Central Nervous System Stimulants - Administration & dosage
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Physical activity and dietary supplements]

15 Aug 2009 The Danish Fitness and Nutrition Council has examined the scientific literature to evaluate the performance and health-related aspects of consuming dietary supplements in the context of physical activity. Certain nutritional supplements such as ... Read more...

Relation between fractures and mortality: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study.

2 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Fractures have largely been assessed by their impact on quality of life or health care costs. We conducted this study to evaluate the relation between fractures and mortality. METHODS: A total of 7753 randomly selected people (2187 men ... Read more...

Effect of caffeine as an ergogenic aid during anaerobic exercise performance in caffeine naïve collegiate football players.

30 Jul 2009 Research suggests that caffeine may improve performance in aerobic exercise; the evidence for anaerobic performance is mixed. This study examined the effect of caffeine (5 mg/kg body weight [BW]) vs. placebo on performance-based anaerobic exercise ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Central Nervous System Stimulants - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Turbocharging the brain. 29 Sep 2009
• [Physical activity and dietary supplements] 15 Aug 2009
• Stimulant use linked to sudden death in children without heart problems. 10 Aug 2009
• Relation between fractures and mortality: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. 2 Aug 2009
• Effect of caffeine as an ergogenic aid during anaerobic exercise performance in caffeine naïve collegiate football players. 30 Jul 2009
• Relationship of blood pressure, behavioral mood state, and physical activity following caffeine ingestion in younger and older women. 30 Jul 2009
• Armodafinil for the treatment of excessive sleepiness. 30 Jul 2009
• Hallucinations associated with modafinil treatment for narcolepsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Novel interdisciplinary analgesic program. 30 Jul 2009
• Drug use patterns among Thai illicit drug injectors amidst increased police presence. 19 Jul 2009
• Spinal ERK activation via NO-cGMP pathway contributes to nociceptive behavior induced by morphine-3-glucuronide. 5 Jul 2009
• Behavioral response to methylphenidate challenge: influence of early life parental care. 29 Jun 2009
• Side effects of methylphenidate in childhood cancer survivors: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. 29 Jun 2009
• Narcolepsy: action of two gamma-aminobutyric acid type B agonists, baclofen and sodium oxybate. 29 Jun 2009
• Cardiovascular effects of methylphenidate. 29 Jun 2009
• [Paradoxical effect of methylphenidate in the treatment of a patient with severe traumatic brain injury] 20 Jun 2009
• Is it acceptable for people to take methylphenidate to enhance performance? No. 16 Jun 2009
• Is it acceptable for people to take methylphenidate to enhance performance? Yes. 16 Jun 2009
• Efficacy of methylphenidate treatment in Sotos syndrome. 7 Jun 2009
• Methylphenidate induction of complex visual hallucinations. 3 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Central Nervous System Stimulants'

Definition: A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000697

Alternative terms: Central Nervous System Stimulants; Central Stimulants; Stimulants, Central; Analeptics; Analeptic Drugs; Drugs, Analeptic; Analeptic Agents; Agents, Analeptic;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.282; D27.505.954.427.220;

Online Note: use CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS to search ANALEPTICS 1966-94

History Note: 95; was ANALEPTICS 1963-94; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS was see ANALEPTICS 1985-94

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM /drug eff & BRAIN /drug eff; DF: CNS STIMULANTS