditional darkroom printing from any digital camera Fun is where the Farm is! ra UNG LIV; ame! Justice David H. Souter, the court's only unmarried mem- ber, saw it differently. “There is no commonunder- ward marchof women's equality.” “It was surprising, considering that the court in recent months has been harmonious on emotional issues including abortion limits, religious freedom and a protest of the military’s “don’t ask, don'ttell” policy on gays. “I'm thunderstruck this case would have generated this kind of response,”said Kermit Hall, a historian and presidentofthe State University of New York at Albany. “My senseis we are going to see moredifference than we're going to see agree- ment.” Roberts said that the decision “apparently forbids police from entering to assist with a domestic disputeif the abuser whose behavior prompted the request forpolice assistance objects.” Although Roberts has disagreed with otherrulingssincejoining the court in September,it was the first time he wrote his own dissent. Soutercalled Roberts’ concerns about domestic violence a “red herring.” “This case has no bearing on the capacity of the police to pro- tect domestic victims,” Souter prevail over the express wishes wrote. “The question whether thepolice might lawfully enter over objection in order to provide anyprotection that might be reasonableis easily answeredyes,” wrote for the majori participate in the case, because VISITOR CENTER OPEN DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY standing that one co-tenant generally has a right or authority to Distillery & Greenhouse Tours of another, whetherthe issue is the colorof the curtains or invitationsto outsiders,” Souter *Picnic Area - Wagon Rides Paddle Boats + Medieval Village - Climbing Rock Wall * Special Events through the Summer (Call for dates & times) ing the powerto override the other's constitutional right to deny entry to their castle.” Scalia said: “I must express grave doubtthat today's decision deserves Justice Stevens’ In all, the eight members who participated in the case wrote six different opinions, swap- ping barbs. 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