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...with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), drugs like Ritalin have been a godsend. Yet at the same time there is real concern that the use of Ritalin to curb all manner of fidgety behavior has become too casual and that the drug is actually being abused as a performance booster. A Duke University study suggested that the drug is, in fact, both over- and underprescribed. The Duke team found that 25% of kids with confirmable adhd are not getting the drug, while more than half of kids who are taking the drug should...
...Morale booster...
...This is a great confidence booster for our team," said Harvard head Coach John Kerr. "There is a lot of passion when Harvard and Yale play, and our boys came to play...
...This trip was a real confidence booster," sophomore goalkeeper Cheryl Gunther said. "I definitely feel a lot better. These games were good...
...BOOSTER SHOT Patients undergoing radiation for breast cancer are always happy when the last treatment is over. But now a study of 5,500 women shows that more radiation--eight additional sessions--can cut in half the odds that the cancer will recur in the same breast. Younger women show an even greater benefit from the booster dose. A drawback: more radiation may mean a greater chance of breast deformity...