NEWS and ARTICLES
Medical Daily - New Drug For Autism
And Fetal Alcohol Syndrome In The Works; Could It Change Our
Understanding Of These Disorders Forever?
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two
social and behavioral disorders stemming from altered neurological
development, often beginning in the womb.
Practice Business
(UK) - FOETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME TOOLKIT LAUNCHED FOR GPS
The National
Organisation of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS-UK) has developed a
toolkit to support GPs advising pregnant patients on the effects of
alcohol on the foetus.
7thSpace
Interactive (Canada) - Cost of specialized addiction treatment of
clients with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada
Individuals with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) constitute a special
population that may be at particularly high risk for substance use.
The purpose of the current study was to estimate the utilization of
specialized addiction treatment services (SATS) and the associated
cost, as a part of the total cost of health care associated with FASD
in Canada.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - Inside Track: Alcohol focus will switch to
mothers-to-be
As the Herald
reported yesterday, midweek-drinking mothers, professional couples
and shift workers are among those being urged to ask questions they
may not like to answer about whether the long term pattern of their
drinking is really healthy.
Coast Reporter -
The Many Faces Of FAS
On Monday, May 27,
at Chatelech Secondary Theatre in Sechelt, about 50 people attended
the private premiere of a very powerful documentary.
Ghana Business
News (Ghana) - Ghana hosts alcohol syndrome awareness creation
conference
The Ghana
Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (GOFAS), a non-governmental
organisation has appealed to government to be committed in helping
create awareness on the effect of alcohol on unborn babies.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
The rise of binge drinking among women
For many Canadian
women a few drinks after work has become quite a few drinks. The
number of female binge drinkers is increasing. Critics blame liquor
marketers, in part, for targeting women, possibly setting them up for
serious health problems later in life.
SAMHSA (USA) -
Report reveals special challenges of pregnant teens in substance
abuse treatment
A new report shows
that among the approximately 57,000 teenage female (ages 12 to 19)
substance abuse treatment admissions each year, about 2,000 (4
percent) involve pregnant teens.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
Just Speak - FASD,
young people and crime
Empathising with
someone who has broken the law can be tricky. When someone has
offended we may make conclusions about the right punishment. We may
try to put ourselves in the offender’s shoes, telling ourselves
that we would never have done what the offender did.
New FASD Website!
Mapping Evaluation of
Community-Based FASD Program
Presentation at
CES Toronto 2013 Evaluation Conference by Sharon Hume and Carol
Hubberstey et. Al
FASDs Screening and brief
interventions. Georgiana Wilton
RESEARCH
The Journal of
Neuroscience - Longitudinal MRI Reveals Altered Trajectory of
Brain Development during Childhood and Adolescence in Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders
Diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) of brain development in fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) has revealed structural abnormalities, but studies
have been limited by the use of cross-sectional designs.
BMC Public Health
- Cost of specialized addiction treatment of clients with fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada
Individuals with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) constitute a special
population that may be at particularly high risk for substance use.
The purpose of the current study was to estimate the utilization of
specialized addiction treatment services (SATS) and the associated
cost, as a part of the total cost of health care associated with FASD
in Canada.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
(Poland) - Nowy ośrodek w Szpitalu im. św.Ludwika
W Wojewódzkim
Szpitalu Dziecięcym im. św. Ludwika uruchomiono pierwsze w Polsce
Centrum Kompleksowej Diagnostyki i Terapii Dzieci z FASD. W placówce
będą diagnozowani mali pacjenci, z zespołem objawów,
spowodowanych piciem przez matkę alkoholu w czasie ciąży.
Real.gr (Greece) -
Οι συνέπειες στο έμβρυο από την
κατανάλωση αλκοόλ
Μια γυναίκα
που πίνει αλκοόλ ενώ είναι έγκυος μπορεί
να βλάψει την ανάπτυξη του μωρού της,
καθώς το αλκοόλ μπορεί να περάσει από
το αίμα της μητέρας στο αίμα του μωρού
και μπορεί να βλάψει την ανάπτυξη των
κυττάρων του και κυρίως του εγκεφάλου
και του νωτιαίου μυελού κύτταρα.
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