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Can daily fish oil-dose help treat ADD? Experts probe
Nov 15 2007, Irani

Do you know, up to 7.5 percent of school-aged children are generally affected with Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD)? And to add to the crisis, the parents of 7 percent of children 6-11 years of age are being told by a doctor of their child having the.

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