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22 Thursday October 5 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News Help in store for ADHD kids • By Jamie Morton A VITAMIN-mineral treatment could help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Canterbury-led research suggests. ADHD is estimated to affect two to five per cent of all children, with boys three times more likely to be diagnosed with it. In spite of decades of research, its exact cause remains unknown. A team led by Canterbury University clinical psychologist Professor Julia Rucklidge has been carrying out a large, placebo-controlled trial to investigate what effects micronutrients have on the regulation of aggression and emotion in children with ADHD. The programme involved the first fully blinded, randomised, controlled trial of medicationfree children with ADHD, who were assigned to either micronutrients or a placebo for 10 weeks. That approach had previously been limited to open-label studies, which had shown promise. In a new study, clinicians, parents and teachers reported how those children on micronutrients showed greater improvements in emotional regulation, aggression and general functioning compared with those on the placebo. “While the children still displayed some hyperactivity and impulsivity on micronutrients, they were less anxious, slept better, their appetites were not suppressed, and their attention improved,” Ms Rucklidge said. Irritable, angry and moody children could be “extremely difficult” for parents, and the paper had shown nutrients could lower the intensity and frequency of those problems. “It’s an intervention that addresses debilitating symptoms in children that often lead to poor long-term outcomes for them.” While pharmacological treatments could reduce ADHD symptoms, these could come with side effects, or often weren’t continued. The study team – which included researchers from Otago University, the Canterbury District Health Board and the US-based Oregon Health and Science University – have just published their findings in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. – NZ Herald Shuttle trial extended • By Gabrielle Stuart A TRIAL aiming to solve Christchurch Hospital staff parking problems has been extended, after the number of people using it more than tripled. Free park and ride shuttles for staff have been trialled over the past 12 weeks, running between a Deans Ave car park and the hospital. A similar public park and ride service is run for patients and visitors to the hospital. Staff parking problems came to a head in April, after several hospital staff reported they were assaulted while walking to their cars at night. This week, the Canterbury District Health Board announced it would be extending the staff trial, and testing a new timetable. • By Bridget Rutherford MORE Christchurch motorists are considering switching to electric vehicles, with 1342 more people putting them on their Trade Me watchlists in the last year. The latest Trade Me Motors data shows in August 2016, there were 548 electric vehicles on watchlists in Christchurch. In CDHB support services manager Rachel Cadle said the number of staff using the service had gradually increased. At the beginning of the trial, the shuttles were used just 172 times over a week. By the end of September, that had risen to 538 trips in a week. “On this basis we have determined that we should continue to offer the service,” she said. She said the new timetable would be trialled for a “few more weeks”. NZ Nurses Organisation organiser Christin Watson said staff were becoming more aware of the service, so the uptake was growing. But he believed that could change over summer, as the days grew longer and Hagley Park became busier. Interest in electric vehicles grows August, that increased to 1890. That figure made up 12 per cent of the country’s total electric vehicles on watchlists. Head of Trade Me Motors Alan Clark said electric vehicles were becoming “an attractive alternative” for buyers, partly because of better access to charging stations. He said the average price of an electric vehicle on Trade Me was $23,300. 1987 Chev Silverado $1 RESERVE National Online Classic Car Auction Concludes Mon October 9th 1990 Ford F150 $1 RESERVE 1979 Lincoln Versailles $1 RESERVE From 7.00pm Great variety of Classics located at Turners Cars branches around New Zealand. Approx 8 of the 15 Classics in CHCH are being sold with $1 reserves. 1972 Triumph TR6 1998 Rover MGF 1977 Cadillac DeVille 1 Detroit Place, Addington Phone Ian on 021 339-512 Total of approximately 40 classics included in this auction. For a full line-up of classics with details & photos together with bidding facility see: www.turners.co.nz/classic 1992 BMW M5 1963 Ford Anglia 1977 Ford Mercury $1 RESERVE 1991 Lincoln Convertible $1 RESERVE
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