By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- St. John's wort isn't effective for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new study finds.

Published in the June 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study compared St. John's wort to a placebo in children aged 6 to 17 and found the herb wasn't any more effective than the placebo.

I am dyslexic. There are times when a written or spoken word makes absolutely no sense to me, or I'll "process" it as something totally off the wall. My mother thinks I am really funny (meaning comedienne) because of some of the things I say as a result of brain mis-processing.

By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) miss, on average, more than three weeks a year in workplace productivity, according to a new global reckoning of the problem.

Altogether, between 3 percent and 4 percent of adults worldwide have ADHD, according to survey data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers say the condition can cause a serious loss of concentration at work due to chronic hyperactivity, forgetfulness and impulsiveness.

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