Which Mother, reading this news, would elect to medicate their child  with a drug that may lead to cancer, rather than put up with a condition which is mostly behavioralin its manifestation?

The report says more study is needed, but I do not need to see more than  "all 12 children in the study" were affected to know what my decision would be! The thought of what the consequences of this could be in years to come, if it proves true, is horrifying.

Does Ritalin increase cancer risk in children

Addendum, March 14th 2005 : sigh!  it would appear from the comment below (thank you for your correction) that I fell into common error, and posted something which if not exactly untrue, is certainly inaccurate.

For a complete analysis, with links, go here.

I am not a political animal, but I am a bona fide Senior Citizen, and Social Security is definitely an issue! This information struck a nerve with me, and I thought I would share it with you - please let me know if it is not accurate.

"Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it. You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society.   They felt they should have a special plan for themselves.

 So, many year’s ago they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan. For all practical purposes their plan works like this: When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die. Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments... This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. Younger Dignitaries, who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives. Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00. NADA....ZILCH... This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them.

You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds; OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"! From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into, every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our employer)-we can expect to get an average of$1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made. That change would be to: Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us then sit back....and watch how fast they would fix it. If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve."