I don't wish to be rude, but why is this such a bad thing? Any medication has side effects, but the benefits of Ritalin far outweigh the costs for many individuals. Respectfully Martin Batty Martin Batty PhD Research Associate, Room 10L15A Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Charing Cross Hospital St Dunstan's Road London, W6 8RF Tel 0208 3830584 . -----Original Message----- From: san-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Marco Congedo Sent: Thu 3/10/2005 9:52 AM To: san-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [SAN] Ritalin back in Italy I am ashamed to inform you that the Italian Ministry of Health authorized the prescription of Ritalin in Italy. This happened just a few days ago. Marco Congedo Marco Congedo, PhD ------------------------------- INRIA (National Institute for Research in Informatics and Control) Grenoble, France Tel: +33 4 76615409 Fax: +33 4 76615454 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page